Empoli 1-3 Genoa: result and report

Empoli 1-3 Genoa

Serie A · Monday 28 January 2019, 19:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

Empoli · Genoa · Serie A predictions

Empoli lost to Genoa 1-3 in Serie A on Monday 28 January 2019. The half-time score was 0-1.

C. Kouamé opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Empoli's goal came from Giovanni Di Lorenzo (63'). Genoa scored through C. Kouamé (18'), Darko Lazović (70') and Antonio Sanabria (73').

Discipline: Empoli received 1 yellow card; Genoa received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Empoli were 17th on 17 points from 20 and Genoa 15th on 20 points from 20. Empoli went on to finish that season 18th with 38 points, and Genoa 17th with 38.

Empoli lined up in a 5-3-2 and Genoa in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Darko Lazović of Genoa (8.4), ahead of Domenico Criscito (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Empoli wins, 4 draws and 3 for Genoa.

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