In the brief history of these two clubs' Serie A encounters, they have never played out a single draw: 12 previous matches have brought seven wins for Sassuolo and five for Empoli. However, given both teams' limitations at the moment, they may have to settle for one point apiece on Sunday.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sassuolo win with a probability of 46.04%. A win for Empoli had a probability of 30.52% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sassuolo win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.79%) and 0-2 (6.74%). The likeliest Empoli win was 2-1 (7.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.67%). The actual scoreline of 3-4 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sassuolo would win this match.
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