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Assist

Empoli shirt

84:00'

  • Miha Zajc gets his first assist of the match, on Massimo Maccarone's 84th minute goal.
  • Miha Zajc gets his first assist of the season.

Goal

Empoli shirt

84:00'

  • Massimo Maccarone scores his first goal vs Cagliari at Stadio Sant'Elia in the 84th minute (3 - 2).
  • Massimo Maccarone has scored 5 goals this season (26 matches), he now has 28 goals in 3 Serie A seasons.(97 matches) for Empoli
  • In 7 Serie A seasons, Massimo Maccarone has scored 67 goals (234 matches), this season he has scored 5 goals.(26 matches)
  • Empoli have won 14, drawn 5 and lost 4 of the 23 Serie A matches in which Massimo Maccarone has scored.
  • Best Serie A season for Massimo Maccarone was 07/08 when he scored a total of 13 goals in 35 appearances.
  • Massimo Maccarone has now scored 2 goals against Cagliari in the Serie A in 10 matches.
  • In their last 6 Serie A meetings, Empoli have now scored 9 goals while Cagliari have scored 11.

Substitution

Cagliari shirt

81:00'

  • 81st min: Marco Sau is replaced by Kwang-Song Han.
  • This is the 23rd time Marco Sau has been substituted this season in 28 starts. Overall, he has been substituted 69 times in 98 Serie A starts.
  • Kwang-Song Han started as a sub 8 times, never appeared in the starting XI this season.

Assist

Empoli shirt

79:00'

  • Rade Krunic gets his first assist of the match, on Miha Zajc's 79th minute goal.
  • Rade Krunic gets his first assist of the season.

Goal

Empoli shirt

79:00'

  • Miha Zajc scores his first goal vs Cagliari at Stadio Sant'Elia in the 79th minute (3 - 1).
  • Miha Zajc (Midfielder) is the first player from Slovenia to score for Empoli in the Serie A.
  • Miha Zajc (Midfielder) is the 9th player from Slovenia to score in the Serie A.
  • This is the first goal for Miha Zajc in the Serie A.
  • Cagliari go on to concede a second goal 57.14% of the time after conceding one goal. They have conceded one goal in 7 of their last 10 Serie A matches and gone on to concede again 4 times.
  • Empoli go on to score a second goal 66.67% of the time after scoring one goal. They have scored one goal in 6 of their last 10 Serie A matches and gone on to score again 4 times.
  • In their last 6 Serie A meetings, Empoli have now scored 8 goals while Cagliari have scored 11.

Substitution

Empoli shirt

76:00'

  • 76th min: Mame Thiam is replaced by Miha Zajc.
  • Mame Thiam has been substituted for the 4th time, starting 8 times in this Serie A season.
  • Miha Zajc started as a sub 15 times, never appeared in the starting XI this season.

Substitution

Cagliari shirt

75:00'

  • 75th min: Nicolo Barella is replaced by Simone Padoin.
  • This is the 8th time Nicolo Barella has been substituted this season in 22 starts. Overall, he has been substituted 8 times in 23 Serie A starts.
  • Simone Padoin has been named as a sub 7 times for Cagliari and started the match 23 times.
  • Simone Padoin comes on for the 6 time this season from his 7 appearances on the bench and overall has come off the bench 71 times in 144 appearances on the bench.

75 minute.

75:00'

    • 11 of Cagliari's 48 goals (22.92%) have been scored in the last 10 minutes of the match, compared to 4 of 26 (15.38%) for Empoli.
    • 8 of the 67 goals 11.94% Cagliari have conceded, have come in the last 10 minutes, compared to the Serie A 16/17 season average of 19.06%

    Discipline

    Cagliari shirt

    67:00'

    • Cagliari's Bruno Alves is shown a yellow card in the 67th minute.
    • Bruno Alves's 4th yellow card of the season.
    • It's the 188th yellow card Maurizio Mariani has handed out in the Serie A. (39 matches)
    • It's the 13th yellow card Maurizio Mariani has shown to Cagliari in the Serie A. (4 matches)

    Substitution

    Cagliari shirt

    67:00'

    • 67th min: Joao Pedro is replaced by Artur Ionita.
    • This is the 8th time Joao Pedro has been substituted this season in 15 starts. Overall, he has been substituted 19 times in 30 Serie A starts.
    • Artur Ionita has been named as a sub 4 times for Cagliari and started the match 13 times.
    • Artur Ionita comes on for the 3 time this season from his 4 appearances on the bench and overall has come off the bench 12 times in 16 appearances on the bench.

    Substitution

    Empoli shirt

    61:00'

    • 61st min: Jose Mauri is replaced by Massimo Maccarone.
    • This is the 6th time Jose Mauri has been substituted this season in 10 starts. Overall, he has been substituted 19 times in 42 Serie A starts.
    • Massimo Maccarone comes on for the 11th time for Empoli this season from his 20 appearances on the bench and overall has come off the bench 17 times in 28 appearances on the bench for Empoli.
    • Massimo Maccarone comes on for the 11 time this season from his 20 appearances on the bench and overall has come off the bench 37 times in 52 appearances on the bench.

