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Fiorentina Empoli betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

This game has a great tendency to be balanced, since it puts in the field two teams that are going through similar moments of the season. In addition, the two sides hold players who are proficient in the attack and are expected to provide a very open game. Having said this, bet on in favor of the '' both teams to score - Yes '' game is a good option.
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Preview
Fiorentina and Empoli meet at Stadio Artemio Franchi, in a match for the 16th round of the Serie A. At this stadium, the head‑to‑head history favours the away team, since they have a record of 1 win and 2 draws in the last 3 matches. Sure enough, the last time these teams met at this stadium, on 15‑04‑2017, in a match for the Serie A, Empoli won by (1‑2). The goals of the match were scored by Cristian Tello (64' ), for Fiorentina, and by O. El Kaddouri (37' ) and M. Pasqual (90' ), for Empoli. Although this is a match between 12th and 14th of the league table, it’s actually a match between the 5th best in home matches and the 18th best in away matches.

Analysis Fiorentina

The home team is currently in the 12th position of the league, with 19 points won, after 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Juventus, by (0‑3). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Sassuolo, by (3‑3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 5 points in away matches, with 7 goals scored and 10 conceded, against 14 points won at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 6 conceded. In the last 7 home league matches Fiorentina has a record of 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 14 points out of 21 possible.

They haven’t won any of the last 8 matches for this competition. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (3 out of 7 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 5 times and have never been able to turn the score around. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 8 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 3 of their 6 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Fiorentina comes to this game with a 3-3 away draw against Sassuolo: the team's goals were scored by Simeone, Benassi and Mirallas. Note that the locals only registered 1 victory in the last 10 games. In this game against Empoli, coach Stefano Pioli should organize the team in 4-3-3 favoring fast football through the aisles. At the individual level we highlight midfielder Benassi, a player with 6 goals scored in this competition. For this game the coach will not be able to count on the suspended Milenkovic, Veretout and Edimilson Fernandes.

Confirmed Lineup: Alban Lafont, Federico Ceccherini, Cristiano Biraghi, Germán Pezzella, Vitor Hugo, Christian Nørgaard, Marco Benassi, Gerson, Giovanni Simeone, Kevin Mirallas, Federico Chiesa.
Coach: V. Italiano.

Analysis Empoli

The away team is currently in the 14th position of the league, with 16 points won, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against SPAL, by (2‑2). In the last match, they won in a home match against Bologna, by (2‑1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 3 points in away matches and 13 points at their stadium, with 11 goals scored and 10 goals conceded at home, against 8 goals scored and 16 conceded in away matches. In the last 7 away league matches Empoli has a record of 3 draws and 4 losses, so they have won 3 points out of 21 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 7 away matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 9 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Empoli arrives at this game with a 2-1 win against Bologna, registering the fourth straight game without losing in this competition: the goals of the victory were signed by La Gumina and Caputo. The away team demonstrates good skill in maintaining ball possession, where Krunic stands out with his quality in the pass and vision of the game. On the other hand, forward Caputo is Empoli's top scorer with 8 goals scored. For this game the coach counts on all the players.

Confirmed Lineup: Ivan Provedel, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Luca Antonelli, Domenico Maietta, Matías Silvestre, Frédéric Veseli, Rade Krunić, Ismaël Bennacer, Hamed Junior Traorè, Antonino La Gumina, Francesco Caputo.
Coach: D. Nicola.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Fiorentina vs Empoli match, on 16 December 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Both teams score? Yes ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Fiorentina vs Empoli on 16 December 2018 will be played at Firenze, Stadio Artemio Franchi.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the Fiorentina Empoli match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Fiorentina at with 91% of the tips.

 

Serie A - 2018/2019

  • 100% 380 / 380 Games

  • Home team wins 43.68%
  • Draws 28.42%
  • Away team wins 27.89%
  • Over 1.5 74.74%
  • Over 2.5 51.84%
  • Over 3.5 28.42%
  • Goals 1019
  • Goals /match 2.68
  • Goals /match home 1.48
  • Goals /match away 1.2
  • Both teams score 53.42%
  • Goals after 80' 8.15%
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