Empoli vs Spezia Prediction & Tips
Empoli and Spezia play at the Stadio Carlo Castellani in a 22nd round match of the Serie A TIM. In the last meeting between these teams in this competition, on 14-08-2022, Spezia won at home by (1-0). The recent head-to-head record is favorable for the visiting team, which has 2 wins and 3 draws in the last 5 matches.
After 6 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses, the home team is on the 10th position, having gained 26 points. In the last match, they lost with Roma away by (2-0), after in the previous match they drew at home, in a match against Torino, by (2-2). In the last 10 home league games, Empoli records 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats, having won 15 points out of a possible 30. In the matches played at their stadium in the championship, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45′ has been 0-0, which has occurred in 5 of their 10 games. Their attack has been scoring with regularity, as they have managed to score in 7 of their last 10 games in this competition. In their home games there is a tendency for few goals, as 7 of their last 10 games in the competition have ended with Less than 2.5 goals. In 21 games in the competition, it has never managed to turn the score around in the 8 games in which it has conceded the first goal. There is 1 outstanding period in their last 10 home games in this competition: they have conceded 5 of their 10 goals between the minutes (76′-90′).
Empoli enter this clash unmotivated after a defeat, 2-0, on their trip to Roma’s home ground. The home team should once again line up in a 4-4-2 tactical design, putting two key pieces on the front line: Francesco Caputo and Martín Satriano. The home club has a habit of keeping their lines well advanced, pressing the opponent in their midfield. Coach Paolo Zanetti will not be able to count on Alberto Grassi, Ardian Ismajli, Mattia Destro and Lorenzo Tonelli, all with physical problems.
The visiting team is currently in 17th place with 18 points earned, after 4 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost away to Bologna by (2-0). In the last match, it lost at home to Napoli by (0-3). In the last 10 away league matches Spezia records 2 wins and 8 losses, having won 6 points out of a possible 30. In the away matches played in the championship, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45′ has been 1-0, which has occurred in 6 of their 11 matches. The team has allowed goals to their opponents in 8 of their last 10 games for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. This is a team that scores few times first: it has only opened the scoring in 4 of its last 21 games for Serie A TIM, of those 4 it reached halftime in advantage in 3 and won at the end of the 90′ in 2. In 21 games in this competition, it has conceded the first goal 16 times and only managed 2 turnovers on the scoreboard.
Spezia enter this match after a defeat, by 0-3, in the reception of Napoli. The visiting team usually plays in a 4-4-2 tactical system, where the two most advanced players are Daniel Verde and Eldor Shomurodov. It should be noted that usually when they invest in the offensive sector they do it through the left corridor, taking advantage of the depth offered by full-back Arkadiusz Reca. Coach Luca Gotti cannot count on Jeroen Zoet, Simone Bastoni, Nzola, João Moutinho, Viktor Kovalenko, Szymon Zurkowski and Albin Ekdal, all of them with physical problems.
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