In this week 25 match on the 13th of February, Cagliari and Empoli will play a match in Empoli in a clash of the Serie A. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Empoli is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Bologna. Neither Bologna nor Empoli could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 14 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Empoli is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 17th placed Cagliari is fresh off their 2-1 win against Atalanta. Gastón Pereiro struck first for Cagliari in the 50th minute, then José Luis Palomino tied it up for Atalanta in the 64th minute. Cagliari is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Empoli and Cagliari last played eachother at the Sardegna Arena on Sep 22nd. Empoli took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Federico Di Francesco struck first for Empoli in the 29th minute on a feed from Nicolas Haas, then Stulac added another in the 69th minute In the end, Cagliari was frustrated by Empoli’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Empoli ended the match with the shutout victory.
Gastón Pereiro has been the most prolific scorer on Cagliari in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Bajrami has been the most prolific scorer on Empoli in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.