    60 minute.

    60:00'

      • 10 of the 55 goals 18.18% Empoli have conceded, have come in the last 10 minutes, compared to the Serie A 16/17 season average of 19.06%
      • 8 of 67 Cagliari's goals (11.94%) have been conceded in the last 10 minutes of the match, compared to 10 of 55 (18.18%) for Empoli.

      Penalty

      Empoli shirt

      54:00'

      • Maurizio Mariani awards a penalty after a handball by Nicola Murru, Manuel Pucciarelli takes it but it's saved by Rafael.
      • It's the 17th penalty Maurizio Mariani has awarded in the Serie A, he has given 14 penalties to the home side and 3 to the away side. (39 matches)
      • Manuel Pucciarelli missed his 1 penalty this season from 2 attempts.
      • Empoli have missed their 2 penalties this season from 6 attempts scoring a total of 10 penalties from 15 attempts in 4 seasons.

      Substitution

      Empoli shirt

      51:00'

      • 51st min: Omar El Kaddouri is replaced by Rade Krunic.
      • This is the 8th time Omar El Kaddouri has been substituted this season in 14 starts. Overall, he has been substituted 36 times in 65 Serie A starts.
      • Rade Krunic comes on for the 3 time this season from his 7 appearances on the bench and overall has come off the bench 13 times in 35 appearances on the bench.

      Discipline

      Empoli shirt

      49:00'

      • Empoli's Omar El Kaddouri is shown a yellow card in the 49th minute.
      • Omar El Kaddouri's 4th yellow card of the season for Empoli.
      • Omar El Kaddouri has received his 4th yellow card this season, he now has 19 yellow cards in 5 Serie A seasons.
      • This is the first time Omar El Kaddouri has received a yellow card from Maurizio Mariani in 5 matches.
      • It's the 187th yellow card Maurizio Mariani has handed out in the Serie A. (39 matches)
      • It's the 17th yellow card Maurizio Mariani has shown to Empoli in the Serie A. (6 matches)

      Discipline

      Empoli shirt

      45:00'

      • Empoli's Giuseppe Bellusci is shown a yellow card in the 45th minute.
      • Giuseppe Bellusci's 14th yellow card of the season for Empoli.
      • Giuseppe Bellusci has received his 14th yellow card this season, he now has 43 yellow cards in 6 Serie A seasons.
      • This is the 2nd time Giuseppe Bellusci has received a yellow card from Maurizio Mariani in 4 matches.
      • It's the 186th yellow card Maurizio Mariani has handed out in the Serie A. (39 matches)
      • It's the 16th yellow card Maurizio Mariani has shown to Empoli in the Serie A. (6 matches)
      • Giuseppe Bellusci is closing in on the record for the most yellow cards in a season, he needs 3 yellow cards to receive to equal Daniele Conti(Cagliari)'s 17.
      • Giuseppe Bellusci sets a new record for Empoli in the Serie A receiving 14 yellow cards breaking his own record for yellow cards in a season.

      Assist

      Cagliari shirt

      45:00'

      • Panagiotis Tachtsidis gets his first assist of the match, on Diego Farias's 45th minute goal.
      • Panagiotis Tachtsidis now has 4 assists this season for Cagliari.
      • With 4 assists this season (23 matches), Panagiotis Tachtsidis has now assisted 11 times in 6 Serie A seasons.(125 matches)

      Goal

      Cagliari shirt

      45:00'

      • Diego Farias scores his 2nd goal vs Empoli at Stadio Sant'Elia in the 45th minute (3 - 0).
      • In 2 Serie A seasons, Diego Farias has scored 12 goals (47 matches) for Cagliari, this season he has scored 6 goals in 18 matches.
      • With 6 goals this season (18 matches), Diego Farias has now scored 12 in 3 Serie A seasons.(58 matches)
      • Cagliari go on to score more than three goals 50% of the time after scoring three goals. They have scored three goals in 2 of their last 10 Serie A matches and gone on to score more 1 time.
      • Empoli go on to concede more than three goals 33.33% of the time after conceding three goals. They have conceded three goals in 3 of their last 10 Serie A matches and 1 time gone on to concede more.
      • Diego Farias has now scored 2 goals against Empoli in the Serie A in 4 matches.
      • In their last 6 Serie A meetings, Cagliari have now scored 11 goals while Empoli have scored 7.

