Italian Serie A - Empoli VS Genoa
Match Time:28-12-2024 22:00 Saturday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Empoli - DLDWLL
Empoli will be wanting a better result here after the 3-2 Serie A loss in their previous game against Atalanta.
In that match, Empoli managed 35% possession and 7 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. For Empoli, goals were scored by Lorenzo Colombo (13') and Sebastiano Esposito (57'). On the other side, Atalanta got 16 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Charles De Ketelaere (34', 86') and Ademola Lookman (45') scored for Atalanta.
Fixtures featuring Empoli have proved to be entertaining ones recently with plenty of scoring anticipated. Over their past six clashes, the sum of 20 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 9 of them belonging to Empoli.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Empoli:
are unbeaten in the league by Genoa in their previous 4 games.
haven't beaten Genoa in their previous 9 league matches.
haven’t won at home in the past 2 matches in the league.
Luca Belardinelli (Muscle injury), Pietro Pellegri (Cruciate ligament tear), Nicolas Haas (Cruciate ligament injury), Ola Solbakken (Shoulder injury), Mattia Viti (muscular problems) and Saba Sazonov (Cruciate ligament surgery) will be missing for Empoli manager Roberto D'Aversa.
It’s our opinion that Azzurri should kick off with a 3-4-2-1 formation for the game featuring Devis Vasquez, Saba Goglichidze, Ardian Ismajli, Mattia De Sciglio, E. Quartsin Gyasi, Giuseppe Pezzella, Tino Anjorin, Alberto Grassi, Youssef Maleh, Sebastiano Esposito and Lorenzo Colombo.
Genoa - DDWDDL
Following on from being beaten in their last game against SSC Napoli in Serie A action, Genoa and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that match, Genoa had 39% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Genoa was Andrea Pinamonti (51'). For their opponents, Napoli had 12 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Frank Anguissa (15') and Amir Rrahmani (23') scored for SSC Napoli.
Patrick Vieira's Genoa have turned their attacks into goals a total of 6 times in the course of their most recent sextet of matches. The aggregate of goals that they have conceded during the equivalent period adds up to 5.
Their prior results show that Genoa:
haven't beaten Empoli when they have played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
haven't been beaten by Empoli when they have played them away from home in the previous 4 league matches. A very good record, indeed.
are unbeaten in their previous 3 league matches away from home.
Genoa boss Patrick Vieira has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Junior Messias (Muscle injury), Ruslan Malinovskyi (Broken fibula) and Honest Ahanor (Meniscus injury) won’t be making appearances.
We are inclined to think that Il Grifone appear most likely to begin the game with a 4-3-3 system, giving starts to Nicola Leali, Stefano Sabelli, Mattia Bani, Johan Vasquez, Aaron Caricol, Fabio Miretti, Milan Badelj, Morten Frendrup, Alessandro Zanoli, Andrea Pinamonti and Vitor Oliveira.
Empoli vs Genoa Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
There have been 37 meetings between Empoli and Genoa, with each side winning 10 times apiece.
Their last four meetings have ended in draws.
Il Grifone are unbeaten in nine games in the fixture since 2016.
Empoli are without a clean sheet in seven matches across competitions.
Genoa have scored 14 league goals this season. Only Lecce (11) have managed fewer.
Empoli possible starting lineup:
Vasquez; Goglichidze, Ismajli, Cacace; Gyasi, Anjorin, Henderson, Maleh, Pezzella; Esposito, Colombo
Genoa possible starting lineup:
Leali; Sabelli, Bani, Vasquez, Martin; Frendrup, Badelj, Miretti; Zanoli, Pinamonti, Vitinha
Prediciton: Empoli 0-1 Genoa
Genoa are unbeaten in their last nine Serie A meetings with Empoli - drawing each of the last four - and they can take that streak into double figures by beating their hosts on Saturday. While the Azzurri often fail to impress in front of their own fans, their visitors have proven tough to defeat since Patrick Vieira took charge.