Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Empoli and Cagliari who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Empoli enjoy home advantage, when visitors Cagliari swing by this coming Sunday for a clash in the Serie A. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Team form: Empoli vs Cagliari
Empoli Form
Only a single draw prevents Empoli from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Torino, before drawing 1-1 with Como. They came up empty-handed once again when Bologna ran out as 0-3 winners. Empoli are without a win in their last six Serie A matches on home soil, which produced a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded 14 and scored three goals.
Cagliari Form
In their last three matches, Cagliari drew 1-1 with Genoa, lost 1-0 against Roma and beat Monza 3-0. Cagliari managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Serie A. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring seven time and letting in four.
Betting facts for Empoli and Cagliari
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Empoli and Cagliari. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 15 of the last 17 Empoli home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Empoli have lost the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Empoli have lost the last 3 home matches in a row in the Serie A while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Empoli home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Empoli have lost 6 of the last 7 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 16 of the last 17 Cagliari matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 18 Cagliari matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Cagliari away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Cagliari away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Cagliari away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Empoli vs Cagliari
Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Alberto Grassi will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Cagliari hope Nicolas Viola can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.
Popular markets: Empoli vs Cagliari
Full-time result
Empoli won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing two. They lost seven at Stadio Carlo Castellani in this run of matches. Cagliari won one of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing three and losing six.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Empoli only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Cagliari only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Empoli managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Cagliari kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Empoli’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Cagliari, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Amazingly, Empoli failed to keep a clean sheet in their 19 last matches.
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