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Empoli

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Empoli are hoping to win again following the 1-2 Coppa Italia success vs Torino.

Their latest results shine a light on the fact that quality has been evident in the Empoli backline. Empoli have been miserly, resulting in the number of goals that have gone in at their end during their past six outings standing at 3.

Looking at their past form shows that Empoli:

• are unbeaten in the league by Fiorentina in their last 4 games.
• are undefeated in their previous 6 league matches at home.
• are without a home win in the past 2 league matches.

Fiorentina

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Fiorentina will go into the clash following on from a 2-1 Serie A win with the downing of Lazio in their previous fixture.

In that match, Fiorentina managed 46% possession and 14 shots at goal with 5 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Fiorentina was Albert Guðmundsson (49', 90'). On the other side, Lazio had 20 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Mario Gila (41') scored for Lazio.

Indicating their penchant for high-scoring matches, the back of the net has been hit 20 times in the prior 6 games in which Fiorentina have taken to the pitch, making it a mean average of 3.33 goals each meeting. Opposition teams have managed 10 of these goals. That kind of trend won’t necessarily be continued into this next game, however.

Analysis of their past results shows that Fiorentina:

• haven't won against Empoli when having played them away from home in the previous 4 league matches. Not good at all.
• remain undefeated by Empoli in games played away from home for the previous 2 league games.
• are without a win away from home in their last 2 league games.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 27/11/2021 shows us that Empoli have won 2 of these games & Fiorentina 1, with the number of drawn games standing at 3.

A total of 10 goals were produced between them in these games, with 6 of them for Azzurri and 4 being from La Viola. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.67.

The last league meeting featuring these clubs was Serie A match day 25 on 18/02/2024 which ended up with the score at Empoli 1-1 Fiorentina.

That time, Empoli had 39% possession and 5 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was M'Baye Niang (56').

Fiorentina had 9 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Lucas Beltrán (29') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Luca Pairetto.

📋 Team News: Empoli

Saba Sazonov (Cruciate ligament surgery), Samuele Perisan (Ankle sprain), Szymon Żurkowski (unknown injury), Luca Belardinelli (unknown injury) and Tyronne Ebuehi (Cruciate ligament tear) aren’t available for Empoli manager Roberto D'Aversa.

We think that Azzurri will probably use the 3-4-2-1 formation this time, handing starts to Devis Vasquez, Saba Goglichidze, Ardian Ismajli, Mattia Viti, E. Quartsin Gyasi, Giuseppe Pezzella, Alberto Grassi, Liam Henderson, Tino Anjorin, Sebastiano Esposito and Lorenzo Colombo.

📋 Team News: Fiorentina

Owing to an otherwise available squad, there is just a single fitness worry for the Fiorentina gaffer Raffaelle Palladino to contend with. Marin Pongračić (Muscle fatigue) won’t be in action.

We are inclined to think that La Viola will likely elect for a 3-4-2-1 formation, giving starts to David De Gea, L. Martinez Quarta, Pietro Comuzzo, Luca Ranieri, Dodo, Robin Gosens, Danilo Cataldi, Edoardo Bove, Andrea Colpani, Albert Gudmundsson and Moise Kean.

🧠 Prediction

Empoli might well have a job on their hands to get anything against this Fiorentina side who we reckon will get a goal themselves and run out victorious.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a very even match with a 0-1 advantage for Fiorentina after 90 minutes.

Let’s see.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 15:06 29/09/2024