AC Milan vs Empoli: result 2-1 and analysis
Serie ARegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 29, 2015 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
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What was the result of AC Milan vs Empoli?
AC Milan won 2-1 on August 29, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 16′C. BaccaAC Milan
- 20′R. SaponaraEmpoli
- 69′Luiz AdrianoAC Milan
Official lineup for AC Milan vs Empoli
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
AC Milan
- 8Suso
- 9Luiz Adriano
- 70C. Bacca
- 23A. Nocerino
- 34Nigel de Jong
- 91A. Bertolacci
- 2M. De Sciglio
- 13A. Romagnoli
- 17C. Zapata
- 31Luca Antonelli
- 1Diego López
Empoli
- 7Massimo Maccarone
- 20M. Pucciarelli
- 5R. Saponara
- 11D. Croce
- 14A. Dioussé
- 17P. Zieliński
- 3M. Zambelli
- 19F. Barba
- 21Mário Rui
- 26L. Tonelli
- 28Ł. Skorupski
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, AC Milan have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Empoli have 3, 6 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2015 | Fiorentina(away) | 0-2 | Serie A |
| May 30, 2015 | Atalanta(away) | 3-1 | Serie A |
| May 24, 2015 | Torino(home) | 3-0 | Serie A |
| May 17, 2015 | Sassuolo(away) | 2-3 | Serie A |
| May 9, 2015 | AS Roma(home) | 2-1 | Serie A |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2015 | Chievo(home) | 1-3 | Serie A |
| May 31, 2015 | Inter(away) | 3-4 | Serie A |
| May 24, 2015 | Sampdoria(home) | 1-1 | Serie A |
| May 17, 2015 | Hellas Verona(away) | 1-2 | Serie A |
| May 10, 2015 | Fiorentina(home) | 2-3 | Serie A |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 AC Milan wins, 2 draws, 0 Empoli wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2015 | AC Milan 1-1 Empoli | Serie A |
| Sep 23, 2014 | Empoli 2-2 AC Milan | Serie A |
How many goals should we expect?
AC Milan score 1.4 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Empoli score 1.5 and concede 1.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Milan | 1.4 | 1.5 | 3 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
| Empoli | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2 | 11/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | AC Milan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 12 |
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