Empoli vs Bologna
Competition – Serie A
Stadium – Carlo Castellani
Date: 7th May 2017
Kick-off time – 14:00 GMT
Live in-play betting – bet365
Empoli will be hoping to get back to winning ways with a victory over Bologna in this fixture.
Empoli are currently 17th in the Serie A table after collecting just 29 points from 34 games.
They were recently on a winning run after winning 2 on the bounce but lost their last league game which brought that run to an end.
They have won just 2 of their last 10 league games.
A win in this game could save them from relegation but a loss would bring them within 1 point of the relegation zone.
Their recent home form is not good enough – they have not won any of their 6 home games, losing 4 and drawing 2 of those fixtures.
Bologna are also struggling in the league – they have 38 points from 34 games and they are currently in 16th position in the league table.
They have won 3 of their last 10 league games, losing 5 and drawing 2.
They are safe from relegation this season but if they lose this game, they might finish further down the table than they would want.
They have just 1 win from their last 8 away games losing 4 of those fixtures.
Empoli (probable): Skorupski; Laurini, Bellusci, Barba, Pasqual; Tello, Diousse, Krunic; El Kaddouri; Pucciarelli, Thiam
Suspended: None
Bologna (probable): Mirante; Torosidis, Gastaldello, Maietta, Mbaye; Dzemaili, Viviani, Taider; Verdi, Destro, Krejci
Suspended: None
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
| Empoli last 5 matches (most recent first): |
| 30/04/17 |
(h)Sassuolo |
1-3 |
L |
| 23/04/17 |
(a)AC Milan |
1-2 |
W |
| 15/04/17 |
(a)Fiorentina |
1-2 |
W |
| 08/04/17 |
(h)Pescara |
1-1 |
D |
| 01/04/17 |
(a)Roma |
2-0 |
L |
| Bologna last 5 matches (most recent first): |
| 30/04/17 |
(h)Udinese |
4-0 |
W |
| 22/04/17 |
(a)Atalanta |
3-2 |
L |
| 15/04/17 |
(a)Palermo |
0-0 |
D |
| 09/04/17 |
(h)Roma |
0-3 |
L |
| 02/04/17 |
(a)Fiorentina |
1-0 |
L |
Last time they met: Bologna 0-0 Empoli
Other fixtures taking place this week in Serie A:
Serie A Table
Serie A Results
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