Serie A: Empoli vs Lazio – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Serie A round 35 match between Empoli and Lazio and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Empoli enjoy home advantage, when visitors Lazio swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Serie A. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Empoli vs Lazio

Empoli Form

A single point is all Empoli can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 2-2 draw with Venezia, before getting trounced 2-1 against Bologna while Fiorentina won 2-1. Empoli did not win any of their last six Serie A matches at the Stadio Carlo Castellani. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 13 and scored two goals.

Lazio Form

Lazio look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 2-0 and 0-2 winners against Bodo/Glimt and Genoa, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Parma Calcio 1913, as the match resulted in a 2-2 draw. Lazio claimed 13 points in their last six Serie A matches, winning four, drawing once as well as losing once. They conceded seven and scored seven goals themselves.

Betting stats for Empoli and Lazio

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

In-form players: Empoli vs Lazio

Look no further than Jacopo Fazzini, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Empoli in the Serie A, while Pedro managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Lazio in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Empoli vs Lazio

Full-time result

Empoli didn’t win a single one of their previous 10 games Stadio Carlo Castellani across all tournaments, but did at least manage to draw three along the way. They endured seven defeats in this run. Lazio won five of their last 10 league games away, as well as drawing one and losing four. Lazio didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent games. Lazio have beaten Empoli in impressive 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Empoli scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Lazio got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Empoli managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Lazio kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Lazio have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Empoli when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Empoli saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Lazio’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.