Verona are looking up the Serie A table and these Empoli v Verona predictions could give an insight into whether Igor Tudor’s side can clinch a Europa League place. Hosts Empoli are fighting against being dragged into the relegation battle in the coming weeks, with both sides having a lot to play for on Sunday afternoon.
Empoli vs. Verona odds
1 – Verona to win – 6/4
2 – Verona to score over 1.5 goals – 6/5
3 – Verona to score in both halves – 13/5
4 – Both teams not to score – 7/5
5 – Verona to win 2-0 – 12/1
Verona still have a potential outside chance of sealing a spot in Europe next season, and they face an Empoli side wildly out of form this weekend. The visitors have put together a relatively strong run of Serie A results in 2022, with five wins and two draws from 10 league games since the turn of the year.
That streak of results places them as favourites to get a win on the road away at Empoli, with the home side sliding deeper into a possible relegation battle, with their last league win coming way back on December 12.
Despite Verona dropping points in recent weeks, they have still found the back of the net with regularity. Tudor’s side have scored at least once in their last five league games, at an average of just under two goals per 90 minutes in Serie A. The away side have also enjoyed an even spread of first and second-half goals during this run of results, with five of their last 11 goals scored inside the first 45 minutes.
With Empoli struggling to scramble points together in 2022, and avoid getting dragged into a battle, they have struggled to keep clean sheets and score goals at the other end. Aurelio Andreazzoli’s side have scored 10 goals in 10 games in league action this year, with 20 conceded in the same period.
Whereas Empoli’s season is heading in one direction, Verona’s is going in another. As such, a straightforward away win looks to be a strong option on Sunday. Three points in this game could put renewed pressure on Verona’s Europa Conference League rivals Atalanta and Fiorentina in the end-of-season run-in.
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Empoli vs. Verona last five matches
Empoli last five matches
Verona last five matches
Empoli top goalscorers
| Player | Goal |
|---|---|
| 9 | |
| 7 | |
| 6 | |
| 3 | |
| 3 |
Verona top goalscorers
| Player | Goal |
|---|---|
| 17 | |
| 12 | |
| 7 | |
| 4 | |
| 4 |
Empoli vs. Verona line-ups
Empoli (4-3-3): Vicario; Flamozzi, Romagnoli, Luperto, Cacace; Zurkowski, Asllani, Bandinelli; Benassi, Cutrone, Pinamonti.
Verona (3-5-2): Montipo; Sutalo, Gunter, Casale; Depaoli, Illic, Tameze, Barak, Bessa; Caprari, Simeone.
Empoli team news
Andreazzoli’s injury picture has not changed ahead of this game, with Nedim Bajrami joining Nicolas Haas and Riccardo Marchizza on the injury list. Haas is the only player likely to feature again for Empoli before the end of the campaign.
Verona team news
Tudor has a fully-fit squad to pick from, with his injury picture clearing up. However, the Verona boss is without two players through suspension. Federico Ceccherini and Marco Davide Faraoni were both sent off for receiving two bookings against Napoli last weekend and will serve one-game bans.