Ace Football previews the Serie A round 23 match between Juventus and Empoli and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Struggling Empoli are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Juventus this coming Sunday at Allianz Stadium. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.
Juventus approach round 23 as number 5 in the Serie A table with 37 points on their account so far. With 22 rounds behind them, Empoli have amassed 21 points, placing them as number 14 in the standings.
Team form: Juventus vs Empoli
Juventus Form
A draw was the best Juventus could muster in their previous three games. They claimed a 0-0 draw against Club Bruges, before getting trounced 2-1 against SSC Napoli. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Benfica ran out 0-2 winners. Juventus only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Serie A matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew four and lost zero, as they scored 12 and conceded eight goals.
Empoli Form
In their previous three games, Empoli lost 1-3 and 3-1 against Lecce and Inter, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Bologna. Empoli only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Serie A. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 12 goals to nine.
Betting facts for Juventus 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 Juventus and Empoli played across all tournaments.
- In the last 4 Juventus home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Juventus home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Juventus home matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Juventus matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Juventus matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- 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: Juventus vs Empoli
Khephren Thuram-Ulien is the most prolific Serie A marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Empoli look to Sebastiano Esposito, hoping he can add to his current total of four Serie A goals in his latest games.
Popular betting markets: Juventus vs Empoli
Full-time result
Juventus claimed four wins, drew four and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Empoli won two, drew four and lost four of their last 10 games away. Juventus are on an amazing streak of now 18 games at home in a row without defeat. Somehow Empoli failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 11 matches.
Both teams to score
Juventus scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Empoli scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Empoli played. Juventus will be optimistic of getting on the scoresheet on Sunday, as Empoli have been unable to keep a single clean sheet in their last 10 games. The former fought their way to three clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Juventus’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Empoli, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game. Juventus were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches. Empoli conceded a goal in their last 11 matches.
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