Empoli and Fiorentina are among the most entertaining Serie A teams this season, so we’ll likely see many goals at the Stadio Castellani.
Fiorentina are the only Italian team not to have ever picked up a draw this term and Empoli only have one stalemate. On paper, the Tuscan derby will go one way or another.
Patrick Cutrone is not fully fit for Empoli, so he should start on the bench.
Fiorentina have Matija Nastasic, Marco Benassi and Erik Pulgar on the treatment table. Bartlomiej Dragowski is close to returning after an injury but hasn’t been called up for the Empoli clash.
Fiorentina star striker Dusan Vlahovic will be looking for his 11th goal in Serie A this term. He is the joint-top scorer in Italy’s top-flight along with Lazio’s Ciro Immobile.
Form Guide: Empoli (L D W L W) Fiorentina (W L W L W)
Stat fact: Empoli won three of the last five Serie A games against Fiorentina. One more than in the previous 17 matches where they collected two victories, seven draws and eight losses.
Probable line-ups
Empoli (4-3-1-2): Vicario; Stojanjovic, S Romagnoli, Luperto, Parisi; Zurkowski, S Ricci, Bandinelli; Henderson; Di Francesco, Pinamonti
Suspended: none
Injured: none
On a yellow card: none
Fiorentina (4-3-3): Terracciano; Odriozola, Milenkovic, Martinez Quarta, Biraghi; Bonaventura, Torreira, Castrovilli; Sottil, Vlahovic, Saponara
Suspended: none
Injured: Nastasic, Benassi, Pulgar, Dragowski
On a yellow card: Bonaventura, Odriozola