📏 Form Guide

Empoli

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Empoli fans will want a repeat of their previous result, being the 1-3 Serie A triumph vs Monza.

In that match, Empoli managed 32% possession and 9 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. For Empoli, the goals were scored by Lorenzo Colombo (49') and Mattia Viti (51'). At the other end, Monza had 12 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Samuele Birindelli (30') and Semuel Pizzignacco (59' Own goal) scored for Monza.

At least three goals per match were recorded in 5 of the last 6 fixtures where Empoli have been involved. Their opponents scored 9 times in these games while Empoli managed to get a total of 9. However, we will just have to wait and see if that trend will be maintained in this upcoming match.

Hellas Verona

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In the game prior to this, Hellas Verona drew 1-1 in the Serie A match with Como.

In that match, Hellas Verona managed 32% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Hellas Verona was Darko Lazović (69'). On the other side, Como had 13 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Maxence Caqueret (29') scored for Como.

The stats don’t lie, and Hellas Verona have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 6 goals in total. At the back, Hellas Verona just haven’t been too solid at all.

Their past results show that Hellas Verona:

• haven't been defeated by Empoli when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league matches.
• are without a win away from home in their last 3 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Checking on their most recent head to head meetings dating back to 20/03/2022 shows us that Empoli have won 1 of these & Hellas Verona 2, with the number of drawn results standing at 3.

A total of 15 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 8 for Azzurri and 7 being from Verona. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.5.

The last league contest between the two was Serie A match day 15 on 08/12/2024 which ended up with the score at Hellas Verona 1-4 Empoli.

That time, Hellas Verona had 50% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player to score was Casper Tengstedt (35').

On the other side, Empoli had 16 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Sebastiano Esposito (16', 19'), Liberato Cacace (32') and Lorenzo Colombo (42') scored.

The referee was Marco Di Bello.

📰 Team News: Empoli

Nicolas Haas (Cruciate ligament injury), Christian Kouamé (Cruciate ligament tear), Saba Sazonov (Cruciate ligament surgery), Szymon Żurkowski (Knee problems), Pietro Pellegri (Cruciate ligament tear) and Youssef Maleh (Collateral ligament injury) will be missing for Empoli manager Roberto D'Aversa.

In our view, Azzurri look set to make use of the 3-4-2-1 formation this time, handing starts to Devis Vasquez, Saba Goglichidze, Ardian Ismajli, Mattia Viti, E. Quartsin Gyasi, Liam Henderson, Alberto Grassi, Giuseppe Pezzella, Jacopo Fazzini, Liberato Cacace and Sebastiano Esposito.

📰 Team News: Hellas Verona

In an otherwise available squad, there’s just the sole fitness issue for the Hellas Verona gaffer Paolo Zanetti to be concerned about. Abdou Harroui (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be in action.

We’re of the thinking that Hellas Verona seem most likely to utilise a 4-4-2 system using Simone Perilli, Daniele Ghilardi, Diego Coppola, Nicolas Valentini, Jackson Tchatchoua, Pawel Dawidowicz, Suat Serdar, Domagoj Bradaric, Ondrej Duda, Tomas Suslov and Amin Sarr.

🔮 Prediction

We’re of the opinion that Hellas Verona will really need to work well to see themselves scoring against this Empoli lineup who we think will likely be able to grind out a win.

We’re therefore predicting a very even contest with a 1-0 victory for Empoli when the full-time whistle blows.

Hopefully it’s a good one.

Lucas Pereira, 18:02 25/05/2025