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Serie A | Gameweek 21
Jan 9, 2022 at 1.30pm UK
Stadio Carlo Castellani
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Empoli
1 - 5
Sassuolo
Henderson (16')
Viti (60')
Viti (60')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Berardi (13' pen.), Raspadori (24', 71'), Scamacca (67', 90+2')
Berardi (49'), Kiriakopoulos (69'), Lopez (79')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's Serie A clash between Empoli and Sassuolo, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Empoli 2-2 Sassuolo

These two sides appear very evenly matched heading into this encounter, demonstrated by their positions in the table and form in their previous matches too. With both teams leaky in defence but clinical in front of goal as well, this one could be an entertaining clash with plenty of goals, so we are predicting a score draw. 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 41.12%. A win for Sassuolo had a probability of 36.6% and a draw had a probability of 22.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Empoli win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.49%) and 3-1 (5.01%). The likeliest Sassuolo win was 1-2 (7.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-5 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood.

Result
EmpoliDrawSassuolo
41.12%22.28%36.6%
Both teams to score 68.09%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.75%32.25%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.14%53.85%
Empoli Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.48%16.52%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.73%46.27%
Sassuolo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.56%18.44%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.38%49.61%
Score Analysis
    Empoli 41.12%
    Sassuolo 36.6%
    Draw 22.28%
EmpoliDrawSassuolo
2-1 @ 8.35%
1-0 @ 5.49%
3-1 @ 5.01%
2-0 @ 4.94%
3-2 @ 4.24%
3-0 @ 2.96%
4-1 @ 2.26%
4-2 @ 1.91%
4-0 @ 1.33%
4-3 @ 1.08%
Other @ 3.56%
Total : 41.12%
1-1 @ 9.27%
2-2 @ 7.06%
0-0 @ 3.05%
3-3 @ 2.39%
Other @ 0.51%
Total : 22.28%
1-2 @ 7.84%
0-1 @ 5.15%
1-3 @ 4.42%
0-2 @ 4.35%
2-3 @ 3.98%
0-3 @ 2.45%
1-4 @ 1.87%
2-4 @ 1.68%
0-4 @ 1.04%
3-4 @ 1.01%
Other @ 2.82%
Total : 36.6%

How you voted: Empoli vs Sassuolo

Empoli
48.5%
Draw
34.0%
Sassuolo
17.5%
97
Head to Head
Oct 31, 2021 2pm
gameweek 11
Sassuolo
1-2
Empoli
Tonelli (43' og.)
Scamacca (40'), Raspadori (66'), Defrel (87'), Lopez (90')
Pinamonti (83' pen.), Zurkowski (90+2')
Stojanovic (61'), Pinamonti (84')
Feb 17, 2019 2pm
gameweek 24
Empoli
3-0
Sassuolo
Krunic (34'), Acquah (37'), Farias (60')
Pasqual (71')

Sensi (57'), Berardi (65'), Bourabia (84')
Sep 21, 2018 7.30pm
gameweek 5
Sassuolo
3-1
Empoli
Boateng (13'), Ferrari (57'), Di Francesco (85')
Di Francesco (31')
Caputo (1')
Capezzi (6'), Krunic (11'), Zajc (45')
Zajc (71')
Apr 30, 2017 2pm
Empoli
1-3
Sassuolo
Pucciarelli (24' pen.)
Diousse (66'), Maccarone (81')
Peluso (20'), Matri (34'), Duncan (57')
Duncan (8'), Letschert (52'), Sensi (82')
Dec 4, 2016 2pm
Sassuolo
3-0
Empoli
Pellegrini (22' pen.), Ricci (36' pen.), Ragusa (53')
Ragusa (44'), Magnanelli (68'), Antei (69')

Skorupski (22'), Barba (34'), Croce (35'), Krunic (44'), Mauri (61'), Bellusci (66')
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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Napoli32254368224679
2Lazio32187750242661
3Juventus32186848272160
4Inter Milan321831154351957
5AC Milan32169752381457
6Roma32176944301457
7Atalanta BCAtalanta32167953371655
8Fiorentina32129114236645
9Bologna32129114140145
10Monza32128124043-344
11SassuoloSassuolo32127134047-743
12Udinese321012104240242
13Torino32119123338-542
14Salernitana32713123851-1334
15Empoli32711142642-1632
16Lecce32710152738-1131
17Hellas VeronaHellas Verona3269172745-1827
18SpeziaSpezia32512152651-2527
19Cremonese32311182858-3020
20Sampdoria3238212057-3717

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