A busy January awaits in Serie A in the coming weeks and these Lazio vs. Empoli predictions are part of a packed first few weeks of 2023. Lazio will be looking to keep up the pressure on their European rivals with Empoli well set in mid-table.
Lazio vs. Empoli odds
1 – Lazio to win – 5/9
2 – Lazio under 2.5 total goals – 4/9
3 – Total goals scored under 2.5 – 13/11
4 – Both teams not to score – 11/10
5 – Lazio to win 1-0 – 7/1
Lazio look to be in a strong position at the start of 2023, as they aim to push hard for a potential Champions League qualification place in the months ahead.
Maurizio Sarri’s side kick off the New Year in fourth place in the Serie A table, ahead of city rivals Roma, in the race for European slots at the end of the campaign.
They ended 2022 with a 3-0 defeat against Juventus, but Sarri’s side have impressed this season, with three wins from their four Serie A matches heading into that game.
In contrast, Empoli wrapped up 2022 with two wins from their final five league outings but they have not won away from home since September 17th.
Lazio have survived on low scoring games to keep themselves in the running for Europe in 2023 and they have scored under 2.5 total goals in their last five league matches ahead of their return to action.
Within that run of results, only two of their last six matches have featured over 2.5 goals scored in total by both sides at the end of 90 minutes of action.
Empoli have only scored three goals in their last five Serie A games with one away goal scored in four months of action.
Lazio will be confident of doing enough to get through this test, based on their recent record of grinding out key results when needed, with their last two victories before the break both coming via a 1-0 scoreline.
Three points on the board for the home could give them some important breathing space inside the top four, if results elsewhere go their way this weekend.
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Lazio vs. Empoli last five matches
Lazio last five matches
Empoli last five matches
Lazio top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 12 | |
| 10 | |
| 9 | |
| 9 | |
| 6 |
Empoli top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 6 | |
| 5 | |
| 4 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 |
Lazio vs. Empoli line-ups
Lazio (4-3-3): Provedel; Marusic, Romagnoli, Casale, Hysaj; Basic, Cataldi, Milinkovic-Savic; Pedro, Anderson, Romero
Empoli (4-3-3): Vicario; Parisi, Walukiewicz, Ismajli, Ebuehi; Bandinelli, Grassi, Henderson; Marin, Bajrami, Satriano
Lazio team news
Sarri is boosted by a fully fit squad ahead of this tie with no World Cup-related injuries picked up by his squad. He is expected to stick with the same starting line up from their final Serie A game of 2022 in this contest.
Empoli team news
Empoli head coach Paolo Zanetti is still without Mattia Destro for this game as his only injury absentee at the start of 2023. However, he could look to reshuffle following a mixed end to 2022, with Liam Henderson and Razvan Marin pushing to start.