Serie A: Udinese vs Empoli – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 25 match between Udinese and Empoli and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Empoli come to Bluenergy Stadium – Stadio Friuli for the Serie A match on Sunday, Udinese will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Udinese approach the next Serie A round as number 10 in the table, having claimed 30 points this season so far. With 24 games behind them, Empoli amassed 21 points, placing them as number 17 before their next fixture.

Form: Udinese vs Empoli

Udinese Form

Udinese collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 1-2 against Roma. They retaliated in a 3-2 win against Venezia, before drawing 1-1 with SSC Napoli. Udinese only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Bluenergy Stadium – Stadio Friuli in the Serie A. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 11 goals.

Empoli Form

In their previous three games, Empoli drew 1-1 with Bologna, then lost 4-1 against Juventus and 0-2 against AC Milan. Empoli managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Serie A. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 15 time and letting in nine.

Betting stats for Udinese and Empoli

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Udinese and Empoli. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Udinese vs Empoli

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Lorenzo Lucca has actually netted nine goals during this Serie A season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Empoli should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Lorenzo Lucca to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

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Full-time result

Udinese claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Empoli won one, drew four and lost five of their last 10 games away. Astonishingly, Empoli conceded a goal in their last 13 matches. Udinese have not lost to Empoli in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Udinese scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Empoli scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Udinese games Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Empoli played. Udinese will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Sunday, as Empoli have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to two clean sheets in their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Udinese and Empoli when playing at Bluenergy Stadium – Stadio Friuli.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Udinese’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Empoli, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game.