Match Report
Empoli, 1st with 73 points, sat 17 points above Chievo (7th, 56). The last five rounds placed Empoli no better than 8th for form, against 1st in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.79/0.92 for Empoli and 1.32/0.97 for Chievo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Empoli had not lost in 15 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Empoli against 6/15 for Chievo.
13 meetings are on record — 1 won by Empoli, 3 by Chievo, 9 drawn, at 2.23 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 23% of the meetings went to the host. These meetings skew tight — only 31% saw more than two goals.
Stadio Carlo Castellani in Empoli staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,847. On the scoreboard, Empoli led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.