Match Report
Empoli, 18th on 31 points, faced a 34-point deficit to Fiorentina (6th, 65). Empoli had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Fiorentina 1.58 scored and 1.08 conceded per game, Empoli 0.87 and 1.55, with the league averaging 1.28.
Fiorentina's unbeaten run stood at 5. Empoli's winless run stood at 15. The last-five ledger: Fiorentina 11/15, Empoli 2/15.
GioScore's database holds 18 meetings between the two: 6 for Fiorentina, 5 for Empoli and 7 drawn, at 2.39 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 39% of those meetings.
Stadio Artemio Franchi, capacity 43,147, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Fiorentina led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Fiorentina: Rolando Mandragora (25'), Yacine Adli (7') · Empoli: Jacopo Fazzini (57')
Key stats
Possession: Fiorentina 53% · Empoli 47% · Total shots: 6-8 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 1-6