      Half Time

      45:00'

        • When Cagliari are leading at half time, they have a 87.5% win rate, with 7 wins out of the 8 times that they've led at half time.
        • When Empoli are losing at half time, they have a 100% lose rate, with 11 matches lost out of the 11 times they have been behind at half time.
        • Cagliari have scored 30 of their 48 goals (62.5%) in the second half compared to Empoli who have scored 12 of their 26 (46.15%).
        • Cagliari have scored 33 of their 48 goals (68.75%) at home compared to Empoli who have scored 16 of their 26 (61.54%).
        • Cagliari have conceded 35 of their 67 goals (52.24%) in the second half compared to Empoli who have conceded 32 of their 55 (58.18%).
        • Cagliari have conceded 31 of their 67 goals (46.27%) at home compared to Empoli who have conceded 28 of their 55 (50.91%).
        • Of the 90 yellow cards Cagliari have collected, 53 (58.89%) have come in the second half of matches, compared with 61 of 99 (61.62%) for Empoli.

        Discipline

        Cagliari shirt

        40:00'

        • Cagliari's Fabio Pisacane is shown a yellow card in the 40th minute.
        • Fabio Pisacane's 6th yellow card of the season.
        • It's the 185th yellow card Maurizio Mariani has handed out in the Serie A. (39 matches)
        • It's the 12th yellow card Maurizio Mariani has shown to Cagliari in the Serie A. (4 matches)

        Goal

        Cagliari shirt

        17:00'

        • Diego Farias scores his first goal vs Empoli at Stadio Sant'Elia in the 17th minute (2 - 0).
        • In 2 Serie A seasons, Diego Farias has scored 11 goals (47 matches) for Cagliari, this season he has scored 5 goals in 18 matches.
        • In 3 Serie A seasons, Diego Farias has scored 11 goals (58 matches), this season he has scored 5 goals.(18 matches)
        • Cagliari have won 5, drawn 2 and lost 2 of the 9 Serie A matches in which Diego Farias has scored.
        • Cagliari go on to score a third goal 50% of the time after scoring two goals. They have scored two goals in 4 of their last 10 Serie A matches and gone on to score again 2 times.
        • Empoli go on to concede a third goal 50% of the time after conceding two goals. They have conceded in two goals in 6 of their last 10 Serie A matches and gone on to concede again 3 times.
        • In their last 6 Serie A meetings, Cagliari have now scored 10 goals while Empoli have scored 7.

        15 minute.

        15:00'

          • When Cagliari are leading 1-0 after 15 minutes, they have a 50% win record (W2,D1,L1) in 4 matches, at home this is 66.67% (W2,D0,L1) in 3 home matches. (last 13 home matches)
          • When Cagliari lead 1-0 after 15 minutes, 2 out of 4 SA games have seen them score 3 goals. (last 22 matches)
          • When Cagliari lead 1-0 after 15 minutes at home, 2 out of 3 SA games have seen them score 3 goals. (last 22 matches)
          • When Cagliari 1-0 lead after 15 minutes, 3 out of their last 4 SA games have seen both teams score. (last 22 matches)
          • When Cagliari 1-0 lead after 15 minutes at home, 2 out of their last 3 SA games have seen both teams score. (last 13 home matches)
          • When Cagliari lead 1-0 after 15 minutes, they have never kept a clean sheet in the last 4 SA games. (last 22 matches)
          • When Cagliari lead 1-0 after 15 minutes, 1 out of their last 3 SA home games have seen them keep a clean sheet. (last 13 home matches)
          • When Cagliari lead 1-0 after 15 minutes, 1 of 3 SA home games have seen them win to nil. (last 13 home matches)
          • When Empoli trail 0-1 after 15 minutes, 1 of 2 SA away games have seen them lose to nil. (last 22 away matches)
          • When Cagliari lead 1-0 after 15 minutes, 3 of last 4 (75%) SA home games have gone over 6.5.

          Assist

          Cagliari shirt

          7:00'

          • Mauricio Isla gets his first assist of the match, on Marco Sau's 7th minute goal.
          • Mauricio Isla now has 6 assists this season for Cagliari.
          • Mauricio Isla has assisted 6 times this season (33 matches), he now has 23 assists in 9 Serie A seasons.(189 matches)

          Goal

          Cagliari shirt

          7:00'

