Match Report
Empoli (10th, 6 pts) visited Mantova (1st, 10 pts) with 4 points between them. In league terms the two rates read 2/0.75 for Mantova and 0.75/1 for Empoli (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
8 matches unbeaten backed Empoli's arrival, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Mantova, 2 draws and 2 for Empoli, at 2.75 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won.
A. Colombo officiated: 95 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. Stadio Danilo Martelli, capacity 7,487, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Mantova: Francesco Ruocco (58'), Vanja Vlahović (61'), Fahem Benaïssa (90') · Empoli: Edoardo Saporiti (51')
Key stats
Possession: Mantova 46% · Empoli 54% · Total shots: 16-6 · On target: 9-2 · Corners: 3-6




