Empoli vs Hellas Verona Live Stream, Predictions (May 25)

📊 Form Guide

Empoli

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Empoli will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 1-3 Serie A success vs Monza.

In that match, Empoli managed 32% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. For Empoli, the goalscorers were Lorenzo Colombo (49') and Mattia Viti (51'). Monza got 12 attempts at 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 their previous fixture, Hellas Verona drew 1-1 in the Serie A match with Como.

In that game, Hellas Verona managed 32% possession and 15 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer for Hellas Verona was Darko Lazović (69'). Como had 13 shots at goal with 5 on target. Maxence Caqueret (29') was the scorer 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 prior head to head meetings dating back to 20/03/2022 shows that Empoli have won 1 of these & Hellas Verona 2, with the tally of draws being 3.

A total of 15 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 8 of them from Azzurri and 7 for Verona. The average goals per game has been 2.5.

The last league meeting between the two was Serie A match day 15 on 08/12/2024 when it ended Hellas Verona 1-4 Empoli.

In that game, Hellas Verona had 50% possession and 12 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Casper Tengstedt (35').

For their opponents, Empoli got 16 attempts at goal with 5 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 not be able to play for Empoli manager Roberto D'Aversa.

In all likelihood, Azzurri should use the 3-4-2-1 formation in the match, utilising Devis Vásquez, Luca Marianucci, Ardian Ismajli, Mattia Viti, Emanuel Gyasi, Alberto Grassi, Liam Henderson, Giuseppe Pezzella, Jacopo Fazzini, Liberato Cacace and Sebastiano Esposito.

📋 Team News: Hellas Verona

Thanks to a largely healthy group of players, there’s only a single fitness worry for the Hellas Verona boss Paolo Zanetti to be concerned with. Abdou Harroui (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be playing here.

From our viewpoint, Hellas Verona seem likely to play in a 3-4-1-2 lineup, going with Lorenzo Montipò, Daniele Ghilardi, Diego Coppola, Nicolás Valentini, Jackson Tchatchoua, Pawel Dawidowicz, Ondrej Duda, Domagoj Bradaric, Tomas Suslov, Amin Sarr and Casper Tengstedt.

💭 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.

📚 ⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?

In terms of the bookies’ odds in the win-draw-win market, putting your money on Empoli can be had for 1.95, backing a draw is 3.2 & putting your money on victory for Hellas Verona comes in at 4.33. These are the top bets available as of now.

Lucas Pereira, 15:05 21/05/2025