Udinese Calcio vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2018-19

Udinese Calcio

3 – 2

Full Time

Empoli FC

Sun 7 Apr 2019 · 13:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Samir 10' Y

Y 18' Marko Pajac

Y 39' Domenico Maietta

Y 44' Matias Silvestre

Marvin Zeegelaar 58' Y

Marvin Zeegelaar 63' R

Rolando Mandragora 87' Y

Y 90' Francesco Caputo

Overview

Match Preview

Udinese Calcio vs Empoli FC — Serie A .

Udinese Calcio 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Empoli FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Giorgio Peretti
Referee Alberto Tegoni
Referee Daniele Orsato
Referee Davide Massa
Referee Riccardo Ros

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

Udinese Calcio 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Empoli FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-04-07 Udinese Calcio 3–2 Empoli FC 2018-11-11 Empoli FC 2–1 Udinese Calcio 2018-01-05 Empoli FC 1–1 Udinese Calcio 2017-08-20 Udinese Calcio 3–0 Empoli FC 2017-04-22 Empoli FC 5–4 Udinese Calcio

Recent Form

Udinese Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Empoli FC	H	3–2	W
02 Apr	AC Milan	A	1–1	D
30 Mar	Genoa CFC	H	2–0	W
17 Mar	SSC Napoli	A	2–4	L
08 Mar	Juventus FC	A	1–4	L
03 Mar	Bologna FC 1909	H	2–1	W

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	Udinese Calcio	A	2–3	L
03 Apr	SSC Napoli	H	2–1	W
30 Mar	Juventus FC	A	0–1	L
17 Mar	Frosinone Calcio	H	2–1	W
11 Mar	AS Roma	A	1–2	L
02 Mar	Parma Calcio 1913	H	3–3	D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Udinese Calcio this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Udinese Calcio

0-15

1/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/3

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Udinese Calcio

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	2 G	1 A
Hassane Kamara	2 G	1 A
Jakub Piotrowski	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Udinese Calcio and Empoli FC.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Empoli FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Samir.
11' What a strike from Francesco Caputo! The score is 0-1.
14' Rodrigo de Paul does the damage! The net is bulging and Udinese Calcio surge ahead!
18' Controversy at the stadium! Marko Pajac argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Udinese Calcio that had 458 games and scored 359 goals.
24' Rade Krunic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
29' Udinese Calcio are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Empoli FC's shape.
34' Udinese Calcio are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Empoli FC backline.
39' Domenico Maietta has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 39.
41' The deadlock is broken! Rodrigo de Paul gets on the scoresheet on 41 minutes.
44' That is a Yellow card for Empoli FC. Matias Silvestre will be fuming at that decision.
45' GOAL! Rolando Mandragora fires home to make it 3-2!
46' The whistle greets Marko Pajac as he departs to be replaced by Luca Antonelli.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Udinese Calcio and Empoli FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' Domenico Maietta has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
58' Marvin Zeegelaar has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 58.
63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Marvin Zeegelaar.
66' A change in the Udinese Calcio ranks — Stefano Okaka exits the field as Sebastian De Maio enters on 66.
71' Turkey international Salih Ucan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
72' Empoli FC ring the changes. Domenico Maietta has done his job and it is now time for Levan Mchedlidze to step up.
77' Jens Stryger Larsen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
81' Hamed Junior Traore makes way for Salih Ucan at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Empoli FC.
82' Another change for Udinese Calcio made on 82 minute. Kevin Lasagna leaves to be changed by Ignacio Pussetto.
87' A moment of madness from Rolando Mandragora on 87 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Udinese Calcio will be frustrated.
90' A moment of madness from Francesco Caputo on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Empoli FC will be frustrated.
90' Seko Fofana makes way for Sandro at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Udinese Calcio.
It finishes all square. Udinese Calcio and Empoli FC share the spoils 3-2.

Lineups

Udinese Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

90
Marvin Zeegelaar
7
Stefano Okaka ↓ Sebastian De Maio 66'
3
Samir
6
Seko Fofana ↓ Sandro 90'
10
Rodrigo de Paul
19
Jens Stryger Larsen
15
Kevin Lasagna C ↓ Ignacio Pussetto 82'
38
Rolando Mandragora
5
William Troost-Ekong
1
Juan Musso
4
Nicholas Opoku

Bench

Coach Igor Tudor

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Diego Farias
6
Marko Pajac ↓ Luca Antonelli 46'
69
Bartlomiej Dragowski
26
Matias Silvestre
5
Frederic Veseli
2
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
22
Domenico Maietta C ↓ Levan Mchedlidze 72'
33
Rade Krunic
8
Hamed Traore ↓ Salih Ucan 81'
10
Ismael Bennacer
11
Francesco Caputo

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Francesco Caputo	3
Andrea Pinamonti	2
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	2
Ardian Ismajli	2
Ignacio Pussetto	2
Lazar Samardzic	2
Roberto Pereyra	2
Rodrigo de Paul	2

Head to Head

Udinese Calcio Form

2019-04-07 Udinese Calcio 3–2 Empoli FC W 2019-04-02 AC Milan 1–1 Udinese Calcio D 2019-03-30 Udinese Calcio 2–0 Genoa CFC W 2019-03-17 SSC Napoli 4–2 Udinese Calcio L 2019-03-08 Juventus FC 4–1 Udinese Calcio L 2019-03-03 Udinese Calcio 2–1 Bologna FC 1909 W

Empoli FC Form

2019-04-07 Udinese Calcio 3–2 Empoli FC L 2019-04-03 Empoli FC 2–1 SSC Napoli W 2019-03-30 Juventus FC 1–0 Empoli FC L 2019-03-17 Empoli FC 2–1 Frosinone Calcio W 2019-03-11 AS Roma 2–1 Empoli FC L 2019-03-02 Empoli FC 3–3 Parma Calcio 1913 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.86 Udinese Calcio xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.28 Empoli FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Udinese Calcio51% Draw24% Empoli FC25%

Actual: Udinese Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Udinese Calcio or Draw

76%

Draw or Empoli FC

49%

Udinese Calcio or Empoli FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Udinese Calcio36% Draw43% Empoli FC21%

Actual: Udinese Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Udinese Calcio

Handicap	Udinese Calcio covers	Push	Empoli FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	21%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Udinese Calcio keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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