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Empoli vs Chievo, 23 October 2016: result and statistics

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Empoli

0 : 0 Half-time score 0:0 23 October 2016
Chievo crest

Chievo

Serie A standings Serie A
#TeamPScoredConcededPoints
18 Empoli 38 29 61 32
14 Chievo 38 43 61 43

Squad news

Preliminary squads: Empoli — Chievo

Squads may change before kickoff.

Preliminary
Empoli 4-3-1-2
CoachG. Martusciello
Chievo 4-3-1-2
CoachR. Maran
6.8 28. L. Skorupski
6.8 21. M. Pasqual
7.1 6. G. Bellusci
7.2 15. A. Costa
6.9 2. V. Laurini
6.5 11. D. Croce
6.5 10. R. Saponara
6.7 5. J. Mauri
6.7 33. R. Krunić
6.5 7. M. Maccarone
6.9 89. G. Marilungo
6.8 70. S. Sorrentino
7.0 5. A. Gamberini
7.1 3. D. Dainelli
6.9 18. M. Gobbi
6.9 29. F. Cacciatore
7.3 23. V. Birsa
6.7 4. N. Rigoni
6.9 56. P. Hetemaj
7.2 19. L. Castro
6.7 83. A. Floro Flores
6.9 69. R. Meggiorini
Empoli Substitutes
13
F. Veseli D
7.2
20
M. Pucciarelli F
6.7
88
A. Tello M
6.7
3
M. Zambelli D
6.2
4
F. Dimarco D
7.0
8
A. El Hadji M
6.6
9
L. Mchedlidze F
6.4
17
R. Maiello M
7.2
19
F. Barba D
6.9
23
A. Pelagotti G
6.7
31
Matheus Pereira M
77
M. Büchel M
6.6
Chievo Substitutes
45
R. Inglese F
6.6
13
M. Izco M
6.7
8
I. Radovanović M
6.7
1
J. de Guzmán M
6.7
2
N. Spolli D
7.1
20
G. Sardo D
21
N. Frey D
7.3
27
V. Parigini M
6.3
28
S. Bastien M
31
S. Pellissier F
6.6
90
A. Seculin G
98
A. Confente G

Pre-match statistics

Form over the last five matches: Empoli — Chievo

Empoli

0 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses in the last 5 matches

Pre-match statistics

Empoli — all matches

Details for the 5 most recent matches in this sample.

Empoli
DateCompetitionOpponentScoreResult
16.10.2016 Serie A Genoa — Empoli 0:0 D
02.10.2016 Serie A Empoli — Juventus 0:3 L
25.09.2016 Serie A Lazio — Empoli 2:0 L
21.09.2016 Serie A Empoli — Inter 0:2 L
18.09.2016 Serie A Torino — Empoli 0:0 D

Pre-match statistics

Empoli — at home

Details for the 4 most recent matches in this sample.

Empoli
DateCompetitionOpponentScoreResult
02.10.2016 Serie A Empoli — Juventus 0:3 L
21.09.2016 Serie A Empoli — Inter 0:2 L
12.09.2016 Serie A Empoli — Crotone 2:1 W
21.08.2016 Serie A Empoli — Sampdoria 0:1 L
Chievo

3 wins, 0 draws, 2 losses in the last 5 matches

Pre-match statistics

Chievo — all matches

Details for the 5 most recent matches in this sample.

Chievo
DateCompetitionOpponentScoreResult
16.10.2016 Serie A Chievo — AC Milan 1:3 L
01.10.2016 Serie A Pescara — Chievo 0:2 W
24.09.2016 Serie A Napoli — Chievo 2:0 L
21.09.2016 Serie A Chievo — Sassuolo 2:1 W
18.09.2016 Serie A Udinese — Chievo 1:2 W

Pre-match statistics

Chievo — away

Details for the 4 most recent matches in this sample.

