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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
35.3%
Draw
29.4%
Genoa
35.3%
85
Head to Head
Feb 3, 2024 2pm
Gameweek 23
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
1Napoli20152332122047
2Inter Milan19135148173144
3Atalanta BCAtalanta20134344212343
4Lazio2011363428636
5Juventus20713032171534
6Fiorentina1995532201232
7AC Milan1987429191031
8Bologna197932925430
9Roma217683127427
10Udinese207582328-526
11Genoa215881830-1223
12Torino205782025-522
13Empoli204881925-620
14Lecce2055101432-1820
15Parma204792535-1019
16Como204792233-1119
17Hellas VeronaHellas Verona2061132444-2019
18CagliariCagliari2046101933-1418
19VeneziaVenezia2035121833-1514
20Monza2027111928-913


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