Match Report
46 points for Calcio Padova (9th), 41 for Empoli (15th): a 5-point gap. On the form table Calcio Padova stood 2nd over the last five rounds, despite being 9th overall. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Calcio Padova ran at 1.03 scored and 1.29 conceded, Empoli at 1.24 and 1.42.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Calcio Padova.
10 meetings are on record — 2 won by Calcio Padova, 4 by Empoli, 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%. 2.8 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 3.7.
Stadio Comunale Euganeo, capacity 32,420, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
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