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

Serie A · 2021-22
Empoli FC
1 – 5
Full Time
US Sassuolo Calcio
Sun 9 Jan 2022 · 13:30 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 49' Domenico Berardi
Mattia Viti 59' Y
Mattia Viti 60' R
Mattia Viti 60' Y
Y 69' Giorgos Kiriakopoulos
Y 79' Maxime Lopez

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Alessandro Lo Cicero
  • Referee Manuel Volpi
  • Referee Vito Mastrodonato
  • Referee Alessandro Prontera
  • Referee Claudio Gualtieri

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

4
2
4
Empoli FC 10 games · Avg 3.4 goals US Sassuolo Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2022-01-09 Empoli FC 1–5 US Sassuolo Calcio 2021-10-31 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Empoli FC 2019-02-17 Empoli FC 3–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2018-09-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–1 Empoli FC 2018-04-15 Empoli FC 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jan US Sassuolo Calcio H 1–5 L
06 Jan SS Lazio A 3–3 D
22 Dec AC Milan H 2–4 L
19 Dec Spezia Calcio A 1–1 D
12 Dec SSC Napoli A 1–0 W
06 Dec Udinese Calcio H 3–1 W
US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jan Empoli FC A 5–1 W
06 Jan Genoa CFC H 1–1 D
22 Dec Bologna FC 1909 H 0–3 L
19 Dec ACF Fiorentina A 2–2 D
12 Dec SS Lazio H 2–1 W
05 Dec Spezia Calcio A 2–2 D

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. US Sassuolo Calcio get us underway at Stadio Carlo Castellani.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 13' The deadlock is broken! Domenico Berardi gets on the scoresheet on 13 minutes.
  • 16' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Liam Henderson makes it 1-1.
  • 21' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nedim Bajrami suffering a number of foals already.
  • 24' Giacomo Raspadori is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 25' Giacomo Raspadori with the second goal in the match!
  • 29' The supporters are chanting for Patrick Cutrone. He replaces Federico Di Francesco on 29 minute.
  • 30' The supporters are chanting for Patrick Cutrone. He replaces Federico Di Francesco on 30 minute.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. US Sassuolo Calcio is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Albania international Ardian Ismajli has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Empoli FC team. Riccardo Marchizza is replaced by Lorenzo Tonelli on 46 minute.
  • 49' Domenico Berardi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' Empoli FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 59' Controversy at the stadium! Mattia Viti argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 60' Mattia Viti catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 60.
  • 61' Davide Frattesi is replacing Abdou Harroui for the US Sassuolo Calcio side.
  • 62' US Sassuolo Calcio make a change. Gregoire Defrel trudges off to be replaced by Gianluca Scamacca on 62 minutes.
  • 64' Another change for Empoli FC made on 64 minute. Nedim Bajrami leaves to be changed by Riccardo Fiamozzi.
  • 67' What a strike from Gianluca Scamacca! The score is 1-4.
  • 69' Giorgos Kiriakopoulos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 69.
  • 71' Against the run of play, Giacomo Raspadori has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 76' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jeremy Toljan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Empoli FC.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Mert Muldur. He replaces Rogerio on 77 minute.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for US Sassuolo Calcio. Maxime Lopez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' Andrea Pinamonti has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 89' Ruan Netto is replacing Domenico Berardi for the US Sassuolo Calcio side.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-5 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Domenico Berardi 5
Giacomo Raspadori 3
Andrea Pinamonti 2
Lorenzo Tonelli 2
Gianluca Scamacca 2
Francesco Caputo 2
Federico Di Francesco 1
Szymon Zurkowski 1

Head to Head

2022-01-09 Empoli FC 1–5 US Sassuolo Calcio 2021-10-31 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Empoli FC 2019-02-17 Empoli FC 3–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2018-09-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–1 Empoli FC 2018-04-15 Empoli FC 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio

Empoli FC Form

2022-01-09 Empoli FC 1–5 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2022-01-06 SS Lazio 3–3 Empoli FC D 2021-12-22 Empoli FC 2–4 AC Milan L 2021-12-19 Spezia Calcio 1–1 Empoli FC D 2021-12-12 SSC Napoli 0–1 Empoli FC W 2021-12-06 Empoli FC 3–1 Udinese Calcio W

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2022-01-09 Empoli FC 1–5 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2022-01-06 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Genoa CFC D 2021-12-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–3 Bologna FC 1909 L 2021-12-19 ACF Fiorentina 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2021-12-12 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 SS Lazio W 2021-12-05 Spezia Calcio 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.05 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
I would bet for: Empoli FC or US Sassuolo Calcio 75% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC30% Draw25% US Sassuolo Calcio45%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
55%
Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio
70%
Empoli FC or US Sassuolo Calcio
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC22% Draw40% US Sassuolo Calcio38%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted
1 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
9.8%
1 – 2
8.9%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 3
6%
0 – 1
5.6%
0 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 3
4.2%
1 – 0
3.8%
2 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 14% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 20% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 15% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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