Serie A

Serie A | Gameweek 7

Oct 1, 2023 at 11.30am UK

Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

Bologna
3 - 0
Empoli

Orsolini (21', 66', 90+2')
Corazza (44'), El Azzouzi (58')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Cacace (10'), Walukiewicz (39'), Ranocchia (45+3'), Cancellieri (81')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Serie A clash between Bologna and Empoli, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Bologna

All competitions

Last Game: Monza 0-0 Bologna
Thursday, September 28 at 5.30pm in Serie A

Goals
for

Top scorers

Empoli

All competitions

Last Game: Empoli 1-0 Salernitana
Wednesday, September 27 at 5.30pm in Serie A

Goals
for

Top scorers

As Empoli have won only one of their last 17 away fixtures in the league, and two of Bologna's four draws this term were with Calcio heavyweights Juventus and Napoli, the hosts should secure maximum points from Sunday's early kickoff. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bologna win with a probability of 51.86%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Empoli had a probability of 23.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bologna win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.59%) and 2-1 (9.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.81%), while for a Empoli win it was 0-1 (7.31%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bologna would win this match.

Result
Bologna	Draw	Empoli
51.86% ( -1.13)	24.84% ( 0.4)	23.3% ( 0.72)

Both teams to score 50.53% (

-0.37)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.46% (

-0.91)

51.54% (

0.91)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.66% (

-0.8)

73.34% (

0.79)

Bologna Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.14% (

-0.8)

19.86% (

0.8)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

48.04% (

-1.31)

51.96% (

1.31)

Empoli Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.05% (

0.17)

36.95% (

-0.17)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.26% (

0.17)

73.74% (

-0.17)

Score Analysis

Bologna 51.86%

Empoli 23.3%

Draw 24.84%

Bologna	Draw	Empoli
1-0 @ 11.86% ( 0.14) 2-0 @ 9.59% ( -0.13) 2-1 @ 9.55% ( -0.09) 3-0 @ 5.17% ( -0.2) 3-1 @ 5.14% ( -0.18) 3-2 @ 2.56% ( -0.08) 4-0 @ 2.09% ( -0.14) 4-1 @ 2.08% ( -0.13) 4-2 @ 1.04% ( -0.06) Other @ 2.8% Total : 51.86%	1-1 @ 11.81% ( 0.19) 0-0 @ 7.34% ( 0.26) 2-2 @ 4.75% ( -0.02) Other @ 0.94% Total : 24.84%	0-1 @ 7.31% ( 0.29) 1-2 @ 5.88% ( 0.12) 0-2 @ 3.64% ( 0.16) 1-3 @ 1.95% ( 0.05) 2-3 @ 1.58% 0-3 @ 1.21% ( 0.06) Other @ 1.74% Total : 23.3%