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Serie A | Gameweek 21
Jan 9, 2022 at 1.30pm UK
Stadio Carlo Castellani
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Empoli
1 - 5
Sassuolo

Henderson (16')
Viti (60')
Viti (60')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Berardi (13' pen.), Raspadori (24', 71'), Scamacca (67', 90+2')
Berardi (49'), Kiriakopoulos (69'), Lopez (79')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Empoli 2-2 Sassuolo

These two sides appear very evenly matched heading into this encounter, demonstrated by their positions in the table and form in their previous matches too. With both teams leaky in defence but clinical in front of goal as well, this one could be an entertaining clash with plenty of goals, so we are predicting a score 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 Empoli win with a probability of 41.12%. A win for Sassuolo had a probability of 36.6% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Empoli win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.49%) and 3-1 (5.01%). The likeliest Sassuolo win was 1-2 (7.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood.

Result
EmpoliDrawSassuolo
41.12%22.28%36.6%
Both teams to score 68.09%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.75%32.25%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.14%53.85%
Empoli Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.48%16.52%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.73%46.27%
Sassuolo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.56%18.44%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.38%49.61%
Score Analysis
    Empoli 41.12%
    Sassuolo 36.6%
    Draw 22.28%
EmpoliDrawSassuolo
2-1 @ 8.35%
1-0 @ 5.49%
3-1 @ 5.01%
2-0 @ 4.94%
3-2 @ 4.24%
3-0 @ 2.96%
4-1 @ 2.26%
4-2 @ 1.91%
4-0 @ 1.33%
4-3 @ 1.08%
Other @ 3.56%
Total : 41.12%
1-1 @ 9.27%
2-2 @ 7.06%
0-0 @ 3.05%
3-3 @ 2.39%
Other @ 0.51%
Total : 22.28%
1-2 @ 7.84%
0-1 @ 5.15%
1-3 @ 4.42%
0-2 @ 4.35%
2-3 @ 3.98%
0-3 @ 2.45%
1-4 @ 1.87%
2-4 @ 1.68%
0-4 @ 1.04%
3-4 @ 1.01%
Other @ 2.82%
Total : 36.6%

How you voted: Empoli vs Sassuolo

Empoli
48.5%
Draw
34.0%
Sassuolo
17.5%
97
Head to Head
Oct 31, 2021 2pm
Gameweek 11
Sassuolo
1-2
Empoli
Tonelli (43' og.)
Scamacca (40'), Raspadori (66'), Defrel (87'), Lopez (90')
Pinamonti (83' pen.), Zurkowski (90+2')
Stojanovic (61'), Pinamonti (84')
Feb 17, 2019 2pm
Gameweek 24
Empoli
3-0
Sassuolo
Krunic (34'), Acquah (37'), Farias (60')
Pasqual (71')

Sensi (57'), Berardi (65'), Bourabia (84')
Sep 21, 2018 7.30pm
Gameweek 5
Sassuolo
3-1
Empoli
Boateng (13'), Ferrari (57'), Di Francesco (85')
Di Francesco (31')
Caputo (1')
Capezzi (6'), Krunic (11'), Zajc (45')
Zajc (71')
Apr 30, 2017 2pm
Empoli
1-3
Sassuolo
Pucciarelli (24' pen.)
Diousse (66'), Maccarone (81')
Peluso (20'), Matri (34'), Duncan (57')
Duncan (8'), Letschert (52'), Sensi (82')
Dec 4, 2016 2pm
Sassuolo
3-0
Empoli
Pellegrini (22' pen.), Ricci (36' pen.), Ragusa (53')
Ragusa (44'), Magnanelli (68'), Antei (69')

Skorupski (22'), Barba (34'), Croce (35'), Krunic (44'), Mauri (61'), Bellusci (66')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Atalanta BCAtalanta17131342192340
2Napoli17122326121438
3Inter Milan15104140152534
4Lazio1711153224834
5Fiorentina1594228111731
6Juventus17710028131531
7Bologna167722318528
8AC Milan167542516926
9Udinese166281925-620
10Roma175482323019
11Empoli174761619-319
12Torino175481722-519
13Genoa173771426-1216
14Lecce174491129-1816
15Parma173682333-1015
16Como163671828-1015
17Hellas VeronaHellas Verona1750122140-1915
18CagliariCagliari173591628-1214
19VeneziaVenezia1734101730-1313
20Monza171791523-810


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