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54% Ball Possession BOLOGNA and 46% Ball Possession EMPOLI
Bologna 0 – 0 Empoli 
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Bologna, 16th position with 16 points and a negative goal difference of -8
Empoli, 17th position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of -17
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | GOALS | DIFF | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bologna | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14:22 | -8 | 16 |
| 17 | Empoli | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7:24 | -17 | 10 |
The duel for survival ending with a goalless draw. Bologna failing to win the home game while Empoli risking to go down to the relegation zone. Empoli winning only 2 games this season, 4 draws, and losing 9 games.
Here is BOLOGNA official starting lineup by coach Roberto Donadoni:
BOLOGNA (4-3-3): Mirante; Torosidis, Gastaldello, Maietta, Masina; Nagy, Viviani, Džemaili; Mounier, Destro, Krejčí.
Here is EMPOLI official starting lineup by coah Martusciello:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Laurini, Bellusci, Costa, Pasqual; Krunić, Dioussé, Croce; Saponara; Mchedlidze, Maccarone.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of BOLOGNA: Mattia Destro and Simone Verdi with 4 goals each
Top scorer of EMPOLI: Massimo Maccarone and Riccardo Saponara with 2 goals each
| BOLOGNA | GOALS | GOALS | EMPOLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destro, Mattia | 4 | 2 | Maccarone, Massimo |
| Verdi, Simone | 4 | 2 | Saponara, Riccardo |
| Taider, Saphir | 1 | 1 | Pucciarelli, Manuel |
| Viviani, Federico | 1 | 1 | Bellusci, Giuseppe |
| Di Francesco, Federico | 1 | 1 | Costa, Andrea |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of BOLOGNA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 05/12/16 | SA | Udinese – Bologna | 1:0 | 15 | |||
| 01/12/16 | CI | Bologna – Verona | 4:0 | R4 | |||
| 27/11/16 | SA | Bologna – Atalanta | 0:2 | 14 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 3 lost
| 04/12/16 | SA | Sassuolo – Empoli | 3:0 | 15 | |||
| 29/11/16 | CI | Empoli – Cesena | 1:2 (OT) | R4 | |||
| 26/11/16 | SA | Empoli – Milan | 1:4 | 14 |
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Bologna official starting lineup against Empoli
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2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 16
Bologna 0 – 0 Empoli
Sunday 11 December 2016
Renato Dall’Ara Stadium
Bologna, Italy
15:00
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: LA ROCCA – GAVA
Fourth Official: MARZALONI
ADD1: GHERSINI
ADD2: SAIA
Goals: No goals
Official lineups – formations:
BOLOGNA (4-3-3): Mirante; Torosidis, Gastaldello, Maietta, Masina; Nagy, Viviani, Džemaili; Mounier, Destro, Krejčí.
Subs: Da Costa, Sarri, Oikonomou, Morleo, Krafth, Taider, Di Francesco, Mbaye, Donsah, Ferrari, Floccari, Okwonkwo.
Coach: Roberto Donadoni.
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Laurini, Bellusci, Costa, Pasqual; Krunić, Dioussé, Croce; Saponara; Mchedlidze, Maccarone.
Subs: Pugliesi, Pelagotti, Dimarco, Mauri, Maiello, Gilardino, Barba, Ćosić, Pereira, Büchel, Tello, Marilungo.
Coach: Martusciello.