Match Report
GioScore's database holds 18 meetings between the two: 9 for Sampdoria, 3 for Empoli and 6 drawn, at 2.17 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 28% of meetings.
Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, capacity 33,205, hosted the game. With 76 matches recorded and 2.3 yellow cards per game, I. Pezzuto was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Sampdoria: Nicholas Pierini (58')
Key stats
Possession: Sampdoria 44% · Empoli 56% · Total shots: 13-10 · On target: 3-0 · Corners: 7-4