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Serie A | Gameweek 29
Mar 15, 2024 at 7.45pm UK
Stadio Carlo Castellani
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Empoli
0 - 1
Bologna


Luperto (28'), Pezzella (30'), Maleh (90+6')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Fabbian (90+4')
Freuler (90+7')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Serie A clash between Empoli and Bologna, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Empoli

All competitions
Last Game: AC Milan 1-0 Empoli
Sunday, March 10 at 2pm in Serie A

Bologna

All competitions
Last Game: Bologna 0-1 Inter Milan
Saturday, March 9 at 5pm in Serie A

We said: Empoli 0-0 Bologna

 Bologna have thrived playing with a pragmatic but effective approach under Motta, but without Zirkzee in attack, they could struggle to make things happen in the final third. Empoli have one of the bluntest attacks in Europe's top-five leagues, and coming up against one of the division's strongest defences does not look promising, but a draw would be a hugely satisfying result in their fight against the drop. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bologna win with a probability of 41.65%. A win for Empoli had a probability of 31.69% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bologna win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.67%) and 0-2 (7.49%). The likeliest Empoli win was 1-0 (9.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.67%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Bologna in this match.

Result
EmpoliDrawBologna
31.69% (-0.074999999999999 -0.07) 26.66% (0.00099999999999767 0) 41.65% (0.076000000000001 0.08)
Both teams to score 51.12% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
46.28% (-0.026000000000003 -0.03)53.72% (0.028999999999996 0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.8% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)75.21% (0.025999999999996 0.03)
Empoli Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.58% (-0.066000000000003 -0.07)31.42% (0.068999999999999 0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.21% (-0.076999999999998 -0.08)67.8% (0.079999999999998 0.08)
Bologna Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.54% (0.025000000000006 0.03)25.46% (-0.023 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.71% (0.033999999999999 0.03)60.29% (-0.033999999999999 -0.03)
Score Analysis
    Empoli 31.69%
    Bologna 41.65%
    Draw 26.66%
EmpoliDrawBologna
1-0 @ 9.26% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
2-1 @ 7.33% (-0.013000000000001 -0.01)
2-0 @ 5.36% (-0.013999999999999 -0.01)
3-1 @ 2.83% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
3-0 @ 2.07% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
3-2 @ 1.94% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 2.9%
Total : 31.69%
1-1 @ 12.67%
0-0 @ 8% (0.0089999999999995 0.01)
2-2 @ 5.02% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
Other @ 0.98%
Total : 26.66%
0-1 @ 10.94% (0.02 0.02)
1-2 @ 8.67% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-2 @ 7.49% (0.02 0.02)
1-3 @ 3.95% (0.0059999999999998 0.01)
0-3 @ 3.41% (0.011 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.29% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-4 @ 1.35% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-4 @ 1.17% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.38%
Total : 41.65%

How you voted: Empoli vs Bologna

Empoli
16.8%
Draw
22.6%
Bologna
60.6%
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Napoli21162335142150
2Inter Milan20145151183347
3Atalanta BCAtalanta21134446242243
4Lazio2112363728939
5Juventus21813034171737
6Fiorentina2096533211233
7Bologna208933226633
8AC Milan208752921831
9Roma217683127427
10Udinese217592432-826
11Torino215882126-523
12Genoa215881830-1223
13Como215792634-822
14CagliariCagliari2156102334-1121
15Empoli214892028-820
16Parma214892636-1020
17Lecce2155111536-2120
18Hellas VeronaHellas Verona2161142447-2319
19VeneziaVenezia2136121934-1515
20Monza2127122031-1113
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