Italy - Serie AStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Empoli and Bologna, taking place on Thursday, 04 May 2023, at Stadio Carlo Castellani in Empoli.
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Empoli, Recent FormThe Empoli squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 2-1 away defeat against Sassuolo, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. They achieved 42% possession in that match and had 7 strikes at goal, with 1 hitting the target, up against Sassuolo's tally of 13 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.
Having conceded 8 goals and scored just 3 in their last 6 games, they have been very fortunate to pick up 4 points. Of their last 6 games played at home, they've have been unable to score in 3 games and only kept 1 clean sheet.
They will be looking to try and improve on a largely bad set of recent results that have seen them defeated in 4 of their last 6 league matches, with just a single victory recorded. It's fair to say they'll need a serious change of form if they want to start moving up the table.
Bologna, Recent FormIt's fair to say Bologna will have been relatively pleased with a point from their last encounter with Juventus, a match that ended in a 1-1 draw. Their share of possession in that meeting was 54%, while racking up 17 shots along the way, 6 of which were on target. Juventus had 14 shots on goal with 5 on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 10 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 6 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, but so far this season they have conceded at least one goal in 14 of their 15 games on the road.
Bologna will take some comfort from having only lost 1 of their last 6 games, but having managed just 2 wins shows there's room for improvement.
Riccardo Orsolini has scored 3 goals in the last 6 away games and will be looking to add more in this fixture against Empoli.
Last time these two teams met in the league it ended in disappointment for Bologna, losing 0-1 to Empoli.
Rossoblu have scored in each of the last 3 times they have travelled to play Empoli in the league. In the previous 2 league encounters between these two teams, Rossoblu have failed to score a single goal against Empoli. We have seen plenty of goals from Azzurri when they play at home against Bologna. In their last 3 league matches they have scored a total of 9 goals, which is an average of 3 goals per game.
In the league, Empoli has a good track record when they host Bologna, getting the better of them in their last 3 home games.
There is only really one injury concern for the Empoli manager Paolo Zanetti ahead of this clash, with Koni De Winter (Knee) missing out, which gives Zanetti a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
With only Nicola Bagnolini (Shoulder) and Roberto Soriano (Ligament) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Thiago Motta will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Empoli Playing at home | Bologna Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | Goals scored | 1.3 |
| 1.2 | Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| 51' | Time first goal scored | 38' |
| 47' | Time first goal conceded | 33' |
| 2.3 | Yellow cards | 2.7 |
| 0.3 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 5 | Subs used | 4.3 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 6-1 |
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