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Serie A | Gameweek 18
Dec 28, 2024 at 2pm UK
Stadio Carlo Castellani
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Empoli
1 - 2
Genoa

Esposito (74')
D'Aversa (52'), Gyasi (81')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Badelj (46'), Ekuban (68')
Thorsby (66'), Vitinha (79')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Atalanta 3-2 Empoli
Sunday, December 22 at 5pm in Serie A
Last Game: Genoa 1-2 Napoli
Saturday, December 21 at 5pm in Serie A

We said: Empoli 0-1 Genoa

Genoa are unbeaten in their last nine Serie A meetings with Empoli - drawing each of the last four - and they can take that streak into double figures by beating their hosts on Saturday. While the Azzurri often fail to impress in front of their own fans, their visitors have proven tough to defeat since Patrick Vieira took charge. 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 42.12%. A draw had a probability of 29.7% and a win for Genoa had a probability of 28.18%.

The most likely scoreline for a Empoli win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.63%) and 2-1 (7.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.28%), while for a Genoa win it was 0-1 (11.26%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Genoa would win this match.

Result
EmpoliDrawGenoa
42.12% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04) 29.7%28.18% (0.045999999999999 0.05)
Both teams to score 41.3% (0.021000000000001 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
34.67% (0.015000000000001 0.02)65.33% (-0.013999999999996 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
15.88% (0.010999999999999 0.01)84.12% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Empoli Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.24% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)30.75% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.98% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)67.02% (0.022999999999996 0.02)
Genoa Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.64% (0.046999999999997 0.05)40.36% (-0.045999999999999 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.02% (0.039999999999999 0.04)76.98% (-0.040000000000006 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Empoli 42.12%
    Genoa 28.18%
    Draw 29.69%
EmpoliDrawGenoa
1-0 @ 14.63% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-0 @ 8.63% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-1 @ 7.83% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-0 @ 3.39% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
3-1 @ 3.08% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
3-2 @ 1.4% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-0 @ 1% (-0.002 -0)
4-1 @ 0.91% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 1.25%
Total : 42.12%
1-1 @ 13.28% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 12.41%
2-2 @ 3.55% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 0.45%
Total : 29.69%
0-1 @ 11.26% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-2 @ 6.03% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
0-2 @ 5.11% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-3 @ 1.82% (0.0050000000000001 0.01)
0-3 @ 1.55% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-3 @ 1.07% (0.002 0)
Other @ 1.34%
Total : 28.18%

How you voted: Empoli vs Genoa

Empoli
Draw
Genoa
Empoli
35.3%
Draw
29.4%
Genoa
35.3%
85
Head to Head
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Empoli
0-0
Genoa
Walukiewicz (53'), Cambiaghi (75')
De Winter (66'), Sabelli (73')
De Winter (90+2')
Dec 2, 2023 2pm
Gameweek 14
Genoa
1-1
Empoli
Malinovskyi (37')
Malinovskyi (56'), Vogliacco (86'), Badelj (90+2')
Mar 6, 2022 11.30am
Gameweek 28
Genoa
0-0
Empoli
Blessin (34'), Sturaro (41'), Yeboah (45+1'), Portanova (49'), Rovella (86')
Verre (37'), Luperto (43'), Bandinelli (70')
Nov 5, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 12
Empoli
2-2
Genoa
Di Francesco (62'), Zurkowski (72')
Criscito (13' pen.), Bianchi (89')
Rovella (27'), Sturaro (64'), Masiello (74'), Vasquez (83')
Jan 28, 2019 7.30pm
Gameweek 21
Empoli
1-3
Genoa
Di Lorenzo (63')
Rasmussen (61')
Kouame (18'), Lazovic (70'), Sanabria (73')
Bessa (39'), Rolon (58')
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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