Empoli vs Bologna

After the draw against Inter at San Siro, Bologna recorded two consecutive X marks away from home in this Serie A from the first five away matches of last season with Thiago Motta on the bench.

Bologna remained unbeaten in their last four matches against Empoli in Serie A (2W, 2D) and only in the first seven ever matches between the two teams in the tournament did the rossoblù avoid defeat due to a longer series of matches against this team opponent (3W, 4N).

With the goal scored in this match, Lorenzo Colombo equaled his best season in terms of goalscoring in Serie A (five goals also in 2022/23 with the Lecce shirt but in 33 appearances).

This is the 22nd match between Empoli and Bologna in Serie A, with the Azzurri winning seven times and the Rossoblu winning six times (D8).

Bologna are unbeaten in their last three games against Empoli in Serie A (W2 D1) and only in their first seven ever matches between the two teams in the tournament have the Rossoblu avoided defeat for a longer run of matches against them (W3 D4).

Among the teams they’ve faced more than five times at home in Serie A, Bologna is the one against which Empoli boasts the lowest loss percentage at home (10%), with five wins and four draws in 10 home matches against the Rossoblu in Serie A – though the only defeat came in the most recent of these matches (0-1 in March).

Empoli have lost five of their last six matches played in Serie A (D1), as many defeats as they had recorded in the previous 19 matches played in the top-flight (W5 D9). In this period - from MD16 onwards - the Tuscan team is the one that has won the fewest points in Serie A (1).

Empoli have lost each of their last three home games in Serie A and could record four home defeats in a row in a single top-flight campaign for the first time in their history.