Cittadella vs Empoli

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🕒 Sat, 08 Feb 2020 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato 🧑‍⚖️ Eugenio Abbattista 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2019-2020 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Cittadella 4 · Empoli 18

Referee Stats

Eugenio Abbattista

15 matches · 4.13 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.13
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	47%
Home wins	40%
Draws	13%
Away wins	47%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-11).
Cittadella controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Cittadella (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-8

Goals For / Against

25 / 28

Avg: 1.25 / 1.40

Points

Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Empoli (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

21 / 23

Avg: 1.11 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie B fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.30

PPG

1.37

1.25

1.11

1.40

1.21

53%

O2.5

33%

53%

BTTS

39%

47%

Score 1st

44%

League-position context

Cittadella rank4th

Empoli rank18th

Cittadella points57

Empoli points25

Cittadella: #4 · 57 pts · GD +1

11 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 18 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Empoli: #18 · 25 pts · GD -2

43 pts off the top 2. 26 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts from safety.

32-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cittadella last 5 home

W L L W L

Points6/15

Weighted index47

Goals5-7

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Empoli last 5 away

W W L W D

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals9-4

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cittadella trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Empoli trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.528%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Cittadella score at home79%

Cittadella clean sheet at home37%

Empoli score away56%

Empoli clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Cittadella score first47%

Cittadella win after scoring first67%

Empoli score first44%

Empoli win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cittadella 38% · Empoli 22%

Avg first goal minute: Cittadella 38.3' · Empoli 41.5'

Vs league average

Cittadella score at home1.25 vs 1.41

Cittadella concede at home1.40 vs 1.12

Empoli score away1.11 vs 1.12

Empoli concede away1.21 vs 1.41

Cittadella score 11% below league average, while Empoli score 1% below league average.

Defensive side: Cittadella are 25% above league average at home, and Empoli are 14% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Cittadella goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

46-60 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Empoli goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

58%

42%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

460

335

Passes Accurate

364

228

Passes %

79%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

6' ⚽

⚽

6' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Mancuso

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Fiamozzi

16'

16' L. Henderson

18'

18' M. Gargiulo

26' ↑↓

↑↓

26' ⇄ S. Ricci

1st substitution · For: L. Štulac

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Adorni

Normal Goal

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ C. D'Urso

1st substitution · For: D. Luppi

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

N. Bajrami

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Mancuso

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ L. Mancuso

2nd substitution · For: A. La Mantia

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ M. Gargiulo

2nd substitution · For: A. Vita

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ F. Proia

3rd substitution · For: M. Rosafio

90'

90' D. Adorni

Cittadella vs Empoli 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Empoli beat Cittadella 2-1 on Saturday, 08 February 2020 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Eugenio Abbattista. It was played at Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato.

First half: Empoli took an early lead at 6' when L. Mancuso scored, with the assist credited to R. Fiamozzi, making the score 0-1. L. Henderson received a yellow card for Empoli at 16'. M. Gargiulo received a yellow card for Cittadella at 18'. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 26', with S. Ricci replacing L. Štulac. Cittadella leveled the score at 38' when D. Adorni scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Cittadella made their 1st substitution at 60', with C. D'Urso replacing D. Luppi. Empoli took the lead at 73' when N. Bajrami scored, with the assist credited to L. Mancuso, making the score 1-2. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 76', with L. Mancuso replacing A. La Mantia. Cittadella made their 2nd substitution at 81', with M. Gargiulo replacing A. Vita. Cittadella made their 3rd substitution at 87', with F. Proia replacing M. Rosafio. D. Adorni received a yellow card for Cittadella at 90'.

Cittadella used 3 substitutions while Empoli used 2 substitutions. Cittadella got 2 yellow cards, while Empoli got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-11).
Cittadella controlled possession (58%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	1
Draws	3
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (40.0%)
BTTS	4 (80.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	0
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

Cittadella vs Empoli Head-to-Head History by Season

2020-2021 Season

07 Mar 2021 Empoli vs Cittadella 1 - 1 21 Nov 2020 Cittadella vs Empoli 2 - 2

2019-2020 Season

08 Feb 2020 Cittadella vs Empoli 1 - 2

2017-2018 Season

24 Feb 2018 Cittadella vs Empoli 1 - 1 23 Sep 2017 Empoli vs Cittadella 0 - 1