Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Empoli and Torino who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Empoli and Torino face off in round 16 at Stadio Carlo Castellani, and it has the look of a tight Serie A match between two teams currently looking fairly evenly matched.
Placed nineth in the table Empoli have amassed 19 points after 15 matches. On 16 points, Torino rank 12th with 15 matches played this season.
Team form: Empoli vs Torino
Empoli Form
Empoli have seen it all in their last three matches. First, they went down 3-0 against AC Milan, before picking up a 2-2 draw against Fiorentina. Their latest match brought a 1-4 win in their encounter with Verona. Empoli claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Serie A, which also saw them drawing three and losing two matches, in which they scored two and conceded five goals.
Torino Form
Torino have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Monza, they gained a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against SSC Napoli, who ran out 0-1 winners. Lately, they finished even in a 0-0 draw with Genoa. Torino claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Serie A. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to seven.
Betting stats for Empoli and Torino
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Empoli and Torino played across all tournaments.
- In the last 21 Empoli matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 25 of the last 27 Empoli home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 18 of the last 20 Empoli matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Empoli home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Empoli home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 7 Torino matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 7 Torino matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 7 Torino matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 7 Torino matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Torino matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
Players in form: Empoli vs Torino
Pietro Pellegri found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Adam Masina just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular betting markets: Empoli vs Torino
Full-time result
Empoli won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadio Carlo Castellani. They drew four and lost three as well, while Torino won three of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost four.
Both teams to score
Empoli scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Torino scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten 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, Torino kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 6 last consecutive meetings between Empoli and Torino when playing at Stadio Carlo Castellani.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Empoli, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in three of the last ten matches that Torino played across all tournaments. They scored 0.8 times on average in the process.
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