Empoli will face off against visiting team Venezia at Stadio Carlo Castellani in this Serie A match on Sunday.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Empoli v Venezia can be seen below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Empoli
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Empoli will be hoping to bounce back here following the 3-0 Serie A loss in their previous game against SSC Napoli.
In that match, Empoli managed 37% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. On the other side, Napoli got 17 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Scott McTominay (18', 61') and Romelu Lukaku (56') scored for SSC Napoli.
Empoli haven’t made the most of their chances in recent times. Their goals record stands at just 1 vs opposing sides during their previous 6 outings. In those games, Empoli have also seen the tally of goals scored against them total 9.
Pre-game facts show that Empoli:
- have not been beaten in the league by Venezia in their last 2 games.
- have not won against Venezia in their last 5 league matches.
- are without a win at home for the past 9 league matches. They will be so desperate to end this run.
Venezia
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Venezia will go into this meeting following on from a 1-0 Serie A win with the eclipse of Monza in their last game.
In that game, Venezia managed 44% possession and 9 shots at goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Venezia was Daniel Fila (72'). Monza had 10 shots at goal with 3 on target.
Clashes with Venezia have ended up being rather laboured ones recently with a battle of the defences becoming customary. During their past half dozen games, the measly gross goal total of 6 has been recorded between them as well as opposing sides at an average goals per match of 1. That kind of pattern isn’t assured to be sustained into this match, however.
Leading up to this clash, Venezia:
- have not lost to Empoli when they've played them away from home in the last 3 matches in the league.
- have not been beaten in their last 3 away league matches.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 18 matches in the league. They must be getting so desperate.
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Head to head
Looking at their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 03/07/2020 shows that Empoli have won 1 of these games and Venezia 2, with the tally of drawn results standing at 3.
An aggregate of 13 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 6 of them for Azzurri and 7 coming from Arancioneroverdi. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.
The previous league game featuring the two was Serie A match day 19 on 04/01/2025 when it ended Venezia 1-1 Empoli.
On that occasion, Venezia managed 50% possession and 8 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Their only player to score was Joel Pohjanpalo (5').
For their opponents, Empoli had 18 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Sebastiano Esposito (32') was the scorer.
The referee was Juan Luca Sacchi.
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Team News: Empoli
Christian Kouamé (Cruciate ligament tear), Nicolas Haas (Cruciate ligament injury), Ola Solbakken (unknown injury), Ardian Ismajli (Hamstring muscle injury), Saba Sazonov (Cruciate ligament surgery), Pietro Pellegri (Cruciate ligament tear), Szymon Żurkowski (Knee problems) and Youssef Maleh (Collateral ligament injury) will not be able to play for Empoli boss Roberto D'Aversa.
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Team News: Venezia
Venezia manager Eusebio Di Francesco has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Richie Sagrado (muscular problems), Joël Schingtienne (unknown injury), Filip Stanković (Partial patellar tendon tear) and Michael Svoboda (Cruciate ligament tear) will miss out on this game.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that Venezia would be disappointed if they were not to find the back of the net against this Empoli outfit, although that may not be enough to prevent defeat.
We can see both teams to score in a 2-1 advantage for Empoli at the end of the 90 minutes. We are expecting it to be pretty even.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
In terms of the bookies’ odds in the WDW market, victory for Empoli is best priced at 2.25, backing the game finishing all-square is 3 & selecting the win for Venezia gets 3.6. They are the best of the returns offered at the current time.
Andre Moura,
00:03 19/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Empoli
Formed: 1920
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani (16,800)
Captain: Alberto Grassi
Chairman: Fabrizio Corsi
Manager: Roberto D'Aversa
Competitions: Serie A position 19, Coppa Italia (Semi-Finals)
⭐ Key Man: Sebastiano Esposito
Usually used in the Striker position, Sebastiano Esposito was born in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy. Having made a first senior appearance for Inter Milan in the 2019 - 2020 season, the gifted Forward has got 8 league goals in this Serie A 2024 - 2025 campaign so far from a total of 28 appearances.