Serie A: Empoli vs Atalanta – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Empoli and Atalanta who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Bookmakers favour Atalanta to be victorious against Empoli in their upcoming Serie A encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely this coming Sunday. They should not underestimate Empoli, though.

Two places behind the league-leaders, Atalanta claimed 51 points from 25 rounds, while Empoli amassed 21 points. They now rank as number 17 in the Serie A standings.

Team form: Empoli vs Atalanta

Empoli Form

Empoli endured a tough spell in their previous three matches, which brought three defeats. They lost 4-1 against Juventus, before AC Milan won 0-2, while Udinese claimed a victory in a 3-0 match. Empoli are without a win in their last six Serie A matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored four goals.

Atalanta Form

In their past three games, Atalanta lost 2-1 against Club Bruges, drew 0-0 with Cagliari, and lost 1-3 against Club Bruges. Atalanta recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Serie A, in which they banged in 11 goals, whilst conceding two. They remained undefeated, but did draw twice.

Betting stats and facts for Empoli and Atalanta

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Empoli and Atalanta. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Empoli vs Atalanta

It has been an excellent season for Mateo Retegui who managed to score an impressive 20 goals in total during the current campaign. He also seems on a good run currently, hitting the target eight times in his last six outings. Atalanta are looking to him against Empoli, hoping he keeps his momentum going.

Betting markets: Empoli vs Atalanta

Full-time result

Empoli claimed a measly one home win in 10 most recent games at Stadio Carlo Castellani. However, they did draw three whilst losing six. Atalanta won five of their last 10 away games, with three draws and two defeats as well. Atalanta are on a great streak of 10 away matches without losing. Atalanta have not lost to Empoli in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Empoli only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Atalanta got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Atalanta should be able to score at least once on Sunday as Empoli failed in keeping a single clean sheet in those last 10 outings. Atalanta managed three clean sheets in their 10 most recent outings. Atalanta have scored in 6 consecutive meetings with Empoli when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Empoli, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Atalanta, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.9 times goals per game. Astonishingly, Empoli conceded a goal in their last 14 matches.