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FC Internazionale Milano vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
FC Internazionale Milano
2 – 1
Full Time
Empoli FC
Sun 26 May 2019 · 18:30 UTC Stadio Giuseppe Meazza HT 45' · FT 45'
R 0' Filippo Perucchini
Keita Balde 52' Y
Y 64' Marko Pajac
Ivan Perisic 72' Y
Y 90' Francesco Caputo
Danilo D'Ambrosio 90' Y
Keita Balde 90' R
R 90' Filippo Perucchini

Overview

Match Preview

FC Internazionale Milano vs Empoli FC — Serie A at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Match Details

  • Referee Luca Banti
  • Referee Matteo Passeri
  • Referee Fabrizio Pasqua
  • Referee Piero Giacomelli
  • Referee Gianluca Vuoto

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SS Lazio 11 29
2 FC Internazionale Milano 11 28
3 AS Roma 11 27
4 AC Milan 11 24
5 Como 1907 11 23
6 Frosinone Calcio 11 20
7 Juventus FC 11 18
8 Bologna FC 1909 11 17
9 Cagliari Calcio 11 16
10 SSC Napoli 11 15
11 Torino FC 11 14
12 Atalanta BC 11 14
13 Genoa CFC 11 13
14 US Lecce 11 10
15 ACF Fiorentina 11 9
16 Parma Calcio 1913 11 8
17 US Sassuolo Calcio 11 8
18 AC Monza 11 7
19 Venezia FC 11 6
20 Udinese Calcio 11 5

Head-to-Head

9
1
FC Internazionale Milano 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals Empoli FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-26 FC Internazionale Milano 2–1 Empoli FC 2018-12-29 Empoli FC 0–1 FC Internazionale Milano

Recent Form

FC Internazionale Milano
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May Empoli FC H 2–1 W
19 May SSC Napoli A 1–4 L
13 May AC Chievo Verona H 2–0 W
04 May Udinese Calcio A 0–0 D
27 Apr Juventus FC H 1–1 D
20 Apr AS Roma H 1–1 D
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May FC Internazionale Milano A 1–2 L
19 May Torino FC H 4–1 W
12 May UC Sampdoria A 2–1 W
05 May ACF Fiorentina H 1–0 W
27 Apr Bologna FC 1909 A 1–3 L
20 Apr SPAL 2013 H 2–4 L

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
FC Internazionale Milano this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Internazionale Milano
0-15
4/5
16-30
4/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/2
61-75
3/1
76+
7/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Internazionale Milano
Marcus Thuram-Ulien 6 G 2 A
Lautaro Martinez 4 G
Francesco Esposito 3 G 1 A
Hakan Calhanoglu 3 G
Piotr Zielinski 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. FC Internazionale Milano are looking to make home advantage count against Empoli FC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Uruguay international Matias Vecino has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Empoli FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Samir Handanovic made 500 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' FC Internazionale Milano currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' Empoli FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' FC Internazionale Milano started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luciano Spalletti will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' FC Internazionale Milano are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Empoli FC's shape.
  • 70' Bartlomiej Dragowski, a Poland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' Diego Farias has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 429 appearances.
  • 80' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Internazionale Milano and Empoli FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 85' 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 Dalbert Henrique suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Internazionale Milano needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

FC Internazionale Milano Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luciano Spalletti

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lautaro Martinez 5
Federico Dimarco 4
Keita Balde 2
Romelu Lukaku 2
Davide Frattesi 2
Alexis Sanchez 2
Kristjan Asllani 1
Radja Nainggolan 1

Head to Head

2019-05-26 FC Internazionale Milano 2–1 Empoli FC 2018-12-29 Empoli FC 0–1 FC Internazionale Milano

FC Internazionale Milano Form

2019-05-26 FC Internazionale Milano 2–1 Empoli FC W 2019-05-19 SSC Napoli 4–1 FC Internazionale Milano L 2019-05-13 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 AC Chievo Verona W 2019-05-04 Udinese Calcio 0–0 FC Internazionale Milano D 2019-04-27 FC Internazionale Milano 1–1 Juventus FC D 2019-04-20 FC Internazionale Milano 1–1 AS Roma D

Empoli FC Form

2019-05-26 FC Internazionale Milano 2–1 Empoli FC L 2019-05-19 Empoli FC 4–1 Torino FC W 2019-05-12 UC Sampdoria 1–2 Empoli FC W 2019-05-05 Empoli FC 1–0 ACF Fiorentina W 2019-04-27 Bologna FC 1909 3–1 Empoli FC L 2019-04-20 Empoli FC 2–4 SPAL 2013 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.52 FC Internazionale Milano xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Internazionale Milano51% Draw27% Empoli FC22%
Actual: FC Internazionale Milano win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

FC Internazionale Milano or Draw
78%
Draw or Empoli FC
49%
FC Internazionale Milano or Empoli FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Internazionale Milano34% Draw48% Empoli FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 0
10.5%
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Internazionale Milano

Handicap FC Internazionale Milano covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Internazionale Milano keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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