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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

Last Game: AC Milan 1-0 Empoli
Sunday, March 10 at 2pm in Serie A
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%
155
Head to Head
Oct 1, 2023 11.30am
Gameweek 7
Bologna
3-0
Empoli
Orsolini (21', 66', 90+2')
Corazza (44'), El Azzouzi (58')

Cacace (10'), Walukiewicz (39'), Ranocchia (45+3'), Cancellieri (81')
May 4, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 33
Empoli
3-1
Bologna
Lucumi (1' og.), Akpa-Akpro (45+1'), Cambiaghi (68')
Orsolini (88' pen.)
Sep 17, 2022 2pm
Feb 6, 2022 2pm
Gameweek 24
Bologna
0-0
Empoli
Schouten (23'), De Silvestri (40')
Asllani (31'), Bandinelli (40'), Parisi (59'), Cacace (90')
Sep 26, 2021 2pm
Gameweek 6
Empoli
4-2
Bologna
Bonifazi (1' og.), Pinamonti (32'), Bajrami (54' pen.), Ricci (90')
Henderson (34'), Pinamonti (67')
Barrow (11'), Arnautovic (77')
Vignato (24'), Orsolini (90+4')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter Milan33218472324071
2Napoli33218452252771
3Atalanta BCAtalanta33197766303664
4Bologna331612552371560
5Juventus331514449311859
6Lazio33178855431259
7Roma33169848321657
8Fiorentina33168951331856
9AC Milan331491051381351
10Torino331013103837143
11Udinese33117153648-1240
12Como33109144348-539
13Genoa33912122940-1139
14Hellas VeronaHellas Verona3395193060-3032
15Parma33613143851-1331
16CagliariCagliari3379173349-1630
17Lecce3368192355-3226
18VeneziaVenezia33413162746-1925
19Empoli33413162652-2625
20Monza3329222557-3215


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