Match Overview
Fiorentina host Empoli in a match in the Italian Serie A league competition on 23 October. Both these teams share a history that makes this game quite challenging to call. While Fiorentina have been known to put opposition teams under pressure when given the chance to do so, Empoli are renowned for counter-attacking whenever they have been put under pressure.
Key Highlights
It has to be noted that Fiorentina are ranked 3rd in goals scored per match (2.3 goals). What will give them a lot of confidence in this game against Empoli is that they also haven't lost in their last 7 matches. The visiting side, for their part, are ranked 20th in goals scored per match (0.1 goals). Empoli will feel bogged down due to the fact that they haven't scored in their last 2 matches.
Injury Report
Daniel Maldini and Giuseppe Pezzella are the two players of Empoli who will not be available for selection in this game. For Fiorentina, Yerry Mina, Oliver Christensen and Dodo are among some of the players who will be missing out.
Prediction
We expect BTTS (both teams to score) in this game. There have been a total of fourteen games played between these two teams in the past, out of which the home team have won six. The visiting side have been victorious on four occasions. The rest of the four matches were played out as drawn encounters. Both Fiorentina and Empoli appear to be too closely-matched.
ITALY. SERIE A | W1 X W2 |
23/Oct 19:45 Fiorentina VS Empoli | 0:2 (0:1,0:1) |