Chievo
DateCompetitionOpponentScoreResult
01.10.2016 Serie A Pescara — Chievo 0:2 W
24.09.2016 Serie A Napoli — Chievo 2:0 L
18.09.2016 Serie A Udinese — Chievo 1:2 W
28.08.2016 Serie A Fiorentina — Chievo 1:0 L

Pre-match statistics

Head-to-head: Empoli and Chievo

Head-to-head

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Match timeline

Match events: Empoli — Chievo

First half 0 - 0
Giuseppe Bellusci Yellow card
José Mauri Yellow card
Lucas Castro Yellow card
F. Veseli Replaced: V. Laurini Substitution
Second half 0 - 0
Valter Birsa Yellow card
M. Pucciarelli Replaced: G. Marilungo Substitution
R. Inglese Replaced: A. Floro Flores Substitution
A. Tello Replaced: R. Krunić Substitution
Manuel Pucciarelli Yellow card
Nicola Rigoni Yellow card
Lucas Castro Yellow card
Lucas Castro Red card
M. Izco Replaced: R. Meggiorini Substitution
Massimo Gobbi Yellow card
I. Radovanović Replaced: V. Birsa Substitution
Empoli Metric Chievo
Goals
8 Shots 13
3 Shots on target 2
1 Shots off target 7
4 Blocked shots 4
4 Shots inside the box 4
4 Shots outside the box 9
6 Corners 3
16 Fouls 28
1 Offsides 4
53 % Ball possession, % 47 %
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
435 Total passes 385
344 Accurate passes 288
79 % Pass accuracy, % 75 %
3 Yellow cards 5
Red cards 1
Referee: Fabio Maresca, Italy

