Empoli Lecce betting prediction

After 4 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses, the home team is in the 11^th position, havinf won 20 points so far. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Venezia by (1‑1), after in the previous match they have lost (1‑2) at home, against Genoa. Interestingly enough, this is a team that has had better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 13 points in away matches and only 7 at their stadium. For the league, Empoli won 7 points out of 27 possible points, after 1 win, 4 draws and 4 losses in the last 9 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (8 out of 9 matches). They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. 7 of their last 9 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals, so there is a tendency for few goals in their home matches. In 19 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have never been able to turn the score around. In the last 14 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (46'‑60'); they have conceded 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (61'‑75').

Empoli enters this match after a 1-1 draw away to Venezia, with the team's only goal scored by Sebastiano Esposito. The home side is expected to set up in a 3-5-2 formation, aiming to exploit counterattacks. The two most advanced players for the home team should be Lorenzo Colombo and Sebastiano Esposito. However, it is likely that Empoli will adopt a bolder approach, given that they are playing with the support of their fans. Missing from this game are Nicolas Haas, Tyronne Ebuehi, Szymon Żurkowski, Ola Solbakken, Saba Sazonov, and Pietro Pellegri, all due to injury problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Jacopo Seghetti, Giuseppe Pezzella, Saba Goglichidze, Liberato Cacace, Ardian Ismajli, Mattia Viti, Alberto Grassi, Youssef Maleh, Sebastiano Esposito, Emmanuel Gyasi, Lorenzo Colombo.
Coach: D. Nicola.