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Serie B · Matchweek 19

Catanzaro

CAT

Empoli

EMP

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Catanzaro43%
Draw25%
Empoli32%

Expected goals

1.69 – 1.45

Over 2.5

60%

Both to score

63%

Fair handicap

-0.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 1–110.8%
  • 2–18.9%
  • 1–07.8%
  • 1–27.5%
  • 2–26.6%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

48%Possession47%
35%Territory34%
27%From set plays34%
0.09Chance quality0.06
5.2%Directness5.3%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for Catanzaro, 4 for Empoli.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 37 of 100 matches, not the full season.