          • Marco Sau has scored the opening goal of the match vs Empoli at Stadio Sant'Elia in the 7th minute (1 - 0).
          • In 4 Serie A seasons, Marco Sau has scored 32 goals (120 matches), this season he has scored 7 goals.(33 matches)
          • The last time Marco Sau scored in the Serie A against Empoli was on Saturday 25th of October 2014.
          • Cagliari have won 15, drawn 6 and lost 6 of the 27 Serie A matches in which Marco Sau has scored.
          • Cagliari have never drawn a Serie A game when Marco Sau has scored first – wining 7 and loosing 3 of those 10 matches.
          • Best Serie A season for Marco Sau was 12/13 when he scored a total of 12 goals in 31 appearances.
          • Cagliari go on to score a second goal 50% of the time after scoring one goal. They have scored one goal in 8 of their last 10 Serie A matches and gone on to score again 4 times.
          • Empoli go on to concede a second goal 60% of the time after conceding one goal. They have conceded one goal in 10 of their last 10 Serie A matches and gone on to concede again 6 times.
          • Marco Sau has now scored 2 goals against Empoli in the Serie A in 4 matches.
          • In their last 6 Serie A meetings, Cagliari have now scored 9 goals while Empoli have scored 7.
          • When Cagliari score first they have a 61.54% (8/13) win rate (W8,D2,L3). At home this is 80% (8/10) (W8,D0,L2). (last 35 matches)
          • Marco Sau has scored 14.29% of (7/49) goals.
          • Cagliari have scored the first goal on 13 occasions, the most common result is a 2-1 win which has happened 4 times. (last 35 matches)
          • Cagliari have scored the first goal on 10 occasions, the most common result is a 2-1 win which has happened 4 times. (last 17 matches)
          • Empoli have conceded the first goal on 18 occasions, the most common result is a 0-2 defeat which has happened 8 times. (last 35 matches)
          • Empoli have conceded the first goal on 9 occasions, the most common result is a 0-2 defeat which has happened 6 times. (last 17 matches)
          • When Cagliari lead 1-0 after 7 minutes, they have never kept a clean sheet in the last 2 SA games. (last 22 matches)
          • When Empoli trail 0-1 after 7 minutes, 1 of 1 SA away games have seen them lose to nil. (last 22 away matches)

          Kick Off

          0:00'

            • The leading top scorer for this Serie A 16/17 season is Edin Dzeko (AS Roma, Forward) having 27 goals.
            • Marco Borriello (Forward) is the leading scorer for Cagliari in this Serie A 16/17 season having 16 goals.
            • The leading top scorer for Empoli in this Serie A 16/17 season is Levan Mchedlidze (Forward) having 6 goals.
            • 6 of 48 Cagliari's goals (12.5%) have been scored in the first 15 minutes of the first half, compared to 4 of 26(15.38%) for Empoli.
            • Cagliari have conceded 9 goals in the first 15 minutes from a total of the 67 goals, averaging 13.43%, compared to the Serie A 16/17 season season average of 12.08%.
            • 7 of the 55 goals 12.73% Empoli have conceded, have come in the first 15 minutes, compared to the Serie A 16/17 season average of 12.08%.
            • 9 of 67 Cagliari's goals (13.43%) have been conceded in the first 15 minutes, compared to 7 of 55(12.73%) for Empoli.

