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Empoli FC vs Spezia Calcio, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
Empoli FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Spezia Calcio
Sat 9 Apr 2022 · 13:00 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'
Federico Di Francesco 11' Y
Szymon Zurkowski 20' Y
Y 27' Emanuel Gyasi
Y 29' Kelvin Amian Adou

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs Spezia Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Pasquale De Meo
  • Referee Lucas Mondin
  • Referee Giacomo Camplone
  • Referee Giovanni Ayroldi
  • Referee Mattia Scarpa
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 US Cremonese 38 34
2 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
3 AC Pisa 1909 38 18
4 FC Internazionale Milano 0 0
5 SSC Napoli 0 0
6 AS Roma 0 0
7 Como 1907 0 0
8 AC Milan 0 0
9 Juventus FC 0 0
10 Atalanta BC 0 0
11 Bologna FC 1909 0 0
12 SS Lazio 0 0
13 Udinese Calcio 0 0
14 US Sassuolo Calcio 0 0
15 Torino FC 0 0
16 Parma Calcio 1913 0 0
17 Cagliari Calcio 0 0
18 ACF Fiorentina 0 0
19 Genoa CFC 0 0
20 US Lecce 0 0
21 AC Monza 0 0
22 Venezia FC 0 0
23 Frosinone Calcio 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
1
Empoli FC 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals Spezia Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-09 Empoli FC 0–0 Spezia Calcio 2021-12-19 Spezia Calcio 1–1 Empoli FC

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Spezia Calcio H 0–0 D
03 Apr ACF Fiorentina A 0–1 L
20 Mar Hellas Verona FC H 1–1 D
12 Mar AC Milan A 0–1 L
06 Mar Genoa CFC A 0–0 D
26 Feb Juventus FC H 2–3 L
Spezia Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Empoli FC A 0–0 D
02 Apr Venezia FC H 1–0 W
18 Mar US Sassuolo Calcio A 1–4 L
12 Mar Cagliari Calcio H 2–0 W
06 Mar Juventus FC A 0–1 L
27 Feb AS Roma H 0–1 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Empoli FC and Spezia Calcio is underway.
  • 5' The 28-year-old Giulio Maggiore has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Kristjan Asllani, a Albania , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 11' Federico Di Francesco picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 16' Guglielmo Vicario has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Szymon Zurkowski.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 27' Emanuel Gyasi is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
  • 29' It’s a booking for Spezia Calcio player. Kelvin Amian Adou gets a Yellow card.
  • 34' Nedim Bajrami is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Empoli FC tonight.
  • 39' It is a cagey affair so far. Empoli FC in their trying to find a way past Spezia Calcio's compact .
  • 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 49' Italy international Mattia Viti has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' Empoli FC is showing some good football. However, Empoli FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' A change in the Empoli FC ranks — Szymon Zurkowski exits the field as Andrea La Mantia enters on 56.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Marco Benassi. He replaces Federico Di Francesco on 57 minute.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Spezia Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 67' A change in the Spezia Calcio ranks — Kevin Agudelo exits the field as Daniele Verde enters on 67.
  • 72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Empoli FC and Spezia Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Empoli FC team. Simone Romagnoli is replaced by Ardian Ismajli on 79 minute.
  • 83' Spezia Calcio ring the changes. Rey Manaj has done his job and it is now time for M'Bala Nzola to step up.
  • 88' Spezia Calcio have won 244 goals from 228 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 90' The Spezia Calcio bench stirs into life. Arkadiusz Reca is withdrawn and Salvador Ferrer gets his opportunity.
  • It finishes all square. Empoli FC and Spezia Calcio share the spoils 0-0.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

Spezia Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thiago Motta

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Spezia Calcio xG
I would bet for: Empoli FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC41% Draw32% Spezia Calcio27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.96
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Spezia Calcio
59%
Empoli FC or Spezia Calcio
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC27% Draw55% Spezia Calcio18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
10.5%
2 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 0
3.1%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push Spezia Calcio covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 23% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 17% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Spezia Calcio keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.