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

Serie A · 2021-22
Udinese Calcio
4 – 1
Full Time
Empoli FC
Sat 16 Apr 2022 · 12:30 UTC Dacia Arena - Stadio Friuli HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Ardian Ismajli
Y 45' Ardian Ismajli
Y 61' Petar Stojanovic
Y 65' Filippo Bandinelli
Nahuel Molina 65' Y
Y 85' Valerio Verre

Overview

Match Preview

Udinese Calcio vs Empoli FC — Serie A at Dacia Arena - Stadio Friuli.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Fabbri
  • Referee Mauro Vivenzi
  • Referee Manuel Volpi
  • Referee
  • Referee Gianluca Sechi
  • Referee Matteo Marchetti (Italy)
4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 6.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87
2 SSC Napoli 38 76
3 AS Roma 38 73
4 Como 1907 38 71
5 AC Milan 38 70
6 Juventus FC 38 69
7 Atalanta BC 38 59
8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56
9 SS Lazio 38 54
10 Udinese Calcio 38 50
11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49
12 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45
13 Torino FC 38 45
14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43
15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42
16 Genoa CFC 38 41
17 US Lecce 38 38
18 US Cremonese 38 34
19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18

Head-to-Head

6
5
7
Udinese Calcio 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Empoli FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-16 Udinese Calcio 4–1 Empoli FC 2021-12-06 Empoli FC 3–1 Udinese Calcio 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

Recent Form

Udinese Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Empoli FC H 4–1 W
10 Apr Venezia FC A 2–1 W
03 Apr Cagliari Calcio H 5–1 W
19 Mar SSC Napoli A 1–2 L
13 Mar AS Roma H 1–1 D
05 Mar UC Sampdoria H 2–1 W
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Apr Udinese Calcio A 1–4 L
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

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Udinese Calcio launch into their encounter with Empoli FC.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 6' The Albania Ardian Ismajli breaks the deadlock on 6 minutes. 1-0!
  • 7' The deadlock is broken! Ardian Ismajli gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
  • 12' The 32-year-old Pablo Mari has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' It’s high time Aurelio Andreazzoli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' 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 Marco Silvestri suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Empoli FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 44' Ardian Ismajli is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
  • 45' Ardian Ismajli catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Udinese Calcio have won 355 goals from 456 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 52' Assisted by Isaac Success with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gerard Deulofeu makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 57' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 61' Petar Stojanovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 65' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Filippo Bandinelli on 65 minutes.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Udinese Calcio team. Roberto Pereyra is replaced by Lazar Samardzic on 66 minute.
  • 68' What composure from Filippo Bandinelli! The Italy international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 71' Goal! Andrea Pinamonti scores his 52 goal in 233 matches.
  • 72' Another change for Empoli FC made on 72 minute. Nedim Bajrami leaves to be changed by Valerio Verre.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Liam Henderson. He replaces Marco Benassi on 73 minute.
  • 75' Ignacio Pussetto is replacing Isaac Success for the Udinese Calcio side.
  • 79' GOAL! Ignacio Pussetto fires home to make it 4-2!
  • 84' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Udinese Calcio side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Valerio Verre on 85 minutes.
  • 87' What composure from Lazar Samardzic! The Serbia international strokes it home. 5-2.
  • 87' Another change for Empoli FC made on 87 minute. Andrea La Mantia leaves to be changed by Patrick Cutrone.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Nehuen Perez as he leaves the pitch. Bram Nuytinck steps in for Udinese Calcio.
  • 90' Udinese Calcio make a change. Jean-Victor Makengo trudges off to be replaced by Mato Jajalo on 90 minutes.
  • Another three points for Udinese Calcio.

Lineups

Udinese Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gabriele Cioffi

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Francesco Caputo 3
Roberto Pereyra 2
Rodrigo de Paul 2
Gerard Deulofeu 2
Andrea Pinamonti 2
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 2
Ardian Ismajli 2
Ignacio Pussetto 2

Head to Head

2022-04-16 Udinese Calcio 4–1 Empoli FC 2021-12-06 Empoli FC 3–1 Udinese Calcio 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

Udinese Calcio Form

2022-04-16 Udinese Calcio 4–1 Empoli FC W 2022-04-10 Venezia FC 1–2 Udinese Calcio W 2022-04-03 Udinese Calcio 5–1 Cagliari Calcio W 2022-03-19 SSC Napoli 2–1 Udinese Calcio L 2022-03-13 Udinese Calcio 1–1 AS Roma D 2022-03-05 Udinese Calcio 2–1 UC Sampdoria W

Empoli FC Form

2022-04-16 Udinese Calcio 4–1 Empoli FC L 2022-04-09 Empoli FC 0–0 Spezia Calcio D 2022-04-03 ACF Fiorentina 1–0 Empoli FC L 2022-03-20 Empoli FC 1–1 Hellas Verona FC D 2022-03-12 AC Milan 1–0 Empoli FC L 2022-03-06 Genoa CFC 0–0 Empoli FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.89 Udinese Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Udinese Calcio56% Draw24% Empoli FC20%
Actual: Udinese Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Udinese Calcio or Draw
80%
Draw or Empoli FC
44%
Udinese Calcio or Empoli FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Udinese Calcio39% Draw43% Empoli FC18%
Actual: Udinese Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.8%
1 – 0
8.7%
0 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Udinese Calcio

Handicap Udinese Calcio covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 22% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Udinese Calcio keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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