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            • Cagliari's Serie A starting XI averages 28 years and 286 days, with the youngest player in the line up Nicolo Barella at 20 years and 98 days, compared to the oldest Bruno Alves at 35 years and 169 days.
            • Cagliari's starting line up has players from 5 different countries, Italy lead the way with 5 players, followed by Brazil with 3.
            • Empoli's Serie A starting XI averages 27 years and 103 days, with the youngest player in the line up Assane Diousse at 19 years and 237 days, compared to the oldest Manuel Pasqual at 35 years and 62 days.
            • Empoli's starting line up has players from 6 different countries, Italy lead the way with 5 players, followed by Senegal with 2.
            • 17th placed Empoli are away against 13th placed Cagliari with 9 points between the two sides.
            • Juventus are leading the Serie A 16/17 having 85 points, from 27 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
            • Cagliari have scored 48 goals in 35 matches this Serie A 16/17 at an average of 1.37 goals in a match, compared to the competition average of 1.44.
            • Serie A 16/17 matches involving Cagliari have seen 115 goals at an average of 3.29 goals in a match, compared to the Serie A 16/17 average of 2.88.
            • Cagliari are 13th place in the Serie A 16/17 having 41 points, from 12 wins, 5 draws and 18 defeats.
            • Empoli have scored 26 goals in 35 matches this Serie A 16/17 at an average of 0.74 goals in a match, compared to the competition average of 1.44.
            • Serie A 16/17 matches involving Empoli have seen 81 goals at an average of 2.31 goals in a match, compared to the Serie A 16/17 average of 2.88.
            • Empoli are 17th place in the Serie A 16/17 having 32 points, from 8 wins, 8 draws and 19 defeats.
            • At home Cagliari have scored 33 goals in 17 matches at an average of 1.94 goals in a match, compared to the Serie A 16/17 average of 1.61.
            • At home Cagliari have seen 64 goals scored averaging 3.76 goals in a match, compared to the Serie A 16/17 average of 2.88.
            • At home Cagliari have taken 30 points, from 9 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
            • On the road Empoli have scored 10 goals in 17 matches at an average of 0.59 goals in a match, compared to the Serie A 16/17 average of 1.27.
            • On the road Empoli have seen 37 goals scored averaging 2.18 goals in a match, compared to the Serie A 16/17 average of 2.88.
            • On the road Empoli have taken 13 points, from 3 wins, 4 draws and 10 defeats.
            • Cagliari have played 339 Serie A matches, winning 101, drawing 88 and losing 150.
            • Empoli have played 149 Serie A matches, winning 37, drawing 45 and losing 67.
            • Gianluca Festa has managed 42 Serie A matches, winning 16, drawing 6 and losing 20.
            • In the 42 Serie A matches Gianluca Festa`s team has scored 61 goals averaging 1.45 goals a match compared to the competition average of 1.32
            • In the 42 Serie A matches Gianluca Festa`s team has conceded 74 goals averaging 1.76 goals a match compared to the competition average of 1.31
            • Gianluca Festa has managed 42 Serie A games and averaged 1.29 points per match and is 39th in the list of Serie A managers.
            • Gianluca Festa has won 16 matches out of 42 Serie A matches, a win ratio of 38.1% which ranks 22nd in the list of Serie A managers.
            • Giovanni Martusciello has managed 35 Serie A matches, winning 8, drawing 8 and losing 19.
            • In the 35 Serie A matches Giovanni Martusciello`s team has scored 26 goals averaging 0.74 goals a match compared to the competition average of 1.32
            • In the 35 Serie A matches Giovanni Martusciello`s team has conceded 55 goals averaging 1.57 goals a match compared to the competition average of 1.31
            • Giovanni Martusciello has managed 35 Serie A games and averaged 0.91 points per match and is 71st in the list of Serie A managers.
            • Giovanni Martusciello has won 8 matches out of 35 Serie A matches, a win ratio of 22.86% which ranks 10th in the list of Serie A managers.
            • Cagliari have scored 400 goals in 339 Serie A matches averaging 1.18 goals a match compared to the competition average of 1.32.
            • Empoli have scored 141 goals in 149 Serie A matches averaging 0.95 goals a match compared to the competition average of 1.32.
            • Cagliari have conceded 503 goals in 339 Serie A matches averaging 1.48 goals a match compared to the competition average of 1.32.
            • Empoli have conceded 208 goals in 149 Serie A matches averaging 1.4 goals a match compared to the competition average of 1.32.
            • There have been 1015 goals in the Serie A 16/17 season averaging 50.75 per team, with Cagliari scoring 48 ranking 10th place and with Empoli scoring 26 ranking 20th place.
            • There have been 1015 goals in the Serie A 16/17 55.86% at home and 44.14% on the road, with Cagliari scoring 33 (68.75%) at home and Empoli scoring 10 (38.46%) on the road.
            • There have been 1015 goals in the Serie A 16/17 season averaging 50.75 per team, with Cagliari conceding 67, ranking 18th place and Empoli conceding 55, ranking 14th place.
            • There have been 1015 goals in the Serie A 16/17 44.14% at home and 55.86% on the road, with Cagliari, conceding 31 (46.27%) at home and Empoli, conceding 27 (49.09%) on the road.
            • The player most booked for Serie A 16/17 is Giuseppe Bellusci (Empoli, Defender) having 13 yellow cards.
            • The most player booked for Cagliari this Serie A 16/17 is Nicolo Barella (Midfielder) having 10 yellow cards.
            • The most player booked for Empoli this Serie A 16/17 is Giuseppe Bellusci (Defender) having 13 yellow cards.
            • There have been 1612 yellow cards in the Serie A 16/17 46.15% at home and 53.85% on the road, with Cagliari's players booked 44 times (46.15%) at home and with Empoli's players being booked 47 times (53.85%) on the road.
            • Marco Borriello(Forward) is averaging a goal every 149 minutes which ranks 9th in this Serie A 16/17, 16 goals in 2376 minutes.
            • Joao Pedro(Midfielder) is averaging a goal every 205 minutes which ranks 45th in this Serie A 16/17, 6 goals in 1229 minutes.
