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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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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Napoli128221991026
2Atalanta BCAtalanta1281331151625
3Fiorentina1274125101525
4Inter Milan1274126141225
5Lazio1281325141125
6Juventus126602171424
7AC Milan115332014618
8Bologna114611513218
9Udinese125161518-316
10Empoli12363910-115
11Torino124261518-314
12Roma123451417-313
13Parma122641618-212
14Hellas VeronaHellas Verona124081727-1012
15Como122461323-1010
16CagliariCagliari122461222-1010
17Genoa12246922-1310
18Lecce12237521-169
19Monza121561015-58
20VeneziaVenezia122281121-108


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