Empoli vs SPAL Prediction & Betting Tips

SPAL head to Stadio Carlo Castellani on Tuesday for the Serie B tie with home side Empoli.

All Empoli v SPAL game predictions, stats and user poll are shown below (inc. the best betting odds).

📏 Form Guide

Empoli

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Empoli, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 1-2 Serie B success over Pescara.

In that match, Empoli had 46% possession and 13 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For Empoli, the scorers were Simone Romagnoli (6') and Stefano Moreo (63'). For their opponents, Pescara got 16 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Fabio Maistro (32') scored for Pescara.

Alessio Dionisi's Empoli have netted 8 times over their prior 6 outings. At the other end, the number of goals that have been scored against them in that time is 7.

Going into this one, Empoli are without a home win in the past 3 league games.

SPAL

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In their previous fixture, SPAL drew 3-3 in the Serie B tie with Pordenone.

In that match, SPAL had 58% possession and 16 shots at goal with 7 on target. For SPAL, goals were scored by Lucas Castro (29'), Espeto (46') and Alberto Paloschi (52'). For their opponents, Pordenone got 15 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Davide Diaw (5', 90') and Alberto Barison (18') scored for Pordenone.

The numbers tell their own story, and SPAL have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, conceding 11 goals in total. At the back, SPAL can certainly do much better. We will see whether or not that trend will be sustained here.

Pre-game facts show that SPAL:

• haven't been defeated in their previous 2 league matches away from home.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 7 league games.

🗞️ Team News: Empoli

Empoli boss Alessio Dionisi will be grateful to have no fitness worries at all before this match owing to a fully healthy squad available for selection.

📋 Team News: SPAL

Owing to a completely healthy group to pick from, SPAL manager Pasquale Marino does not have any fitness concerns at all before this clash.

💭 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that SPAL and Empoli may well both score, with little between these two teams.

We’ll see, but this looks like it could end up all-square. Our tip is therefore for a tight encounter with a 1-1 scoreline at the end of this game.

Peter Guest, 23:20 17/10/2020