Defeated in the previous round, Empoli and Bologna will face each other this Friday, March 15, in a clash that kicks off the agenda for the twenty-ninth round of the Italian Championship in its 2023/2024 season. The match will take place at the Carlo Castellani stadium, in Empoli.
Empoli vs Bologna Betting Odds
Empoli FC | Draw | Bologna |
+285 | +220 | +100 |
**Odds Courtesy of DraftKings**
Empoli vs Bologna Team Match Details
Fixture: Empoli vs Bologna;
Date and time: Wednesday, March 12, 2004 – 8 p.m. local
Location: Carlo Castellani stadium, in Empoli., Italy
Apex Tale of the Tape
Empoli | vs. | Bologna |
28 | Games Played | 28 |
6- 7- 15 | Record (W-D-L) | 14- 9- 5 |
7 | Clean Sheets | 11 |
0.79 | Goals Per Game | 1.46 |
0.30 | Goals 1H/G | 0.64 |
0.48 | Goals 2h/G | 0.82 |
11.71 | Shots Per Game | 12.50 |
3.50 | Shots on goal Per Game | 4.39 |
1.50 | Goals against Per Game | 0.89 |
0.64 | Goals against 1H/G | 0.57 |
0.86 | Goals against 2H/G | 0.32 |
13.11 | Fouls Committed Per Game | 12.25 |
13.82 | Fouls Drawn Per Game | 12.64 |
Key Stats
- Bologna have scored in 79% of their matches this season.
- Bologna have scored in 77% of their away matches.
- Bologna have scored most of their goals in the 76-90 minute time frame this season.
- Bologna concedes 0.9 goals, on average, in 28 matches this season.
Empoli
After having their good run of three wins and three draws cut short by a 1-0 defeat at home to Cagliari, Empoli once again left the field empty-handed on Sunday, March 10. The duel with Milan ended with the same score. It wasn’t even that bad. The difference could have been greater.
Once again, Empoli ran into its offensive limitations. He made just two shots throughout the match on Milanese soil. Thus, they did not exceed 25 points (six wins, seven draws, and 15 defeats) falling, when considering the tiebreaker criteria, to seventeenth place in the Italian Championship. It is the first place outside the relegation region. It has one more point than Frosinone, which in eighteenth position opens the Z3.
Bologna
Facing an Inter Milan team that seems destined to win the national league title, Bologna did not resist on Saturday, March 9th. Even with the possibility of playing at home, they were beaten 1-0. The result interrupted their seven-match unbeaten streak. After a draw, they achieved six consecutive victories.
With 51 points (14 wins, nine draws, and five defeats), the Bolognese team appears in fourth place in Serie A. It is the last place that offers a place to participate in the next edition of the Champions League. However, he has two rivals dreaming of ousting him from the elite squad. The closest of them is Roma, who with three points less, are in fifth place. Atalanta, sixth place with 47 points, also dreams of a place in the G4.
Empoli vs Bologna Possible XI
Empoli
Caprile; Bereszynski, Walukiewicz, Luperto; Gyasi, Zurkowski, Marin, Maleh, Pezzella; Niang is Cambiahi
Bologna
Skorupski; Posch, Beukema, Calafiori, Kristiansen; Freuler, Ferguson, Fabbian; Orsolini, Odgaard and Saelemaekers.
Match Prediction
Bologna are high favorites for this game, coming off a good run of results. Furthermore, even playing at home, Empoli has had a lot of defensive difficulties. Therefore, it is a match in which we could see a lot of goals, I can foresee a very open game.
Final Pick
Bologna win: +100
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