Juventus vs Empoli Prediction & Tips
Juventus and Empoli play at the Allianz Stadium, in a clash of the 11th round of the Serie A TIM. The record of recent head-to-heads favours the home team, who in the last 4 matches won 3 and lost 1. The last head-to-head between these two teams, on 26-02-2022, ended with Juventus winning (2-3). It’s necessary to analyze with special attention the home/away condition, because Juventus presents different results at home and away.
The home team is currently in 8th place with 13 points won, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. In the penultimate match, it lost away to Milan by (2-0). In the last match, it won away to Torino by (0-1). This is a stronger team when playing in its home stadium, since in the last 30 matches it records 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses as a visitor; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses in its home stadium.
In this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 games at their stadium. Their attack has been scoring with regularity, as they have managed to score in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition.
Juventus enter this match motivated after a 0-1 away win, in the Torino’s arena: Vlahovic, in the 74th minute, put the ball inside the “enemy’s” goal, allowing his team to get the three points. Contrary to their opponents, the home team usually plays in a 5-3-2 formation, using two players with different characteristics in the forward line: Moise Kean and Dusan Vlahovic. The midfield is expected to be occupied by Adrien Rabiot, Manuel Locatelli and Weston McKennie. Coach Massimiliano Allegri will be without Kaio Jorge, Ángel Di María, Federico Chiesa, Marley Aké, Paul Pogba, Mattia De Sciglio and Bremer due to injury.
The visiting team is currently in 10th place with 11 points earned after 2 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats. In the penultimate match, they drew away to Torino by (1-1). In the last match, it won at home to Monza by (1-0). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it registers 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats as a visitor, with a total of 12 goals scored and 19 conceded. On the other hand, at home, they won 5, 6 and 4 defeats, with a total of 28 goals scored and 17 conceded. In the league, Empoli won 6 points out of a possible 15, after 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in the last 5 games they played as visitors.
For this competition, they have not lost any of their last 4 away games. The team has allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 games, so it hasn’t shown great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored with regularity, as it has managed to score in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In the last 20 away games for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: it scored 9 of its 22 goals between the minutes (61′-75′).
Empoli come into this match motivated after a 1-0 home win in the reception of Monza: Haas, just in the 11th minute, put his team in front of the scoreboard. The visiting club usually operate in a 4-4-2 tactical system, favouring a more defensive style of play, attacking through the central corridor. Empoli is a team that likes to play in their midfield, with the aim of trying not to give too much space to their “enemy”. When they do counter-attack, they usually do it through the left corridor, in order to take advantage of the depth offered by full-back Fabiano Parisi. The away coach will not be able to count on Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Alberto Grassi, Lorenzo Tonelli and Ardian Ismajli because they are injured.
Juventus – Empoli FREE TIPS
OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.25
