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Serie A | Gameweek 1
Aug 14, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Stadio Alberto Picco
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Spezia
1 - 0
Empoli

N'Zola (36')
Gyasi (4'), Reca (60')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Henderson (14')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Spezia

Last Six:
    Last Game: Spezia 5-1 Como
    Saturday, August 6 at 5pm in Coppa Italia

    Empoli

    Last Six:
      Last Game: Empoli 1-2 SPAL
      Saturday, August 6 at 8pm in Coppa Italia

      We said: Spezia 2-2 Empoli

       Both sides have been in good goalscoring form over the past few weeks, and now the Serie A season kicks off, they can carry such potency into the opening day. As neither team is secure defensively, expect several goals in an eventful draw. 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 Spezia win with a probability of 43.19%. A win for Empoli had a probability of 30.47% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

      The most likely scoreline for a Spezia win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.86%) and 2-0 (7.74%). The likeliest Empoli win was 0-1 (8.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.52%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Spezia in this match.

      Result
      SpeziaDrawEmpoli
      43.19% (0.080000000000005 0.08) 26.34% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02) 30.47% (-0.054000000000002 -0.05)
      Both teams to score 51.62% (0.059000000000005 0.06)
      Goals
      Over 2.5Under 2.5
      47.15% (0.087000000000003 0.09)52.85% (-0.084000000000003 -0.08)
      Over 3.5Under 3.5
      25.54% (0.073 0.07)74.46% (-0.070999999999998 -0.07)
      Spezia Goals
      Over 0.5Under 0.5
      75.71% (0.079000000000008 0.08)24.28% (-0.077999999999999 -0.08)
      Over 1.5Under 1.5
      41.34% (0.11 0.11)58.66% (-0.107 -0.11)
      Empoli Goals
      Over 0.5Under 0.5
      68.18% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)31.82% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
      Over 1.5Under 1.5
      31.74% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)68.26% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
      Score Analysis
          Spezia 43.18%
          Empoli 30.47%
          Draw 26.34%
      SpeziaDrawEmpoli
      1-0 @ 10.93% (-0.02 -0.02)
      2-1 @ 8.86% (0.010999999999999 0.01)
      2-0 @ 7.74% (0.008 0.01)
      3-1 @ 4.18% (0.015 0.01)
      3-0 @ 3.65% (0.013 0.01)
      3-2 @ 2.39% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
      4-1 @ 1.48% (0.008 0.01)
      4-0 @ 1.29% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
      Other @ 2.65%
      Total : 43.18%
      		1-1 @ 12.52% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
      0-0 @ 7.73% (-0.026 -0.03)
      2-2 @ 5.07% (0.008 0.01)
      3-3 @ 0.91% (0.004 0)
      Other @ 0.1%
      Total : 26.34%
      		0-1 @ 8.85% (-0.028 -0.03)
      1-2 @ 7.17% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
      0-2 @ 5.07% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
      1-3 @ 2.74% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
      2-3 @ 1.94% (0.0029999999999999 0)
      0-3 @ 1.93% (-0.006 -0.01)
      Other @ 2.78%
      Total : 30.47%

      How you voted: Spezia vs Empoli

      Spezia
      42.1%
      Draw
      36.8%
      Empoli
      21.1%
      57
      Head to Head
      Apr 9, 2022 2pm
      Empoli
      0-0
      Spezia

      Di Francesco (11'), Zurkowski (20')

      Gyasi (27'), Amian (29')
      Dec 19, 2021 2pm
      Spezia
      1-1
      Empoli
      Marchizza (50' og.)
      Maggiore (21'), Amian (88'), Kovalenko (90')
      Nikolaou (71' og.)
      Tonelli (38'), Bandinelli (60')
      Jun 19, 2020 4.30pm
      Spezia
      1-0
      Empoli
      Ragusa (72')
      Bartolomei (90+1')

      Balkovec (43')
      Oct 29, 2019 8pm
      Empoli
      1-1
      Spezia
      Frattesi (71')
      Dezi (50'), Laribi (89')
      Bidaoui (56')
      Bartolomei (23'), Ferrer (47'), Capradossi (75'), Terzi (76'), Ricci (84')
      Apr 7, 2018 2pm
      Spezia
      1-1
      Empoli
      Lopez (16')
      Piu (72')
      Krunic (90')
      rhs 2.0
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      2Inter Milan21155155183750
      3Atalanta BCAtalanta22144448252346
      4Lazio2212373830839
      5Juventus22813135191637
      6Fiorentina21106535221336
      7AC Milan219753223934
      8Bologna2181033327634
      9Roma228683328530
      10Torino226882326-326
      11Udinese2275102534-926
      12Genoa226882030-1026
      13Como2257102736-922
      14Empoli224992129-821
      15CagliariCagliari2256112336-1321
      16Parma2248102839-1120
      17Hellas VeronaHellas Verona2262142548-2320
      18Lecce2255121540-2520
      19VeneziaVenezia2237122035-1516
      20Monza2227132033-1313
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