Bologna – Empoli Prediction & Picks (27.04.2019)

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Bologna and Empoli meet at Stadio Renato Dall’Ara, in a match for the 34 th round of Serie A. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 09-12-2018, Empoli won at home by ( 2-1). The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 3 wins and 2 draws in the last 5 matches. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results obtained at home and as a visitor.

Bologna:

After 8 wins, 10 draws and 15 losses, the home team is currently in the 15 th position of the league, with 34 points won. In their last match, they have won at home against Sampdoria by (3-0), after in the previous match they have tied (0-0) away in a match against Fiorentina. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 28 conceded; against 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 19 goals scored and 16 suffered. In the last 10 home league matches Bologna has a record of 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, so they have won 15 points out of 30 possible.

For this competition, record a sequence of 4 victories in their last home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 16 matches). Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 33 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 17 times and only managed 2 comebacks.

Chievo left for this motivated match, after having added another victory, 3-0, in the recession to Sampdoria, a rival with an excellent squad, thus registering the third consecutive game without losing in the Italian championship: goals came only in the second half, through Lorenzo Tonelli, Erick Pulgar and Riccardo Orsolini. Due to the excellent phase he goes through at home, with four wins in a row, the local club moved away from the relegation zone. Normally coach Sinisa Mihajlovic acts with four men on defense, three in midfield and three in attack, Rodrigo Palacio being the most advanced man on the team. Analyzing the games played at home it is possible to notice that the Bologna presents a solid defensive sector, as it suffered on average 1.13 goals per game. There are no absences of weight for this game.

Empoli:

The away team is currently in the 18 th position of the league, with 29 points won, after 7 wins, 8 draws and 18 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Atalanta, by (0-0). In the last match, they lost in a home match against SPAL, by (2-4). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 33 conceded; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 26 goals scored and 27 suffered. In the last 10 away matches for the championship, Empoli has 3 draws and 7 losses, so they have won 3 points out of 30 possible.

For this competition, they have not won any of the last 16 away matches. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 11 of the last 16 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 33 matches in this competition, they have only won 1 of their 19 matches in which they have conceded the first goal.

The Empoli left for this unmotivated match, after having registered a defeat, by 2-4, in the reception to the SPAL, totaling in this way the third meeting followed without winning in this competition: the goals of the team were marked by Caputo and Traorè . Due to this unexpected snub at home, the visiting club is in a more complicated position in the table. In this game away from home, coach Roberto De Zerbi must keep the usual 3-5-1-1, with Francesco Caputo being the most offensive reference of the team: this player is by far the best score, with 15 goals scored. In the 16 games played away from home it is possible to notice that the visitors scored on average 0.88 goals and suffered on average 2.13 goals per game, that is, they present serious weaknesses in both sectors. For this game the visiting coach can not count on Silvestre, Polvani, La Gumina, Pajac and Antonelli, all due to injury.


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