Ace Football previews the Serie A round 9 match between Fiorentina and Empoli and offers team stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Struggling Empoli are in for a tough assignment when going up against Fiorentina on Monday at Artemio Franchi, Firenze. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.
Fiorentina are placed fourth in the Serie A standings with 17 points after eight matches. Empoli occupy the position of 18th with four points.
Form: Fiorentina vs Empoli
Fiorentina Form
In their last three matches, Fiorentina won 3-0 against Cagliari, before settling for a point in a 2-2 draw against Ferencvaros. They were back on top last time out, defeating SSC Napoli 1-3. Fiorentina have been in potent form at Artemio Franchi, Firenze, winning no less than five of the past six Serie A matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once and hammered in 17 goals while letting in five.
Empoli Form
In their previous three matches, Empoli beat Salernitana 1-0, lost 3-0 against Bologna and drew 0-0 with Udinese. Empoli are winless in their last six away games in the Serie A, in which they drew two and lost four. They conceded 16 goals while scoring three themselves.
Betting stats for Fiorentina and Empoli
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Fiorentina and Empoli. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Fiorentina have scored in 36 of the last 38 home matches
- Fiorentina have not lost the last 10 home matches in a row
- Fiorentina have not lost 13 of the last 15 matches
- Fiorentina have scored in 13 of the last 15 matches
- In 7 of the last 9 Fiorentina home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Empoli have not won the last 14 away matches in a row
- Empoli have lost 6 of the last 8 matches without scoring a goal
- Empoli have lost the last 3 away matches in a row without scoring a goal
- Empoli have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 13 of the last 15 Empoli away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Fiorentina vs Empoli
Giacomo Bonaventura found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Tommaso Baldanzi just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Popular markets: Fiorentina vs Empoli
Full-time result
Fiorentina have not lost in their last 5 Serie A games. They have an impressive streak of 11 consecutive Serie A home games without defeat. In their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, Fiorentina have won 6 times and drawn 4 times. They have not lost any of these games. On the other hand, Empoli have not won any of their last 10 away games. They have drawn 3 times and lost 7 times in this series of matches. Empoli have failed to beat Fiorentina in their last 3 away meetings.
Both teams to score
Fiorentina scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Empoli scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Fiorentina managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Fiorentina have scored in 9 consecutive home meetings with Empoli.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Fiorentina’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of two goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Empoli’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.4 goals in these matches.
Betting suggestion: Fiorentina vs Empoli
The match between Fiorentina and Empoli should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Serie A game.
Fiorentina vs Empoli: Who wins the game?
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