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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')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Napoli1410222191232
2Atalanta BCAtalanta14101336162031
3Inter Milan1384131141728
4Fiorentina1384127101728
5Lazio1491429171228
6Juventus146802281426
7AC Milan136432314922
8Bologna135621816221
9Udinese145271621-517
10Empoli143741014-416
11Parma143652022-215
12Torino144371620-415
13CagliariCagliari143561524-914
14Genoa143561324-1114
15Roma143471420-613
16Lecce14347722-1513
17Hellas VeronaHellas Verona1440101733-1612
18Como142571426-1211
19Monza141761217-510
20VeneziaVenezia1422101125-148


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