Empoli 1-3 Sassuolo: result and report

Empoli 1-3 Sassuolo

Serie A · Sunday 30 April 2017, 13:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

Empoli · Sassuolo · Serie A predictions

Empoli were beaten by Sassuolo 1-3 in Serie A on Sunday 30 April 2017. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Federico Peluso opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Empoli's goal came from M. Pucciarelli (24', penalty). Sassuolo scored through Federico Peluso (19'), Alessandro Matri (34') and Alfred Duncan (57').

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

Going into the game Empoli were 17th on 29 points from 33 and Sassuolo 12th on 39 points from 33. Empoli went on to finish that season 18th with 32 points, and Sassuolo 10th with 49.

Empoli lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Sassuolo in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Rade Krunic of Empoli (8.6), ahead of Andrea Consigli (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Empoli wins, 0 draws and 3 for Sassuolo.

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