While Fiorentina can be fragile defensively - and fatigue could be a factor following Thursday's efforts - their attacking prowess under Vincenzo Italiano should earn them maximum points from this local affair; Empoli's sorry streak is set to roll on.
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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 Empoli win with a probability of 41.63%. A win for Fiorentina had a probability of 34.27% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Empoli win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.76%) and 2-0 (6.19%). The likeliest Fiorentina win was 1-2 (7.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.07%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.