Serie A: Bologna draws 0-0 with Empoli on Sunday
BOLOGNA. Bologna 0-0 Empoli ended up goalless.
BOLOGNA. Bologna 0-0 Empoli didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Bologna couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara stadium in Bologna on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Francesco Cosso who was helped by Emanuele Prenna and Francesca Di Monte. The 4th official was . The weather was mist. The temperature was cold around 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.92 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 86%.
Match Statistics
Bologna was in firm control of the ball 60% while Empoli was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Bologna was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Bologna to win the match.
Bologna shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Empoli shot 14 times, 0 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Bologna received 2 yellow cards (J. Schouten and L. De Silvestri). On the other side, Empoli received 4 yellow cards (K. Asllani, F. Bandinelli, M. Viti and L. Cacace).
After playing this match, Bologna will have 27 points to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, Empoli will have 29 points like Sassuolo to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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23'23'
J. Schouten
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32'32'
K. Asllani
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40'40'
F. Bandinelli
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40'40'
L. De Silvestri
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59'59'
F. Parisi
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61'61'
V. Verre
L. Henderson
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61'61'
M. Benassi
F. Bandinelli
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69'69'
M. Barrow
R. Soriano
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69'69'
D. Kasius
L. De Silvestri
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70'70'
F. Di Francesco
N. Bajrami
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71'71'
L. Cacace
F. Parisi
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80'80'
N. Sansone
R. Orsolini
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80'80'
M. Aebischer
M. Svanberg
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87'87'
M. Dijks
E. Vignato
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88'88'
A. La Mantia
A. Pinamonti
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90'90'
L. Cacace
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Bologna will play away with Lazio on the 12th of February with a 12-5 head to head in favor of Lazio (8 draws).
Empoli will host Cagliari on the 13th of February with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Empoli (3 draws).
Bologna: Formation and Lineups
Bologna started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Siniša Mihajlović chose to play with the following team: Łukasz Skorupski , Adama Soumaoro , Gary Medel , Arthur Theate , Lorenzo De Silvestri , Mattias Svanberg , Jerdy Schouten , Emanuel Vignato , Roberto Soriano , Riccardo Orsolini and Marko Arnautović .
Substitutes
Bologna made 5 changes: R. Soriano for M. Barrow (69′), L. De Silvestri for D. Kasius (69′), R. Orsolini for N. Sansone (80′), M. Svanberg for M. Aebischer (80′) and E. Vignato for M. Dijks (87′).
Top player: Arthur Theate
The player who no doubt impressed Bologna the most was Arthur Theate.
His rating is with 59 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.
Empoli: Formation and Lineups
Empoli started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
On the other side, Aurelio Andreazzoli played with: Guglielmo Vicario , Petar Stojanović , Simone Romagnoli , Mattia Viti , Fabiano Parisi , Szymon Żurkowski , Kristjan Asllani , Filippo Bandinelli , Nedim Bajrami , Liam Henderson and Andrea Pinamonti .
Substitutes
Empoli made 5 changes: L. Henderson for V. Verre (61′), F. Bandinelli for M. Benassi (61′), N. Bajrami for F. Di Francesco (70′), F. Parisi for L. Cacace (71′) and A. Pinamonti for A. La Mantia (88′).
Top player: Mattia Viti
The player who no doubt impressed Empoli the most was Mattia Viti.
His rating is with 32 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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