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Empoli and Cesena measure their strength at the Stadio Carlo Castellani in a meeting for Coppa Italia (4th round). The history of direct matches played in this stadium favors the home team, who in the last 3 matches won 2 and drew 1. Indeed, in the last match in this stadium, for Serie A TIM, on 02-02-2015, Empoli won by (2-0). Empoli goals were scored by M. Maccarone (30 ‘) and F. Signorelli (57’). Special attention is required for the home / off condition, since both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.
Empoli
The home team arrives at this stage of Coppa Italia (Round 4) after a 2-0 home win with Vicenza. This is a team affected by the home factor, the stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats as a visitor, with 12 goals scored and 22 conceded, against 6 wins, 3 draws And 6 defeats at home, with 22 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last game he played for Serie A TIM, he lost with Milan at home (1-4). In the last 10 home games Empoli has won 2, 2 draws and 6 losses. His attack is not in good phase as he did not score goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. This is a team that scores a few times first: just opened the scoring in 3 of their last 15 games, of those 3 has reached the break in lead in 2 and won in the late 90 ‘in all. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never managed to turn the score. In the last 10 home games in all competitions there are 1 periods in the standings: he suffered 7 of his 15 goals between the minutes (61’-75 ‘).
Empoli returns to play for Coppa Italia after more than three months of their last game in the competition, when they received Vicenza at home and left the field with a 2-0 victory, thus guaranteeing passage to the next phase. In the Italian Championship, Empoli has been making a bad campaign. The team have won only two matches so far, and went on to go eight rounds without a win, a period in which they accumulated four defeats. Even at home the team can not do good performances. Among the negative results, we can highlight the defeat to Fiorentina at home by 0x4. Now, the club occupies the seventeenth position in the table. For that game, the coach should keep the team in 4-3-3.
Cesena
The visiting team arrives at this stage of Coppa Italia (Round 4) after having played previous qualifiers with: Ternana and Arezzo. This is a stronger team when you play in your stadium, because in the last 30 games you have 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; Against 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. The team arrives in this match after a home win with Avellino by (3-0). In the last 10 matches played in all competitions Cesena won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5. The team conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, so their defense needs to improve, but their attack has been regular , Having managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never managed to turn the score.
Cesena take the field for their third match with Coppa Italia this year after two good home victories. The team beat Arezzo and Ternana, both by 2×0. Already for Series B of the Italian Championship the team has not been making a good campaign. In the last round, the team won only their third win in sixteen games, after beating Avellino at home by 3×0. Before, the team had faced Spezia away from home and lost by 1×0. Now, the club occupies the seventeenth position in the table, with three wins, seven draws and six losses. For that match, the coach should keep the team in 4-3-3.
Prediction: over 1.5 goals @ 1.45