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SSC Napoli vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
SSC Napoli
5 – 1
Full Time
Empoli FC
Fri 2 Nov 2018 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Ismael Bennacer
Y 86' Giovanni Di Lorenzo

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs Empoli FC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Mazzoleni
  • Referee Luca Pairetto
  • Referee Sergio Ranghetti
  • Referee Lorenzo Gori
  • Referee Ivan Pezzuto

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
5
SSC Napoli 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Empoli FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-02 SSC Napoli 5–1 Empoli FC

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Empoli FC H 5–1 W
28 Oct AS Roma H 1–1 D
24 Oct Paris Saint-Germain FC A 2–2 D
20 Oct Udinese Calcio A 3–0 W
07 Oct US Sassuolo Calcio H 2–0 W
03 Oct Liverpool FC H 1–0 W
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov SSC Napoli A 1–5 L
27 Oct Juventus FC H 1–2 L
21 Oct Frosinone Calcio A 3–3 D
06 Oct AS Roma H 0–2 L
30 Sep Parma Calcio 1913 A 0–1 L
27 Sep AC Milan H 1–1 D

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SSC Napoli
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SSC Napoli
Rasmus Hojlund 2 G
Kevin De Bruyne 1 G 1 A
Matteo Politano 1 G
Antonio Vergara 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Empoli FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 9' Lorenzo Insigne is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 14' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 19' Antonio La Gumina needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 24' Empoli FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 29' Salih Ucan, a Turkey , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 38' Dries Mertens does the damage! The net is bulging and SSC Napoli surge ahead!
  • 42' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Ismael Bennacer gets a Yellow card.
  • 47' It’s high time Aurelio Andreazzoli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 52' The 34-year-old Afriyie Acquah has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 57' 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.
  • 58' A goal from the Italy international Francesco Caputo! He fires home on 58 to make it 2-1!
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Allan. He replaces Marko Rog on 63 minute.
  • 64' The deadlock is broken! Dries Mertens gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
  • 67' Miha Zajc gets the nod from Empoli FC. He replaces Afriyie Acquah and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Rade Krunic departs to be replaced by Manuel Pasqual.
  • 73' The travelling Empoli FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 78' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SSC Napoli and Empoli FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 79' Salih Ucan makes way for Antonio La Gumina at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Empoli FC.
  • 83' It is a substitution in SSC Napoli team. Piotr Zielinski is replaced by Arkadiusz Milik on 83 minute.
  • 86' Giovanni Di Lorenzo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Assisted by Dries Mertens with the perfectly-timed delivery and Arkadiusz Milik makes no mistake. 4-1!
  • SSC Napoli celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.6 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + SSC Napoli to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli67% Draw19% Empoli FC14%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
86%
Draw or Empoli FC
33%
SSC Napoli or Empoli FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli51% Draw36% Empoli FC13%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted
5 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.8%
1 – 1
7.9%
3 – 1
7.7%
3 – 0
7.4%
1 – 0
6.5%
4 – 1
5%
4 – 0
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 0
3.8%
1 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 20% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 21% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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