Empoli 0-2 Genoa: result and report

Empoli 0-2 Genoa

Serie A · Sunday 5 March 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Empoli · Genoa · Serie A predictions

Empoli were beaten by Genoa 0-2 in Serie A on Sunday 5 March 2017. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Olivier Ntcham opened the scoring in the 89th minute. Empoli did not score. Genoa scored through Olivier Ntcham (89') and Oscar Hiljemark (90+2').

Discipline: Empoli received 3 yellow cards; Genoa received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Empoli were 17th on 22 points from 26 and Genoa 16th on 26 points from 26. Empoli went on to finish that season 18th with 32 points, and Genoa 16th with 36.

Empoli lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Genoa in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Nicolás Burdisso of Genoa (7.8), ahead of Daniele Croce (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Empoli wins, 4 draws and 1 for Genoa.

Going into the match Empoli's last five read L-L-L-D-L and Genoa's D-L-L-L-D.