            • Levan Mchedlidze(Forward) is averaging a goal every 158 minutes which ranks 37th in this Serie A 16/17, 6 goals in 948 minutes.
            • Marco Borriello (Forward) has scored 16 goals, he is 7th in the leading goals table this Serie A 16/17.
            • Marco Sau (Forward) has scored 6 goals, he is 43rd in the leading goals table this Serie A 16/17.
            • Joao Pedro (Midfielder) has scored 6 goals, he is 43rd in the leading goals table this Serie A 16/17.
            • Levan Mchedlidze (Forward) has scored 6 goals, he is 43rd in the leading goals table this Serie A 16/17.
            • Marco Borriello (Forward) has scored 16 Serie A goals this season, 1 right footed, 11 left footed and 4 headers. He is currently 7th in the leading goals scorers of this Serie A 16/17.
            • Marco Sau (Forward) has scored 6 Serie A goals this season, 3 right footed, 2 left footed and 1 header. He is currently 43rd in the leading goals scorers of this Serie A 16/17.
            • Joao Pedro (Midfielder) has scored 6 Serie A goals this season, 4 right footed and 2 left footed. He is currently 43rd in the leading goals scorers of this Serie A 16/17.
            • Levan Mchedlidze (Forward) has scored 6 Serie A goals this season, 1 right footed, 3 left footed and 2 headers. He is currently 43rd in the leading goals scorers of this Serie A 16/17.
            • Marco Sau (Forward) has scored 6 goals, 3 inside the six yard box and 3 inside the 18 yard box, ranking 43rd place in the leading goalscorers of this Serie A 16/17.
            • Joao Pedro (Midfielder) has scored 6 goals, 1 inside the six yard box and 5 inside the 18 yard box, ranking 43rd place in the leading goalscorers of this Serie A 16/17.
            • Cagliari have had 194 shots against on target from 449 shots, a shot on target ratio of 43.21%, which compares to the Serie A 16/17 average of 46.06%.
            • Empoli have had 192 shots against on target from 416 shots, a shot on target ratio of 46.15%, which compares to the Serie A 16/17 average of 46.06%.
            • Cagliari have had 153 shots on target from 296 shots, a shot on target ratio of 51.69%, which compares to the Serie A 16/17 average of 46.06%.
            • Empoli have had 113 shots on target from 245 shots, a shot on target ratio of 46.12%, which compares to the Serie A 16/17 average of 46.06%.
            • Cagliari have conceded 502 fouls and had 90 yellow cards, compared to the Serie A 16/17 average of (16.38%) 9844 fouls / 1612 yellow cards, which gives them a yellow cards/fouls conceded ratio of 17.93%.
            • Empoli have conceded 495 fouls and had 99 yellow cards, compared to the Serie A 16/17 average of (16.38%) 9844 fouls / 1612 yellow cards, which gives them a yellow cards/fouls conceded ratio of 20%.
            • Maurizio Mariani has refereed 38 times in the Serie A and issued 184 yellow cards, that's an average of 4.84 per match.
            • Maurizio Mariani has refereed 38 matches in the Serie A and issued 10 red cards.
            • Maurizio Mariani has refereed 38 matches in the Serie A and awarded 16 penalties, that's an penalty every 2.38 matches.
            • Maurizio Mariani has refereed 38 matches in the Serie A and awarded 16 penalties, 13 to the home side and 3 to the away side.
            • Maurizio Mariani has refereed 38 matches in the Serie A and awarded 16 penalties, 15 have been for fouls and 1 for handball.
            • This is the first time Maurizio Mariani has refereed this fixture in the Serie A.
            • Maurizio Mariani has refereed Cagliari 4 times in the Serie A and issued 2 red cards.
            • Of the 4 matches Maurizio Mariani has refereed Cagliari in the Serie A, they have won 0, lost 4 and drawn 0.
            • Maurizio Mariani has refereed Empoli 6 times in the Serie A and issued 1 red card.
            • Of the 6 matches Maurizio Mariani has refereed Empoli in the Serie A, they have won 1, lost 5 and drawn 0.
            • Maurizio Mariani has refereed Cagliari 4 times in the Serie A and shown them 11 (2.75) yellow cards compared to their opponents 8 (2).
            • Maurizio Mariani has refereed Empoli 6 times in the Serie A and shown them 15 (2.5) yellow cards compared to their opponents 10 (0.6).
            • Maurizio Mariani has given out 60 yellow cards this season averaging 4 per match, compared to the Serie A 16/17 average of 4.58.
            • Maurizio Mariani has given 60% of his 60 yellow cards to the away team compared to the Serie A 16/17 average of 53.85%.
            • Maurizio Mariani has given out 39 (65%) of his yellow cards in the second half compared to the Serie A 16/17 average of 61.6%
            • Maurizio Mariani is refereeing his 39th match in the Serie A and 16th this season.
            • Maurizio Mariani has awarded 405 fouls in 15 matches in this Serie A 16/17 at an average off 27.00 a match compared to the competition average of 27.97.
            • Of the 405 fouls awarded by referee Maurizio Mariani, 196 (48.4%) have been to the home side and 209 (51.6%) to the away side.
            • Maurizio Mariani has given 5 yellow cards to Cagliari in 2 matches compared to Empoli's 6 yellow cards in 3 matches he refereed them this season.
            • The last time the two sides met in the Serie A was on the 17 December 2016, it ended Empoli 2 – Cagliari 0.
            • In the last 5 matches between the two teams, Cagliari have won 2, Empoli have won 2 and 1 have been drawn.
            • In the last 5 Serie A matches between the sides, Cagliari have scored 8 goals while Empoli have managed 7 goals.
            • In the last 5 Serie A matches between the sides, Cagliari players have been been yellow carded 15 times, Empoli have seen 15 yellow cards.
            • The last match between sides managed by Giovanni Martusciello and Gianluca Festa in the Serie A was on 17 December 2016, it ended Empoli 2 - none Cagliari.
            • Gianluca Festa's record against sides managed by Giovanni Martusciello in the Serie A is W0 D0 L1 with none goals for and 2 against.
            • Gianluca Festa's record in the Serie A is W16 D6 L20 with 61 goals for and 74 against.
            • Giovanni Martusciello's record in the Serie A is W8 D8 L19 with 26 goals for and 55 against.
            • In their last 5 Serie A matches between the two teams Cagliari kept 2 clean sheets and Empoli kept 1.
            • Cagliari and Empoli produced 15 goals in their last 5 Serie A matches, at an average of 3 per match.
