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Serie A | Gameweek 18
Dec 19, 2021 at 2pm UK
Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, Italy
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Spezia
1 - 1
Empoli

Marchizza (50' og.)
Maggiore (21'), Amian (88'), Kovalenko (90')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Nikolaou (71' og.)
Tonelli (38'), Bandinelli (60')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Spezia 1-2 Empoli

Despite their contrasting positions in the table, respect must be given to Spezia's recent return on home territory. Nevertheless, Empoli have been fantastic for a large period of the campaign, and we are predicting another three points for Andreazzoli's side. 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 40.81%. A win for Spezia had a probability of 33.92% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Empoli win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.76%) and 0-2 (6.65%). The likeliest Spezia win was 1-0 (8.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.93%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood.

Result
SpeziaDrawEmpoli
33.92%25.28%40.81%
Both teams to score 56.34%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.69%47.3%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.47%69.53%
Spezia Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.2%26.8%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.91%62.09%
Empoli Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.97%23.03%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.15%56.85%
Score Analysis
    Spezia 33.92%
    Empoli 40.81%
    Draw 25.27%
SpeziaDrawEmpoli
1-0 @ 8.13%
2-1 @ 7.86%
2-0 @ 5.35%
3-1 @ 3.45%
3-2 @ 2.53%
3-0 @ 2.35%
4-1 @ 1.14%
Other @ 3.12%
Total : 33.92%
1-1 @ 11.93%
0-0 @ 6.17%
2-2 @ 5.77%
3-3 @ 1.24%
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 25.27%
0-1 @ 9.06%
1-2 @ 8.76%
0-2 @ 6.65%
1-3 @ 4.29%
0-3 @ 3.26%
2-3 @ 2.82%
1-4 @ 1.57%
0-4 @ 1.2%
2-4 @ 1.04%
Other @ 2.15%
Total : 40.81%

How you voted: Spezia vs Empoli

Spezia
20.5%
Draw
11.4%
Empoli
68.2%
88
Head to Head
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Spezia
1-0
Empoli
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Empoli
1-1
Spezia
Frattesi (71')
Dezi (50'), Laribi (89')
Bidaoui (56')
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1-1
Empoli
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Piu (72')
Krunic (90')
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Empoli
1-1
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Mastinu (52')
Pessina (77'), Lopez (90')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Atalanta BCAtalanta17131342192340
2Napoli17122326121438
3Inter Milan15104140152534
4Lazio1711153224834
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7Bologna167722318528
8AC Milan167542516926
9Udinese166281925-620
10Roma175482323019
11Empoli174761619-319
12Torino175481722-519
13Genoa173771426-1216
14Lecce174491129-1816
15Parma173682333-1015
16Como163671828-1015
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