Player statistics

Player ratings: Empoli — Chievo

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Empoli Rating
6
Giuseppe Bellusci D · 90 min
8.0
Shots 0 Shots on target 0 Total passes 50 Key passes 0 Interceptions 3 Duels: won / total 4 / 7 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 0 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 2 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
5
José Mauri M · 90 min
7.4
Shots 0 Shots on target 0 Total passes 45 Key passes 1 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 11 / 19 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 2 Fouls drawn 3 Fouls committed 4 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
21
Manuel Pasqual D · 90 min
7.3
Shots 1 Shots on target 0 Total passes 44 Key passes 0 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 6 / 7 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 1 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
28
Łukasz Skorupski G · 90 min
7.2
Shots 0 Shots on target 0 Total passes 12 Key passes 0 Interceptions 0 Duels: won / total 0 / 0 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 0 Fouls drawn 0 Fouls committed 0 Goalkeeper saves 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
15
Andrea Costa D · 90 min
7.1
Shots 0 Shots on target 0 Total passes 34 Key passes 0 Interceptions 3 Duels: won / total 9 / 17 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
33
Rade Krunić M · 68 min
7.0
Shots 2 Shots on target 1 Total passes 21 Key passes 0 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 7 / 12 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 1 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 4 Fouls committed 2 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
13
Frédéric Veseli D · 45 min · Substitute appearance
7.0
Shots 0 Shots on target 0 Total passes 26 Key passes 0 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 3 / 4 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 0 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 0 Fouls committed 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
11
Daniele Croce M · 90 min
6.9
Shots 0 Shots on target 0 Total passes 39 Key passes 0 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 9 / 16 Dribbles: successful / attempted 3 / 4 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 4 Fouls committed 2 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
10
Riccardo Saponara M · 90 min
6.8
Shots 2 Shots on target 1 Total passes 24 Key passes 2 Interceptions 0 Duels: won / total 7 / 14 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 3 Fouls drawn 5 Fouls committed 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
89
Guido Marilungo F · 59 min
6.7
Shots 0 Shots on target 0 Total passes 6 Key passes 0 Interceptions 0 Duels: won / total 5 / 11 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 0 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 2 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
20
Manuel Pucciarelli F · 31 min · Substitute appearance
6.7
Shots 1 Shots on target 0 Total passes 6 Key passes 1 Interceptions 0 Duels: won / total 0 / 1 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 0 Fouls drawn 0 Fouls committed 1 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
88
Andrés Tello M · 22 min · Substitute appearance
6.7
Shots 0 Shots on target 0 Total passes 8 Key passes 2 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 0 / 1 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 1 Fouls drawn 0 Fouls committed 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
7
Massimo Maccarone F · 90 min
6.5
Shots 2 Shots on target 1 Total passes 8 Key passes 0 Interceptions 0 Duels: won / total 5 / 12 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 3 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 3 Fouls committed 2 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
2
Vincent Laurini D · 45 min
6.5
Shots 0 Shots on target 0 Total passes 21 Key passes 0 Interceptions 0 Duels: won / total 2 / 4 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
Chievo Rating
29
Fabrizio Cacciatore D · 90 min
7.9
Shots 1 Shots on target 0 Total passes 46 Key passes 2 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 4 / 7 Dribbles: successful / attempted 2 / 3 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
5
Alessandro Gamberini D · 90 min
7.3
Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 17 Key passes 0 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 4 / 6 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 0 Fouls drawn 0 Fouls committed 2 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
70
Stefano Sorrentino G · 90 min
7.2
Shots 0 Shots on target 0 Total passes 15 Key passes 0 Interceptions 0 Duels: won / total 0 / 0 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 0 Fouls drawn 0 Fouls committed 0 Goalkeeper saves 3 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
56
Përparim Hetemaj M · 90 min
7.1
Shots 1 Shots on target 0 Total passes 26 Key passes 1 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 10 / 15 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 5 Fouls committed 2 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
3
Dario Dainelli D · 90 min
6.8
Shots 0 Shots on target 0 Total passes 19 Key passes 0 Interceptions 6 Duels: won / total 1 / 4 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 0 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 3 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
18
Massimo Gobbi D · 90 min
6.8
Shots 1 Shots on target 0 Total passes 30 Key passes 1 Interceptions 0 Duels: won / total 5 / 12 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 2 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 4 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
69
Riccardo Meggiorini F · 83 min
6.6
Shots 4 Shots on target 0 Total passes 9 Key passes 0 Interceptions 0 Duels: won / total 5 / 13 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 2 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 0 Fouls committed 2 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
83
Antonio Floro Flores F · 61 min
6.6
Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 16 Key passes 0 Interceptions 0 Duels: won / total 5 / 13 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 3 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 1 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
45
Roberto Inglese F · 29 min
6.6
Shots 1 Shots on target 0 Total passes 4 Key passes 0 Interceptions 0 Duels: won / total 5 / 11 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 0 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 4 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
4
Nicola Rigoni M · 90 min
6.5
Shots 1 Shots on target 0 Total passes 34 Key passes 0 Interceptions 0 Duels: won / total 5 / 12 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 2 Dribbled past 2 Fouls drawn 0 Fouls committed 3 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
23
Valter Birsa M · 89 min
6.5
Shots 2 Shots on target 0 Total passes 30 Key passes 3 Interceptions 3 Duels: won / total 6 / 13 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 3 Fouls drawn 4 Fouls committed 2 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
19
Lucas Castro M · 80 min
6.5
Shots 0 Shots on target 0 Total passes 38 Key passes 1 Interceptions 6 Duels: won / total 7 / 17 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 4 Dribbled past 2 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 4 Yellow cards 2 Red cards 1
13
Mariano Izco M · 7 min
6.2
Shots 0 Shots on target 0 Total passes 4 Key passes 0 Interceptions 0 Duels: won / total 0 / 2 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 1 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 0 Fouls committed 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
8
Ivan Radovanović M · 1 min
—
Shots 0 Shots on target 0 Total passes 0 Key passes 0 Interceptions 0 Duels: won / total 0 / 0 Dribbles: successful / attempted 0 / 0 Fouls drawn 0 Fouls committed 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0

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Pre-match statistics

Corners: Empoli — Chievo

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Empoli
Average per match
10
Team 4.6 Opponent 5.4
Above the line in 4 of 5 matches

Pre-match statistics

Corners · Empoli — all matches

Details for the 5 most recent matches in this sample.

Empoli
DateCompetitionOpponentCornersResult
16.10.2016 Serie A Genoa — Empoli 2:3 D
02.10.2016 Serie A Empoli — Juventus 5:7 L
25.09.2016 Serie A Lazio — Empoli 6:5 L
21.09.2016 Serie A Empoli — Inter 5:4 L
18.09.2016 Serie A Torino — Empoli 5:8 D

Pre-match statistics

Corners · Empoli — at home

Details for the 4 most recent matches in this sample.