            • Last time when Cagliari ended in a draw in the Serie A was on 19 March 2017 vs SS Lazio, they played 6 games without having a draw.
            • Empoli last clean sheet was on 22 January 2017 against Udinese, they played 14 games with no clean sheet in the Serie A.
            • Last time when Empoli ended in a draw in the Serie A was on 8 April 2017 vs Pescara, they played 4 games without having a draw.
            • Marco Borriello (Forward) has made 234 Serie A appearances. He has taken 12 penalties, scored 11 and 1 was missed.
            • Massimo Maccarone (Forward) has made 233 Serie A appearances. He has taken 13 penalties, scored 9 and 4 were missed.
            • Marco Storari (Goalkeeper) has made 107 Serie A appearances. He has faced 10 penalties of which 1 was missed.
            • Rafael (Goalkeeper) has made 88 Serie A appearances. He has faced 18 penalties and saved 7.
            • Lukasz Skorupski (Goalkeeper) has made 69 Serie A appearances. He has faced 13 penalties and saved 4.
            • Diego Farias (Forward) has made 57 Serie A appearances. He has scored all of his 2 penalties.
            • Manuel Pasqual (Defender) has made 262 Serie A appearances, he has scored 8 goals, assisted 25 times, been shown 43 yellow cards and sent off 1 time.
            • Marco Borriello (Forward) has made 234 Serie A appearances, he has scored 84 goals, assisted 18 times, been shown 36 yellow cards and sent off 1 time.
            • Simone Padoin (Midfielder) has made 234 Serie A appearances, he has scored 12 goals, assisted 8 times, been shown 36 yellow cards and sent off 2 times.
            • Massimo Maccarone (Forward) has made 233 Serie A appearances, he has scored 66 goals, assisted 18 times, been shown 25 yellow cards and sent off 3 times.
            • Daniele Dessena (Midfielder) has made 223 Serie A appearances, he has scored 12 goals, assisted 4 times, been shown 48 yellow cards and sent off 4 times.
            • Mauricio Isla (Midfielder) has made 189 Serie A appearances, he has scored 8 goals, assisted 22 times and been shown 24 yellow cards.
            • Andrea Costa (Defender) has made 160 Serie A appearances, he has scored 6 goals, assisted 2 times, been shown 33 yellow cards and sent off 4 times.
            • Giuseppe Bellusci (Defender) has made 129 Serie A appearances, he has scored 1 goal and been shown 42 yellow cards.
            • Victor Ibarbo (Midfielder) has made 128 Serie A appearances, he has scored 15 goals, assisted 10 times, been shown 13 yellow cards and sent off 2 times.
            • Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Midfielder) has made 124 Serie A appearances, he has scored 8 goals, assisted 10 times, been shown 28 yellow cards and sent off 2 times.
            • Marco Sau (Forward) has made 119 Serie A appearances, he has scored 31 goals, assisted 10 times and been shown 11 yellow cards.
            • Gianni Munari (Midfielder) has made 118 Serie A appearances, he has scored 9 goals, assisted 8 times, been shown 22 yellow cards and sent off 2 times.
            • Omar El Kaddouri (Midfielder) has made 106 Serie A appearances, he has scored 13 goals, assisted 15 times and been shown 18 yellow cards.
            • Manuel Pucciarelli (Forward) has made 101 Serie A appearances, he has scored 14 goals, assisted 5 times and been shown 6 yellow cards.
            • Daniele Croce (Midfielder) has made 96 Serie A appearances, he has scored 2 goals, assisted 3 times and been shown 13 yellow cards.
            • Riccardo Saponara (Midfielder) has made 85 Serie A appearances, he has scored 15 goals, assisted 17 times, been shown 13 yellow cards and sent off 2 times.
            • Mario Rui (Defender) has made 74 Serie A appearances, has 5 assists and been shown 15 yellow cards.
            • Guido Marilungo (Forward) has made 74 Serie A appearances, he has scored 8 goals, assisted 8 times and been shown 11 yellow cards.
            • Lukasz Skorupski (Goalkeeper) has made 69 Serie A appearances and been shown 4 yellow cards.
            • Artur Ionita (Midfielder) has made 64 Serie A appearances, he has scored 8 goals, assisted 4 times and been shown 10 yellow cards.
            • Levan Mchedlidze (Forward) has made 64 Serie A appearances, he has scored 11 goals, assisted 1 time, been shown 8 yellow cards and sent off 1 time.
            • Vincent Laurini (Defender) has made 61 Serie A appearances, he has scored 1 goal, been shown 7 yellow cards and sent off 1 time.
            • Marco Zambelli (Defender) has made 57 Serie A appearances, has 3 assists and been shown 5 yellow cards.
            • Diego Farias (Forward) has made 57 Serie A appearances, he has scored 10 goals, assisted 6 times and been shown 12 yellow cards.
            • Davide Di Gennaro (Midfielder) has made 57 Serie A appearances, he has scored 3 goals, assisted 5 times and been shown 7 yellow cards.
            • Marco Capuano (Defender) has made 53 Serie A appearances, he has scored 1 goal and been shown 6 yellow cards.
            • Jose Mauri (Midfielder) has made 53 Serie A appearances, he has scored 2 goals, assisted 2 times and been shown 13 yellow cards.
            • Antonio Balzano (Defender) has made 51 Serie A appearances, has 1 assist and been shown 14 yellow cards.
            • Joao Pedro (Midfielder) has made 49 Serie A appearances, he has scored 11 goals, assisted 5 times, been shown 7 yellow cards and sent off 1 time.
            • Assane Diousse (Midfielder) has made 46 Serie A appearances and been shown 14 yellow cards.
            • Luca Ceppitelli (Defender) has made 45 Serie A appearances and been shown 13 yellow cards.
            • Rade Krunic (Midfielder) has made 44 Serie A appearances, he has scored 2 goals and been shown 13 yellow cards.
            • Uros Cosic (Defender) has made 43 Serie A appearances and been shown 9 yellow cards.
            • Marcel Buchel (Midfielder) has made 42 Serie A appearances, he has scored 2 goals, assisted 1 time and been shown 14 yellow cards.
            • Federico Barba (Defender) has made 39 Serie A appearances, he has scored 2 goals, assisted 2 times and been shown 8 yellow cards.
            • Bruno Alves (Defender) has made 34 Serie A appearances, he has scored 1 goal, been shown 3 yellow cards and sent off 1 time.
            • Nicolo Barella (Midfielder) has made 30 Serie A appearances, has 1 assist and been shown 11 yellow cards.
            • Fabio Pisacane (Defender) has made 26 Serie A appearances, has 1 assist and been shown 5 yellow cards.

