Ace Football previews the Serie A game between SSC Napoli and Empoli who meet up on Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Prices from the bookmakers reflect how much they expect SSC Napoli to pull away with 3 points on Sunday. They face Empoli in the Serie A and the latter could be in for a whacking, as SSC Napoli look to add three valuable points.
SSC Napoli approach the next Serie A round as number 4 in the table, having claimed 21 points this season so far. With 11 games behind them, Empoli amassed seven points, placing them as number 19 before their next fixture.
Team form: SSC Napoli vs Empoli
SSC Napoli Form
SSC Napoli have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 2-2 draw with AC Milan, a 0-2 victory over Salernitana, and a 1-1 draw with Union Berlin. In their last six Serie A home matches, SSC Napoli have three wins, while they’ve drawn one and lost two. They scored 12 and conceded eight goals.
Empoli Form
Empoli have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Fiorentina by 0-2. Disappointment followed, going down 0-3 against Atalanta, and 2-1 against Frosinone. Empoli 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 15 goals to four.
Betting stats and facts for SSC Napoli and Empoli
Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that SSC Napoli and Empoli played across all competitions.
- SSC Napoli have scored in the last 17 home matches in a row
- SSC Napoli have scored in 27 of the last 29 matches
- In the last 5 home matches in a row SSC Napoli played, both teams scored
- In the last 5 SSC Napoli home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 SSC Napoli home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- Empoli have not won 20 of the last 22 away matches
- In 15 of the last 17 Empoli away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Empoli matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Empoli have conceded in 14 of the last 16 away matches
- Empoli have not won 11 of the last 13 matches
Players under the radar: SSC Napoli vs Empoli
Francesco Caputo shows decent form right now for Empoli, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Serie A. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing SSC Napoli, who are strong favorites on Sunday. Siding with Matteo Politano also looks like a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Serie A matches.
Popular markets: SSC Napoli vs Empoli
Full-time result
The Diego Armando Maradona Stadium witnessed SSC Napoli winning four times in their last 10 matches, whilst drawing three and losing three as well. Empoli claimed one win, two draws, and seven defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
SSC Napoli scored first in six of their last ten home games. Curiously, Empoli only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last four home games SSC Napoli played in Serie A. SSC Napoli managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of SSC Napoli’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. 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 prediction: SSC Napoli vs Empoli
In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between SSC Napoli and Empoli. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.
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