Match Report
6 points and 4 places separated them: Empoli 15th with 41, Pescara 19th with 35. Scoring rates set the scale: Empoli 1.24 scored and 1.42 conceded per game, Pescara 1.34 and 1.74, with the league averaging 1.28.
12 games without a win framed Empoli's arrival, having scored in 9 consecutive games. 5 matches unbeaten backed Pescara's arrival. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Empoli against 11/15 for Pescara.
The sides have met 16 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for Empoli, 4 draws and 5 for Pescara, at 2.69 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 38% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani (capacity 16,284). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Empoli led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-2.
Goal scorers
Empoli: Stiven Shpendi (9'), Matteo Lovato (33'), Stiven Shpendi (65'), Daniel Fila (80') · Pescara: Antonio Di Nardo (41'), Antonio Di Nardo (47')
Key stats
Possession: Empoli 56% · Pescara 44% · Total shots: 24-13 · On target: 9-6 · Corners: 6-9