            Pre-match Betting Stats

            • Cagliari have scored most of their 48 goals in the middle third of the second half with 10 (20.83%) and in the final 15 minutes of the match with 12 (25%).
            • Cagliari have scored the fewest of their 48 goals in the first 15 minutes with 6 (12.5%) and in the middle third of the first half with 3 (6.25%).
            • Cagliari have conceded most of their 48 goals in the 15 minutes before half time with 13 (27.08%) and in the opening 15 minutes of the second half with 14 (29.17%).
            • Cagliari have conceded the fewest of their 48 goals in the first 15 minutes with 9 (18.75%) and in the middle third of the second half with 9 (18.75%).
            • Marco Borriello scored most of his 16 goals in the final 30 minutes of the match with 7 (43.75%).
            • Marco Borriello scored the fewest of his 16 goals in the first 15 minutes with 2 (12.5%) and in the 15 minutes before half time with 2 (12.5%).
            • 11 of Cagliari's last 17 Serie A home games have seen both teams score.
            • Cagliari have won 8 of their last 35 Serie A games by a 1 goal margin.
            • Cagliari have won 6 of their last 17 Serie A home games by a 1 goal margin.
            • Cagliari have lost 7 of their last 35 Serie A games by a 1 goal margin.
            • 11 of Cagliari's last 35 Serie A games have seen them score one goal.
            • 9 of Cagliari's last 35 Serie A games have seen 3 goals scored.
            • 9 of Cagliari's last 35 Serie A games have seen them lose to nil.
            • 3 of Cagliari's last 35 Serie A games have seen them win to nil.
            • 9 of Cagliari's last 17 Serie A games have seen them lose to nil.
            • Empoli have scored most of their 26 goals in the 15 minutes before half time with 7 (26.92%) and in the final 15 minutes of the match with 5 (19.23%).
            • Empoli have scored the fewest of their 26 goals in the middle third of the first half with 3 (11.54%) and in the opening 15 minutes of the second half with 3 (11.54%).
            • Empoli have conceded most of their 55 goals in the final 30 minutes of the match with 24 (43.64%)..
            • Empoli have conceded the fewest of their 26 goals in the first 15 minutes with 7 (26.92%) and in the 15 minutes before half time with 7 (26.92%).
            • 12 of Empoli's last 35 Serie A games have seen both teams score.
            • Empoli have lost 9 of their last 35 Serie A games by a 2 goal margin.
            • Empoli have lost 6 of their last 17 Serie A away games by a 2 goal margin.
            • 19 of Empoli's last 35 Serie A games have seen them score no goals.
            • 12 of Empoli's last 17 Serie A away games have seen them score no goals.
            • 11 of Empoli's last 35 Serie A games have seen 2 goals scored.
            • 6 of Empoli's last 17 Serie A away games have seen 2 goals scored.
            • 10 of Empoli's last 35 Serie A games have seen them keep a clean sheet.
            • 13 of Empoli's last 35 Serie A games have seen them lose to nil.
            • 4 of Empoli's last 35 Serie A games have seen them win to nil.
            • 13 of Empoli's last 17 Serie A games have seen them lose to nil.
            • 8 of Empoli's last 17 Serie A away games have seen them lose to nil.