Match Report
5 points and 6 places separated them: Calcio Padova 9th with 46, Empoli 15th with 41. Recent form flatters Calcio Padova's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 9th.
Calcio Padova arrived off five straight defeats.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 2 for Calcio Padova, 4 for Empoli and 4 drawn, at 3.7 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 70% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%. The fixture has tightened lately: 2.8 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 3.7 all-time.
Goal scorers
Calcio Padova: Mattia Bortolussi (84')
Key stats
Possession: Calcio Padova 44% · Empoli 56% · Total shots: 16-11 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 4-4


