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Empoli v Bologna : Serie A match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 25th Jan, 19:45 BST, Carlo Castellani, Empoli

Saturday evening at the Carlo Castellani, and it’s a Serie A clash between Empoli and Bologna. Roberto D'Aversa and Vincenzo Italiano will be doing all they can to ensure the win. You'll see statistics supporting our top of below, but there are 16 other markets we're covering too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with Serie A performances and head-to-heads included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from one of the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Empoli
30%
--
Draw
29%
--
Bologna
42%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Bologna 1-0
13%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Empoli 1-0
11%
--
Bologna 2-0
8%
--
Bologna 2-1
8%
--
Empoli 2-1
7%
--
Empoli 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Bologna 3-0
3%
--
Bologna 3-1
3%
--
Empoli 3-1
2%
--
Empoli 3-0
2%
--
Bologna 3-2
2%
--
Empoli 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
--
Home 1st Goal
44%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
11%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
16%
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Home/draw
58%
--
Away/draw
70%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
66%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
34%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
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Home DNB
50%
--
Away DNB
62%
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Empoli win to nil
18%
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Bologna win to nil
26%
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Win / draw / win Serie A table

Empoli have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 12th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 4 and won 1. Empoli have conceded 16 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Empoli have played 9 games at home, winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 3 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Bologna lay in 7th place on 28 points in the Serie A league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 1 game. They have scored 21 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bologna have conceded 12 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Bologna have played 9 away games, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Empoli
Bologna
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Napoli1914231844 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 13
Apr 6
l
 
3-0A
2
Atalanta1813232341 
Feb 23
l
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 13
3
Inter1712413040 
l
 
0-3A
Jan 19
Apr 20
Jan 15
4
Lazio201136636 
May 4
l
 
2-1F
Mar 16
l
 
3-0A
5
Juventus1871101532 
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 2
May 4
d
 
2-2F
6
Fiorentina189541332 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 27
w
 
1-0F
May 18
7
Bologna Away17773428 
Jan 25
d
 
1-1A
-
-
8
Milan17764927 
Feb 9
l
 
3-0A
-
May 11
9
Udinese19748-525 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 16
d
 
1-1F
Apr 27
10
Roma19658223 
Mar 9
w
 
1-2F
Jan 12
w
 
2-3F
11
Torino19568-521 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 16
Feb 16
w
 
0-2F
12
Empoli Home19487-420 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Jan 25
13
Genoa19487-1120 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 2
May 25
d
 
2-2F
14
Parma19478-919 
May 11
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 23
15
Como 190719478-1019 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 30
Feb 1
d
 
2-2A
16
Verona196112-1819 
May 25
w
 
1-4F
l
 
2-3F
Mar 9
17
Cagliari194510-1417 
Apr 6
w
 
0-2F
Mar 2
w
 
0-2F
18
Lecce194510-2017 
Jan 11
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Feb 9
19
Venezia193511-1414 
Apr 20
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-0F
Mar 30
20
Monza191711-1010 
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
Jan 18
w
 
1-2F
Win / draw / win form
Empoli 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
Bologna 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Empoli since 2016
Empoli
Bologna
Goals: Scored
12
6
Games: Scored
4 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
2 / 6
EMP
4
D
1
BOL
1
League games at Bologna since 2015
Bologna
Empoli
Goals: Scored
9
6
Games: Scored
4 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
3 / 7
EMP
2
D
3
BOL
2
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Bologna of late. It has been 6 Serie A games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday evening against Empoli.

Empoli 12th Bologna 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Empoli scoring 1 goal or less
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Bologna will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-39
Empoli have scored 39% fewer goals at home than predicted
+16
Bologna have scored 16% more goals when away than predicted
0.7
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie A - 2024/2025 season
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Empoli
PG (predicted goals)
Bologna
1
1.2
Attack rating
%
better
EMP
BOL
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
EMP
BOL
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Empoli v Bologna Serie A lLine ups will show here when available.

Empoli Serie A squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19735
D VásquezS EspositoF AnjorinL Henderson
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Vásquez GLK19
2
-
A Ismajli DEF19
1
-
E Gyasi FWD192
3
-
L Colombo FWD1942
2
-
G Pezzella DEF182
4
-
L Henderson MID181
5
-
M Viti DEF17
1
-
S. Goglichidze DEF16
1
L Cacace DEF1512
4
-
F Anjorin MID153
2
-
Y Maleh MID151
2
-
S Esposito FWD157
1
-
E Ekong FWD14
1
-
O Solbakken FWD14
1
-
A Grassi MID11
4
-
P Pellegri  FWD113
3
-
N Haas  MID10
1
-
J Fazzini MID9
2
-
L. Marianucci DEF6
-
M Sciglio DEF6
1
J Sambia DEF5
-
Bologna Serie A squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18646
R FreulerR OrsoliniS CastroT Pobega
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Beukema DEF181
-
R Freuler MID182
2
-
S Castro FWD1744
2
-
J Lucumí DEF151
4
1
G Fabbian MID151
2
-
J Odgaard FWD153
1
-
R Orsolini FWD1561
-
J Miranda DEF143
2
-
D Ndoye FWD1432
1
-
T Dallinga FWD141
-
S Posch DEF13
1
-
L Skorupski GLK12
1
-
N Moro MID111
-
E Holm DEF101
2
-
L Silvestri  DEF9
1
-
C Lykogiannis DEF81
1
-
K Urbański MID81
2
-
T Pobega MID82
4
2
M Aebischer MID7
-
J Karlsson FWD71
1
-
F Ravaglia GLK6
-
N Casale DEF6
-
B Domínguez FWD62
-
M Erlic DEF4
-
S Junior FWD41
-
L Ferguson MID3
-
N Cambiaghi FWD1
-