Match Report
6 points for Empoli (10th), 4 for Cremonese (16th): a 2-point gap. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Empoli ran at 0.75 scored and 1 conceded, Cremonese at 1.25 and 1.75.
Level finishes had become the habit for Empoli: three in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Defeat had not touched Cremonese in 5 games.
9 meetings are on record — 3 won by Empoli, 2 by Cremonese, 4 drawn, at 2.22 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 22% saw more than two goals.
The referee was P. Tremolada, with 64 matches in our database and 2.4 yellows per game on average. The venue was Stadio Carlo Castellani, with room for 16,284 spectators. Empoli led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Empoli: Stiven Shpendi (21')
Key stats
Possession: Empoli 25% · Cremonese 75% · Total shots: 10-15 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 2-5