Match Report
In the standings it was Empoli 18th on 31 points, Cagliari 15th on 36 — separated by 5. Recent form flatters Empoli's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 18th. In league terms the two rates read 0.87/1.55 for Empoli and 1.05/1.47 for Cagliari (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
Empoli had not won in 15 games.
11 meetings are on record — 4 won by Empoli, 3 by Cagliari, 4 drawn, at 2.36 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 27% of the wins in this matchup. These meetings skew tight — only 27% saw more than two goals. Goals have dried up lately: 1.4 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.36 across the full history.
The match was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani in Empoli (capacity 16,284). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.