Empoli
DateCompetitionOpponentCornersResult
02.10.2016 Serie A Empoli — Juventus 5:7 L
21.09.2016 Serie A Empoli — Inter 5:4 L
12.09.2016 Serie A Empoli — Crotone 5:0 W
21.08.2016 Serie A Empoli — Sampdoria 2:5 L
Chievo
Average per match
11.6
Team 5.6 Opponent 6
Above the line in 4 of 5 matches

Pre-match statistics

Corners · Chievo — all matches

Details for the 5 most recent matches in this sample.

Chievo
DateCompetitionOpponentCornersResult
16.10.2016 Serie A Chievo — AC Milan 7:2 L
01.10.2016 Serie A Pescara — Chievo 5:11 W
24.09.2016 Serie A Napoli — Chievo 2:4 L
21.09.2016 Serie A Chievo — Sassuolo 7:9 W
18.09.2016 Serie A Udinese — Chievo 7:4 W

Pre-match statistics

Corners · Chievo — away

Details for the 4 most recent matches in this sample.

Chievo
DateCompetitionOpponentCornersResult
01.10.2016 Serie A Pescara — Chievo 5:11 W
24.09.2016 Serie A Napoli — Chievo 2:4 L
18.09.2016 Serie A Udinese — Chievo 7:4 W
28.08.2016 Serie A Fiorentina — Chievo 4:4 L

Pre-match statistics

Shots on target: Empoli — Chievo

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Empoli
Average per match
7.6
Team 2.4 Opponent 5.2
Above the line in 1 of 5 matches

Pre-match statistics

Shots on target · Empoli — all matches

Details for the 5 most recent matches in this sample.

Empoli
DateCompetitionOpponentShots on targetResult
16.10.2016 Serie A Genoa — Empoli 1:3 D
02.10.2016 Serie A Empoli — Juventus 3:11 L
25.09.2016 Serie A Lazio — Empoli 3:3 L
21.09.2016 Serie A Empoli — Inter 3:4 L
18.09.2016 Serie A Torino — Empoli 2:5 D

Pre-match statistics

Shots on target · Empoli — at home

Details for the 4 most recent matches in this sample.

Empoli
DateCompetitionOpponentShots on targetResult
02.10.2016 Serie A Empoli — Juventus 3:11 L
21.09.2016 Serie A Empoli — Inter 3:4 L
12.09.2016 Serie A Empoli — Crotone 4:2 W
21.08.2016 Serie A Empoli — Sampdoria 3:5 L
Chievo
Average per match
7.6
Team 4 Opponent 3.6
Above the line in 2 of 5 matches

Pre-match statistics

Shots on target · Chievo — all matches

Details for the 5 most recent matches in this sample.

Chievo
DateCompetitionOpponentShots on targetResult
16.10.2016 Serie A Chievo — AC Milan 5:5 L
01.10.2016 Serie A Pescara — Chievo 4:2 W
24.09.2016 Serie A Napoli — Chievo 2:5 L
21.09.2016 Serie A Chievo — Sassuolo 3:2 W
18.09.2016 Serie A Udinese — Chievo 6:4 W

Pre-match statistics

Shots on target · Chievo — away

Details for the 4 most recent matches in this sample.

Chievo
DateCompetitionOpponentShots on targetResult
01.10.2016 Serie A Pescara — Chievo 4:2 W
24.09.2016 Serie A Napoli — Chievo 2:5 L
18.09.2016 Serie A Udinese — Chievo 6:4 W
28.08.2016 Serie A Fiorentina — Chievo 2:3 L

Pre-match statistics

Yellow cards: Empoli — Chievo

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Empoli
Average per match
5
Team 2.4 Opponent 2.6
Above the line in 4 of 5 matches

Pre-match statistics

Yellow cards · Empoli — all matches

Details for the 5 most recent matches in this sample.

Empoli
DateCompetitionOpponentYellow cardsResult
16.10.2016 Serie A Genoa — Empoli 4:2 D
02.10.2016 Serie A Empoli — Juventus 2:1 L
25.09.2016 Serie A Lazio — Empoli 2:2 L
21.09.2016 Serie A Empoli — Inter 1:4 L
18.09.2016 Serie A Torino — Empoli 3:4 D

Pre-match statistics

Yellow cards · Empoli — at home

Details for the 4 most recent matches in this sample.

