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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

Empoli

All competitions
Last Game: AC Milan 1-0 Empoli
Sunday, March 10 at 2pm in Serie A

Bologna

All competitions
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%
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CInter Milan36295286196792
2AC Milan36228672432974
3Bologna361813551272467
4Juventus361813549282167
5Atalanta BCAtalanta351961065392663
6Roma361791063441960
7Lazio361851347371059
8Fiorentina351581253401353
9Napoli361312115346751
10Torino361214103332150
11Genoa361113124344-146
12Monza361112133948-945
13Lecce36813153252-2037
14Hellas VeronaHellas Verona36810183448-1434
15Udinese36518133552-1733
16CagliariCagliari36712173865-2733
17FrosinoneFrosinone36711184368-2532
18Empoli3688202652-2632
19SassuoloSassuolo3678214272-3029
RSalernitana36210242876-4816
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