Match Report
In the standings it was Empoli U19 11th on 42 points, Fiorentina U19 14th on 37 — separated by 5. Empoli U19 ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Per game in the league, Empoli U19 were scoring 1.44 and conceding 1.59, Fiorentina U19 1.53 and 1.59, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
Empoli U19 had been beaten in three straight games. The last-five ledger: Empoli U19 3/15, Fiorentina U19 10/15.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Empoli U19, 2 by Fiorentina U19, 1 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The venue was Stadio Carlo Castellani in Empoli, with room for 19,847 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.