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&lt;p&gt;They are both still floating but the aim would be to try to distance themselves from the relegation places. Empoli and Sassuolo face each other at the Castellani Computer Gross Arena for important points and to try to find a turn in form.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli have lost five of their last seven home matches in the league (1W, 1D): in these seven matches, they have only scored one goal (Tommaso Baldanzi against Salernitana on 27 September).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Andreazzoli’s boys will have to try to improve their offensive performance given that Empoli are only the fifth team to have scored a maximum of five goals in their first 12 matches of a Serie A season in the three-point-per-victory era, after Venezia 1998/99 (5), Livorno 2009/10 (4), Atalanta 2014/15 (5) and Benevento 2017/18 (5). Amongst these, only Venezia and Atalanta didn’t manage to score on Matchday 13.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Neroverdi, however, have won 12 points in the league this season; they have only collected worse point totals after 12 matches on two occasions: 2013/14 (10) and 2017/18 (8). Sassuolo have only won one of their last 10 Serie A TIM away games (2D, 7L); they have also conceded the most goals away from home in the competition in 2023: 33 in 16 away matches, averaging 2.1 per match.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DID YOU KNOW?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli, together with Verona, are the only two teams to have not won any points from losing situations nor lost any points once having taken the lead so far this season; on the other hand, no team has lost more points after taking the lead away from home than Sassuolo (five, same as Cagliari, Frosinone and Lecce).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;HEAD-TO-HEAD&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli have won three of their last five Serie A TIM matches against Sassuolo (2L) after having only won two of their previous seven meetings (5L)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The match between Empoli and Sassuolo together with Juventus vs. Pro Vercelli (12) and AC Milan vs. Pro Vercelli (12) is one of three match ups that has occurred the most times without ever ending in draw: in 12 previous matches, there have been seven Neroverdi victories and five for the Azzurri.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli have won 67% of their home games against Sassuolo in Serie A TIM (4W, 2L). They have a better success rate against only Cagliari (75%) amongst teams that they have played on at least five occasions at home in the competition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;PLAYERS&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Francesco Caputo, scorer of two of Empoli’s five goals this season, has scored two in four matches against Sassuolo in Serie A TIM (21 September 2018 with Empoli and 6 February 2022 with Sampdoria); the Azzurro forward has scored 32 of his 68 goals in the competition for the Neroverdi between 2019 and 2021.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli, together with Milan and Genoa, is one of three teams against whom Domenico Berardi has at least five goals and assists in Serie TIM to his credit (5+6 against Empoli); the Sassuolo forward has contributed to as many as five goals in his last two league matches against Empoli (three goals and two assists), after coming up short in the previous three matches.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DISCIPLINE&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: no one&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: Cancellieri (Empoli)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;REFEREES&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sozza (Di Monte-Ricci), IV: Santoro, VAR: Nasca, AVAR: Pairetto&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NEXT SERIE A TIM MATCHES&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Genoa vs. Empoli (Saturday 2 December, 15.00 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sassuolo vs. Roma (Sunday 3 December, 18.00 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo Getty Images)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

Empoli and Sassuolo, separated by two points, both looking for victory to create some distance between themselves and the danger zone

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They are both still floating but the aim would be to try to distance themselves from the relegation places. Empoli and Sassuolo face each other at the Castellani Computer Gross Arena for important points and to try to find a turn in form.Empoli have lost five of their last seven home matches in the league (1W, 1D): in these seven matches, they have only scored one goal (Tommaso Baldanzi against Salernitana on 27 September).Andreazzoli’s boys will have to try to improve their offensive performance given that Empoli are only the fifth team to have scored a maximum of five goals in their first 12 matches of a Serie A season in the three-point-per-victory era, after Venezia 1998/99 (5), Livorno 2009/10 (4), Atalanta 2014/15 (5) and Benevento 2017/18 (5). Amongst these, only Venezia and Atalanta didn’t manage to score on Matchday 13.The Neroverdi, however, have won 12 points in the league this season; they have only collected worse point totals after 12 matches on two occasions: 2013/14 (10) and 2017/18 (8). Sassuolo have only won one of their last 10 Serie A TIM away games (2D, 7L); they have also conceded the most goals away from home in the competition in 2023: 33 in 16 away matches, averaging 2.1 per match.DID YOU KNOW?Empoli, together with Verona, are the only two teams to have not won any points from losing situations nor lost any points once having taken the lead so far this season; on the other hand, no team has lost more points after taking the lead away from home than Sassuolo (five, same as Cagliari, Frosinone and Lecce).HEAD-TO-HEADEmpoli have won three of their last five Serie A TIM matches against Sassuolo (2L) after having only won two of their previous seven meetings (5L)The match between Empoli and Sassuolo together with Juventus vs. Pro Vercelli (12) and AC Milan vs. Pro Vercelli (12) is one of three match ups that has occurred the most times without ever ending in draw: in 12 previous matches, there have been seven Neroverdi victories and five for the Azzurri.Empoli have won 67% of their home games against Sassuolo in Serie A TIM (4W, 2L). They have a better success rate against only Cagliari (75%) amongst teams that they have played on at least five occasions at home in the competition.PLAYERSFrancesco Caputo, scorer of two of Empoli’s five goals this season, has scored two in four matches against Sassuolo in Serie A TIM (21 September 2018 with Empoli and 6 February 2022 with Sampdoria); the Azzurro forward has scored 32 of his 68 goals in the competition for the Neroverdi between 2019 and 2021.Empoli, together with Milan and Genoa, is one of three teams against whom Domenico Berardi has at least five goals and assists in Serie TIM to his credit (5+6 against Empoli); the Sassuolo forward has contributed to as many as five goals in his last two league matches against Empoli (three goals and two assists), after coming up short in the previous three matches.DISCIPLINESuspended: no oneCautioned: Cancellieri (Empoli)REFEREESSozza (Di Monte-Ricci), IV: Santoro, VAR: Nasca, AVAR: PairettoNEXT SERIE A TIM MATCHESGenoa vs. Empoli (Saturday 2 December, 15.00 CET)Sassuolo vs. Roma (Sunday 3 December, 18.00 CET) (Photo Getty Images)&nbsp;

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