With nothing to lose, Empoli may be able to rediscover the enterprising brand of football which elevated them to Serie A status and then upset a number of established members of the top flight late last year.
However, Inter's squad is the deepest in Italy, and even a second-string Nerazzurri XI will contain sufficient pace, power and goal threat to seal safe passage through to the last eight.
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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 Inter Milan win with a probability of 66.94%. A draw had a probability of 18.3% and a win for Empoli had a probability of 14.72%.
The most likely scoreline for a Inter Milan win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.74%) and 1-0 (8.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.42%), while for a Empoli win it was 1-2 (4.18%).
