📊 Form Guide

Empoli

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Empoli will be looking to improve on their last outing here after the 2-1 Serie A loss in their previous game against Fiorentina.

In that match, Empoli had 46% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Empoli was Jacopo Fazzini (57'). On the other side, Fiorentina got 6 shots at goal with 3 on target. Yacine Adli (7') and Rolando Mandragora (25') scored for Fiorentina.

It’s been seldom in recent games that Empoli haven’t conceded. The reality is that Empoli have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 12 goals in the process. That kind of pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward into this next game, of course.

Analysis of their past results shows that Empoli:

• haven't beaten Lazio in their last 12 league games.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 home league matches.
• are without a win at home for the past 10 league matches. It's been disappointing.

Lazio

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Previously, Lazio drew 2-2 in the Serie A match with Parma.

In that game, Lazio managed 70% possession and 14 shots on goal with 7 on target. The only player to score for Lazio was Pedro (79', 84'). Parma had 7 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Jacob Ondrejka (3', 46') scored for Parma.

During their 6 latest matches, Marco Baroni's Lazio have managed to stick the ball in the net a total of 9 times, giving them the goals per game average of 1.5.

Their previous form shows that Lazio:

• remain unbeaten by Empoli when having played them away from home in the previous 5 matches in the league. A solid away record against them.
• are undefeated in their last 2 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

An examination of their past head to head results going back to 06/01/2022 tells us that these encounters have not been fruitful for Empoli. They have not been able to get themselves any victories whatsoever while Lazio have dominated them, beating them in 67% of those match-ups.

In all, 19 goals were scored between them in these games, with 6 from Azzurri and 13 belonging to i Biancocelesti. The average goals per game has been 3.17.

The previous league match between these clubs was Serie A match day 7 on 06/10/2024 when it ended Lazio 2-1 Empoli.

That time, Lazio had 59% possession and 16 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Goals were scored by Mattia Zaccagni (45') and Pedro (84').

On the other side, Empoli had 7 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Sebastiano Esposito (9') scored.

The referee was Giovanni Ayroldi.

ℹ️ Team News: Empoli

It’s our opinion that Azzurri look set to opt for a 4-4-2 formation for this game, beginning the first half with Devis Vasquez, Saba Goglichidze, Ardian Ismajli, Mattia Viti, Tyronne Ebuehi, E. Quartsin Gyasi, Tino Anjorin, Giuseppe Pezzella, Sebastiano Esposito, Jacopo Fazzini and Lorenzo Colombo.

📰 Team News: Lazio

Lazio manager Marco Baroni has a number of players out of action. Manuel Lazzari (Calf injury), Nuno Tavares (Hamstring injury) and Patric (Ankle surgery) are not ready for selection.

We’re of the thinking that i Biancocelesti will likely play in a 4-2-3-1 system, starting the game with Christos Mandas, Adam Marusic, Mario Gila, Alessio Romagnoli, Luca Pellegrini, Matteo Guendouzi, Nicolo Rovella, Gustav Isaksen, Boulaye Dia, Mattia Zaccagni and Valentin Castellanos.

⚡ Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Empoli will have their work cut out to register a score against this Lazio side who will likely score one, at least.

That’s why we have predicted a very even contest with a 0-1 win for Lazio when the full-time whistle blows.

We’ll see what happens.

Andre Moura, 10:15 04/05/2025