Ace Football previews the Serie A round 25 match between Empoli and Fiorentina and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
The spotlight is on Empoli and Fiorentina, as the pair go looking to boost their confidence. They face each other on Sunday at Stadio Carlo Castellani in the Serie A.
Form: Empoli vs Fiorentina
Empoli Form
In their last three matches, Empoli drew 1-1 with Juventus, split the points with Genoa in a 0-0 draw, and beat Salernitana by 1-3. The Blues just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Serie A matches at the Stadio Carlo Castellani. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded ten goals.
Fiorentina Form
It is all or nothing with Fiorentina, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 3-2 against Lecce, before beating Frosinone 5-1. Unable to build on that, they lost 2-0 against Bologna. The Violets 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 eight times and letting in four.
Betting stats and facts for Empoli and Fiorentina
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Empoli and Fiorentina. The facts are based on the stats from games played out across all tournaments.
- In 18 of the last 20 Empoli matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Empoli matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Empoli home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Empoli home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Empoli have not won 11 of the last 13 home matches
- Fiorentina have conceded in 14 of the last 16 away matches in the Serie A
- In 10 of the last 12 Fiorentina away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Fiorentina away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Fiorentina away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Fiorentina have conceded in the last 7 matches in a row
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Full-time result
Empoli have not lost to Fiorentina in three consecutive home meetings. The Blues won two of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, drawing three and losing five as well. Fiorentina won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost six in this run.
Both teams to score
Empoli managed the first goal of the game in only two of their 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Fiorentina were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Empoli saw four of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, scoring an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Fiorentina, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches. Fiorentina also conceded a goal in their last six Serie A matches.
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In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Empoli and Fiorentina. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.