Cagliari vs Empoli
Competition – Serie A
Stadium – Sant’Elia
Date: 14th May 2017
Kick-off time – 14:00 GMT
Live in-play betting –
13th Place Cagliari will hope to bounce back from their loss in their last encounter with a win over the hard fighting Empoli.
Cagliari will be happy to finish the season in their current position – which means they would need to win this match.
They currently have 41 points, just one point more than 14th placed Sassuolo.
They have 3 wins and 3 losses from their last 6 league games, one loss coming in their latest outing.
Their recent home form is good – they have 2 wins from their last 2 at home and will be looking to get another 3 points from this match.
Empoli are hovering just above the relegation zone in 17th position.
They have just 32 points from 35 league games this season after winning 8 of those matches.
They have 3 wins from their last 4 games and recorded a win in their last league match.
If they lose this game, they would drop down to just 1 point above the relegation zone, while a win could see them move up to 16th in the league table.
They are currently on a 2 game winning streak away from home and they will be hoping to win this match to push them away from the relegation zone.
Cagliari (probable): Rafael; Pisacane, Salamon, Bruno Alves, Murru; Tachtidis; Isla, Barella, Ionita, Joao Pedro; Borriello
Suspended: None
Empoli (probable): Skorupski; Laurini, Bellusci, Costa, Pasqual; Mauri, Diousse, Croce; El Kaddouri; Thiam, Pucciarelli
Suspended: None
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Cagliari last 5 matches (most recent first): |
06/05/17 |
(a)Napoli |
3-1 |
L |
30/04/17 |
(h)Pescara |
1-0 |
W |
23/04/17 |
(a)Udinese |
2-1 |
L |
15/04/17 |
(h)Chievo |
4-0 |
W |
09/04/17 |
(h)Torino |
2-3 |
L |
Empoli last 5 matches (most recent first): |
07/05/17 |
(h)Bologna |
3-1 |
W |
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 |
Last time they met: Empoli 2-0 Cagliari
Other fixtures taking place this week in Serie A:
October 26, 2024 |
Bologna |
16:00 |
AC Milan |
December 1, 2024 |
Fiorentina |
18:00 |
Inter Milan |
December 23, 2024 |
Fiorentina |
18:30 |
Udinese |
Inter Milan |
20:45 |
Como |
December 28, 2024 |
Empoli |
15:00 |
Genoa |
Parma |
15:00 |
Monza |
Cagliari |
18:00 |
Inter Milan |
Lazio |
20:45 |
Atalanta |
December 29, 2024 |
Udinese |
12:30 |
Torino |
SSC Napoli |
15:00 |
Venezia |
Juventus |
18:00 |
Fiorentina |
AC Milan |
20:45 |
Roma |
December 30, 2024 |
Como |
18:30 |
Lecce |
Bologna |
20:45 |
Verona |
January 4, 2025 |
Venezia |
15:00 |
Empoli |
Fiorentina |
18:00 |
SSC Napoli |
Verona |
20:45 |
Udinese |
Serie A Table
# |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
1 |
Atalanta |
17 |
13 |
1 |
3 |
42 |
19 |
+23 |
40 |
2 |
SSC Napoli |
17 |
12 |
2 |
3 |
26 |
12 |
+14 |
38 |
3 |
Inter Milan |
15 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
40 |
15 |
+25 |
34 |
4 |
Lazio |
17 |
11 |
1 |
5 |
32 |
24 |
+8 |
34 |
5 |
Fiorentina |
15 |
9 |
4 |
2 |
28 |
11 |
+17 |
31 |
6 |
Juventus |
17 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
28 |
13 |
+15 |
31 |
7 |
Bologna |
16 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
23 |
18 |
+5 |
28 |
8 |
AC Milan |
16 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
25 |
16 |
+9 |
26 |
9 |
Udinese |
16 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
19 |
25 |
-6 |
20 |
10 |
Roma |
17 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
23 |
23 |
+0 |
19 |
11 |
Empoli |
17 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
16 |
19 |
-3 |
19 |
12 |
Torino |
17 |
5 |
4 |
8 |
17 |
22 |
-5 |
19 |
13 |
Genoa |
17 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
26 |
-12 |
16 |
14 |
Lecce |
17 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
11 |
29 |
-18 |
16 |
15 |
Como |
16 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
18 |
28 |
-10 |
15 |
16 |
Parma |
17 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
23 |
33 |
-10 |
15 |
17 |
Verona |
17 |
5 |
0 |
12 |
21 |
40 |
-19 |
15 |
18 |
Cagliari |
17 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
16 |
28 |
-12 |
14 |
19 |
Venezia |
17 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
17 |
30 |
-13 |
13 |
20 |
Monza |
17 |
1 |
7 |
9 |
15 |
23 |
-8 |
10 |
Serie A Results
December 22, 2024 |
Monza |
1 - 2 |
Juventus |
Atalanta |
3 - 2 |
Empoli |
Venezia |
2 - 1 |
Cagliari |
Roma |
5 - 0 |
Parma |
December 21, 2024 |
Lecce |
1 - 2 |
Lazio |
Genoa |
1 - 2 |
SSC Napoli |
Torino |
0 - 2 |
Bologna |
December 20, 2024 |
Verona |
0 - 1 |
AC Milan |
December 16, 2024 |
Lazio |
0 - 6 |
Inter Milan |
December 15, 2024 |
AC Milan |
0 - 0 |
Genoa |
Como |
2 - 0 |
Roma |
Parma |
2 - 3 |
Verona |
Bologna |
1 - 0 |
Fiorentina |
Lecce |
2 - 1 |
Monza |
December 14, 2024 |
Juventus |
2 - 2 |
Venezia |
Udinese |
1 - 3 |
SSC Napoli |
Cagliari |
0 - 1 |
Atalanta |
December 13, 2024 |
Empoli |
0 - 1 |
Torino |
December 9, 2024 |
Monza |
1 - 2 |
Udinese |