📊 Form Guide

Fiorentina

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Fiorentina, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-2 Serie A success against Cagliari.

In that game, Fiorentina managed 52% possession and 8 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. For Fiorentina, goals were scored by Robin Gosens (36') and Lucas Beltrán (48'). Cagliari got 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Roberto Piccoli (7') scored for Cagliari.

Raffaelle Palladino's Fiorentina have hit the target 9 times over their past six outings. The tally of goals that have been scored against them in that time is 6.

Taking a look at their past results, Fiorentina:

• haven't lost in the league to Empoli in their last 2 matches.
• have not beaten Empoli in their previous 5 matches in the league.
• have not been beaten in their last 4 home league matches.

Empoli

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Since a loss in their previous game against Bologna in Coppa Italia competition, Empoli will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, Empoli managed 31% possession and 7 attempts at goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Empoli was Viktor Kovalenko (33'). On the other side, Bologna got 16 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Giovanni Fabbian (7') and Thijs Dallinga (86') scored for Bologna.

The stats tell the story, and Empoli have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 10 goals overall. Defensively, Empoli have clearly had some problems. It will be interesting to see whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.

Leading up to this clash, Empoli:

• remain unbeaten by Fiorentina when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
• are without an away win for the past 9 league games. A poor run.

↔️ Head to head

There have been a high number of draws between these two clubs. In their head to head clashes dating back to 21/08/2022, fans have seen 5 of these. That’s a comparatively high 83 per cent of games ending up tied.

A combined total of 10 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 4 of them from La Viola and 6 coming from Azzurri. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 1.67.

ℹ️ Team News: Fiorentina

Dodô (Appendectomy), Edoardo Bove (heart problems) and Andrea Colpani (Bruise on ankle) won’t be available for Fiorentina boss Raffaelle Palladino.

In our view, La Viola may well go for a 3-5-2 formation in the match, utilising David De Gea, Marin Pongracic, Pablo Mari, Luca Ranieri, Yacine Adli, Rolando Mandragora, Danilo Cataldi, Michael Folorunsho, Robin Gosens, Lucas Beltran and Albert Gudmundsson.

ℹ️ Team News: Empoli

Empoli manager Roberto D'Aversa has a number of players out of action. Nicolas Haas (Cruciate ligament injury), Christian Kouamé (Cruciate ligament tear), Saba Sazonov (Cruciate ligament surgery), Pietro Pellegri (Cruciate ligament tear), Szymon Żurkowski (Knee problems) and Youssef Maleh (Collateral ligament injury) are not able to play.

We believe Azzurri could decide to elect for a 4-4-2 formation with a starting lineup of Jacopo Seghetti, Saba Goglichidze, Luca Marianucci, Mattia Viti, E. Quartsin Gyasi, Alberto Grassi, Tino Anjorin, Giuseppe Pezzella, Sebastiano Esposito, Jacopo Fazzini and Lorenzo Colombo.

💭 Prediction

In our opinion, Fiorentina will likely score at least once when they play Empoli, who might well find it difficult getting goals.

We’re therefore anticipating a 2-0 winning score for Fiorentina at the end of this one.

Victor Martins, 12:06 27/04/2025