Empoli
DateCompetitionOpponentYellow cardsResult
02.10.2016 Serie A Empoli — Juventus 2:1 L
21.09.2016 Serie A Empoli — Inter 1:4 L
12.09.2016 Serie A Empoli — Crotone 1:3 W
21.08.2016 Serie A Empoli — Sampdoria 2:4 L
Chievo
Average per match
5
Team 3.2 Opponent 1.8
Above the line in 4 of 5 matches

Pre-match statistics

Yellow cards · Chievo — all matches

Details for the 5 most recent matches in this sample.

Chievo
DateCompetitionOpponentYellow cardsResult
16.10.2016 Serie A Chievo — AC Milan 3:2 L
01.10.2016 Serie A Pescara — Chievo 3:1 W
24.09.2016 Serie A Napoli — Chievo 4:2 L
21.09.2016 Serie A Chievo — Sassuolo 2:1 W
18.09.2016 Serie A Udinese — Chievo 4:3 W

Pre-match statistics

Yellow cards · Chievo — away

Details for the 4 most recent matches in this sample.

Chievo
DateCompetitionOpponentYellow cardsResult
01.10.2016 Serie A Pescara — Chievo 3:1 W
24.09.2016 Serie A Napoli — Chievo 4:2 L
18.09.2016 Serie A Udinese — Chievo 4:3 W
28.08.2016 Serie A Fiorentina — Chievo 2:0 L

Per-match average · last 5 games

Team statistical profile: Empoli — Chievo

Empoli
Chievo
Shots
Shots on target
Corners
Ball possession, %
Pass accuracy, %
Goalkeeper saves
Fouls
Yellow cards
Offsides

Team statistical profile

Empoli — all matches

Details for the 5 most recent matches in this sample.

Empoli
DateCompetitionOpponent Shots Result
16.10.2016 Serie A Genoa — Empoli 2:8 D
02.10.2016 Serie A Empoli — Juventus 6:26 L
25.09.2016 Serie A Lazio — Empoli 9:12 L
21.09.2016 Serie A Empoli — Inter 9:13 L
18.09.2016 Serie A Torino — Empoli 5:14 D

Team statistical profile

Empoli — at home

Details for the 4 most recent matches in this sample.

Empoli
DateCompetitionOpponent Shots Result
02.10.2016 Serie A Empoli — Juventus 6:26 L
21.09.2016 Serie A Empoli — Inter 9:13 L
12.09.2016 Serie A Empoli — Crotone 13:6 W
21.08.2016 Serie A Empoli — Sampdoria 8:16 L

Team statistical profile

Chievo — all matches

Details for the 5 most recent matches in this sample.

Chievo
DateCompetitionOpponent Shots Result
16.10.2016 Serie A Chievo — AC Milan 8:16 L
01.10.2016 Serie A Pescara — Chievo 15:11 W
24.09.2016 Serie A Napoli — Chievo 7:13 L
21.09.2016 Serie A Chievo — Sassuolo 5:7 W
18.09.2016 Serie A Udinese — Chievo 20:8 W

Team statistical profile

Chievo — away

Details for the 4 most recent matches in this sample.

Chievo
DateCompetitionOpponent Shots Result
01.10.2016 Serie A Pescara — Chievo 15:11 W
24.09.2016 Serie A Napoli — Chievo 7:13 L
18.09.2016 Serie A Udinese — Chievo 20:8 W
28.08.2016 Serie A Fiorentina — Chievo 9:13 L

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Match information

Match information: Empoli — Chievo

Kick-off23 October 2016, 16:00
CompetitionSerie A
Season2016/17
Round / stageRegular Season - 9
VenueCarlo Castellani
CityEmpoli
RefereeFabio Maresca, Italy

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions: Empoli — Chievo

01 What time does Empoli vs Chievo kick off?

Empoli vs Chievo (Serie A) kicks off 23 October 2016, 16:00.

02 Where is Empoli vs Chievo being played?

The match is played at Carlo Castellani (Empoli).

03 Who is the referee for Empoli vs Chievo?

The referee for Empoli vs Chievo is Fabio Maresca, Italy.

04 What is the recent form of Empoli and Chievo?

Empoli: 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in the last 5 matches, goals 0–7. Chievo: 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses in the last 5 matches, goals 7–7.

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