Ace Football previews the Serie A round 30 match between Como and Empoli and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Mid-placed Como face relegation-threatened Empoli at Stadio G. Sinigaglia in round 30 of the Serie A in a match that kick-offs this coming Saturday. The visitors have a lot more at stake, but are lacking in quality.
Como approach round 30 as number 13 in the Serie A table with 29 points on their account so far. With 29 rounds behind them, Empoli have amassed 22 points, placing them as number 18 in the standings.
Team form: Como vs Empoli
Como Form
In their last three matches, Como lost 2-1 against Roma, drew 1-1 with Venezia, before losing to AC Milan by 2-1. Como claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Serie A. They also drew one and lost three, scored ten goals and conceded nine.
Empoli Form
In their previous three games, Empoli drew 1-1 with Genoa, then lost 0-1 against Roma and 1-0 against Torino. Empoli are winless in their last six away games in the Serie A, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 13 goals while scoring four themselves.
Betting stats for Como and Empoli
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Como and Empoli played across all tournaments.
- In 16 of the last 18 Como matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Como matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Como home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Como home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Como home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Empoli have lost 7 of the last 9 matches in the Serie A while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Empoli have lost 4 of the last 5 matches in the Serie A while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Empoli away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Empoli have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Empoli away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Como vs Empoli
Assane Diao found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Alberto Grassi just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Como vs Empoli
Full-time result
Como claimed four wins, drew two and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Empoli won one, drew four and lost five of their last 10 games away. Amazingly, Empoli failed to keep a clean sheet in their 18 last matches.
Both teams to score
Como scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Empoli scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Como games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Como managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Empoli kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Como, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Empoli, who managed to score 0.5 times in those matches.
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