Serie A

Serie A | Gameweek 2

Aug 21, 2022 at 5.30pm UK

Stadio Carlo Castellani

Empoli
0 - 0
Fiorentina

Bandinelli (32')
Luperto (67'), Zanetti (90+10')

Ikone (37'), Maleh (40'), Sottil (73')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Empoli

Last Six:

Last Game: Spezia 1-0 Empoli
Sunday, August 14 at 7.45pm in Serie A

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
16	Monza	1	-1	0
17	Empoli	1	-1	0
18	Lecce	2	-2	0

Fiorentina

Last Six:

Last Game: Fiorentina 2-1 FC Twente
Thursday, August 18 at 8pm in Europa Conference League

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
7	Atalanta BC	1	2	3
8	Fiorentina	1	1	3
9	Roma	1	1	3

We said: Empoli 1-2 Fiorentina

While Fiorentina can be fragile defensively - and fatigue could be a factor following Thursday's efforts - their attacking prowess under Vincenzo Italiano should earn them maximum points from this local affair; Empoli's sorry streak is set to roll on. 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 Empoli win with a probability of 41.63%. A win for Fiorentina had a probability of 34.27% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Empoli win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.76%) and 2-0 (6.19%). The likeliest Fiorentina win was 1-2 (7.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.

Result
Empoli	Draw	Fiorentina
41.63% ( -0.02)	24.1% ( -0.01)	34.27% ( 0.03)

Both teams to score 60.61% (

0.03)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.21% (

0.03)

41.79% (

-0.03)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

35.81% (

0.03)

64.19% (

-0.03)

Empoli Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.73% (

20.27% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

47.38% (

52.62% (

-0)

Fiorentina Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

76.01% (

0.04)

23.98% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

41.77% (

0.05)

58.23% (

-0.05)

Score Analysis

Empoli 41.63%

Fiorentina 34.27%

Draw 24.09%

Empoli	Draw	Fiorentina
2-1 @ 8.84% ( -0) 1-0 @ 7.76% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 6.19% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 4.7% ( -0) 3-2 @ 3.36% ( 0) 3-0 @ 3.29% ( -0) 4-1 @ 1.88% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.34% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.31% ( -0) Other @ 2.95% Total : 41.63%	1-1 @ 11.07% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 6.31% ( 0) 0-0 @ 4.86% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 1.6% ( 0) Other @ 0.25% Total : 24.09%	1-2 @ 7.91% ( 0) 0-1 @ 6.94% ( -0) 0-2 @ 4.96% ( 0) 1-3 @ 3.76% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 3% ( 0) 0-3 @ 2.36% ( 0) 1-4 @ 1.34% ( 0) 2-4 @ 1.07% ( 0) Other @ 2.92% Total : 34.27%