Ace Football previews the Serie A round 21 match between Inter and Empoli and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Struggling Empoli are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Inter on Sunday at Giuseppe Meazza. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.
Inter are chasing the first place in the Serie A after collecting 44 points from their initial 19 encounters. Empoli trail them on 20 points after 20 rounds, sitting as number 14 in the table.
Team form: Inter vs Empoli
Inter Form
Inter collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 2-3 against AC Milan. They retaliated in a 0-1 win against Venezia, before drawing 2-2 with Bologna. Inter claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored 13 and conceded eight goals.
Empoli Form
Empoli only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 1-2 defeat against Genoa. Then a 1-1 draw with Venezia followed, before Lecce claimed a 1-3 victory. Empoli claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Serie A. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by ten goals to nine.
Betting facts for Inter and Empoli
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 Inter and Empoli played across all tournaments.
- Inter have won 5 of the last 6 matches in the Serie A while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Inter home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Inter have won 5 of the last 6 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Inter have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Inter have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 14 of the last 16 Empoli away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Empoli matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Empoli away matches the sum of goals was over 4.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Empoli away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Empoli matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Inter vs Empoli
Marcus Thuram has three strikes in six Serie A matches for Inter, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Empoli. The visitors are looking to Sebastiano Esposito, who has provided his team with five Serie A goals.
Popular markets: Inter vs Empoli
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Giuseppe Meazza across all tournaments Inter won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Empoli claimed three wins, four draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Inter are on a fantastic streak of no less than 14 matches in a row without defeat. Inter didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches at Giuseppe Meazza. Amazingly, Empoli failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches. Inter have beaten Empoli in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Inter scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Empoli scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Empoli games. Of the previous 10 outings, Empoli scored the opening goal five times, whereas Inter were first on target in seven of their last 10 games. Inter have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Empoli.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Inter, who scored an average of 2.3 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Empoli, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game. Inter are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 22 matches. Empoli conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.
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