Ace Football previews the Serie A round 33 match between Empoli and Venezia and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Both Empoli and Venezia need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the Serie A table. The match takes place at Stadio Carlo Castellani and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.
Form: Empoli vs Venezia
Empoli Form
Only a single draw prevents Empoli from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 0-3 defeat against Bologna, before drawing 0-0 with Cagliari. They came up empty-handed once again when SSC Napoli ran out as 3-0 winners. Empoli didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Serie A games at the Stadio Carlo Castellani. They have a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored two goals.
Venezia Form
Venezia collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 0-1 against Bologna. They followed up, drawing 1-1 with Lecce, before winning 1-0 against Monza. Venezia didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Serie A matches, but managed four draws, while suffering two defeats. They conceded eight and scored five goals themselves.
Betting stats for Empoli and Venezia
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 Venezia played across all tournaments.
- In 16 of the last 18 Empoli home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Empoli home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Empoli have lost 7 of the last 9 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Empoli have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Empoli have lost 6 of the last 8 home matches in the Serie A while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 13 of the last 14 Venezia matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 13 of the last 14 Venezia matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 14 of the last 15 Venezia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 15 Venezia matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Venezia away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Empoli vs Venezia
Alberto Grassi hit the target once in six Serie A, while Christian Gytkjaer scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at Stadio Carlo Castellani.
Betting markets: Empoli vs Venezia
Full-time result
In their previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments Empoli won none, drew three and lost seven. Venezia won zero, drew five and lost five of their previous 10 games away from home. Venezia have not lost to Empoli in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Empoli only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Interestingly, Venezia scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Empoli have failed to score in 4 consecutive home games. Venezia managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Empoli were first on target in two of their last 10 outings. Empoli have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Venezia.
Total goals
Empoli saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in one of the last ten outings for Venezia, who managed to score 0.5 times in those matches.
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