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63% Ball Possession EMPOLI and 37% Ball Possession ATALANTA
Empoli 0 – 0 Atalanta 
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Empoli, 14th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Atalanta, 17th position with 10 points and a negative goal difference of -8
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Empoli | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14:19 | -5 | 13 |
| 17 | Atalanta | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5:13 | -8 | 10 |
A goalless draw. Pressure continues for Atalanta to win games to avoid falling in the relegation zone. Empoli struggling to win and no goals in this game. Atalanta winning 2 games this season sending the alarm.
Empoli failing to win the third consecutive game. Hero of the match might be Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Sportiello denying Empoli the joy to celebrate a goal after several attempts even in the 93rd minute!
A clear chance for Empoli was in the 52nd minute with forward Massimo Maccarone challenging with a right footed shot goalkeeper Sportiello saving in the bottom right corner.
Here is EMPOLI official starting lineup by coach Maurizio Sarri:
Empoli (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Hysaj, Tonelli, Rugani, Mario Rui; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce; Verdi; Maccarone, Tavano.
Here is ATALANTA official starting lineup by coach Stefano Colantuono:
Atalanta (4-4-1-1): Sportiello; Zappacosta, Cherubin, Stendardo, Dramé; Raimondi, Carmona, Cigarini, Gomez; Moralez; Denis.
Photo: facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage
Disciplinary Situation before the game. No suspended players for EMPOLI.
1 suspended player for ATALANTA: Boakye
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There are 5 precedents for Empoli vs Atalanta with Empoli winning 2, 2 draws, and 1 win for Atalanta.
Tough for Empoli because they are among the worst defense this season conceding a total of 19 goals while scoring only 14.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for EMPOLI: Lorenzo Tonelli and Manuel Pucciarelli with 3 goals each
Top scorer for ATALANTA: Richmond Boakye with 2 goals
| Empoli | Goals | Goals | Atalanta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonelli, Lorenzo | 3 | 2 | Boakye, Richmond |
| Pucciarelli, Manuel | 3 | 1 | Moralez, Maxi |
| Maccarone, Massimo | 2 | 1 | Estigarribia, Marcelo |
| Tavano, Francesco | 2 | 1 | Denis |
| Barba, Federico | 1 | Bonaventura, Giacomo |
Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 23/11/14 | SA | Parma – Empoli | 0:2 | Round 12 | |||
| 09/11/14 | SA | Empoli – Lazio | 2:1 | Round 11 | |||
| 01/11/14 | SA | Empoli – Juventus | 0:2 | Round 10 |
Here are the last 3 games of ATALANTA: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 22/11/14 | SA | Atalanta – Roma | 1:2 | Round 12 | |||
| 08/11/14 | SA | Sassuolo – Atalanta | 0:0 | Round 11 | |||
| 02/11/14 | SA | Turin – Atalanta | 0:0 | Round 10 |
Here is the probable formation for Empoli (4-3-1-2): Sepe; Hysaj, Tonelli, Rugani, Mario Rui; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce; Verdi; Maccarone, Pucciarelli.
Unavailable: Guarente, Laurini
Here is the probable formation for Atalanta (4-4-1-1): Sportiello; Zappacosta, Stendardo, Benalouane, Dramé; Raimondi, Carmona, Cigarini, Gomez; Moralez; Denis.
Unavailable: Rossetti, Estigarribia, Frezzolini
Photo: facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 13
Empoli 0 – 0 Atalanta
Sunday 30 November 2014
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Empoli, Italy
15:00
Referee: PERUZZO
Assistants: PEGORIN – GALLONI
Fourth Official: PETRELLA
ADD1: GHERSINI
ADD2: NASCA
Attendance: 6938
Goals: No goals
Official formations – lineups:
EMPOLI: Sepe; Hysaj, Tonelli, Rugani, Mario Rui; Vecino, Valdifiori, Croce (74´ Laxalt); Verdi (60´ Pucciarelli); Tavano (79´ Mchedlidze), Maccarone.
Subs not used: Pugliesi, Bassi, Perticone, Barba, Bianchetti, Moro, Signorelli, Zielinski, Aguirre.
Coach: Sarri
ATALANTA: Sportiello; Zappacosta, Stenardo, Cherubin, Dramè (74´ Del Grosso); Raimondi (12´ D´Alessandro), Cigarini, Carmona, Gomez (60´ Migliaccio); Moralez; Denis.
Subs: Avramov, Bellini, Biava, Benalouane, Baselli, Spinazzola, Molina, Grassi, Bianchi.
Coach: Stefano Colantuono
Match Stats
| Empoli | Match Stats | Atalanta |
| 0 | Goals | 0 |
| 21(4) | Shots (on goal) | 6(1) |
| 14 | Fouls | 23 |
| 11 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 63% | Ball Possession | 37% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |