The Gialloblu are in a battle for Serie A survival and these Verona vs. Empoli predictions suggest it is going to be another tough task this weekend. For the Azzurri, Sunday’s game is an opportunity to stretch their unbeaten run to five games following a shock win over Juventus.
Verona vs. Empoli odds
1 – Verona to win – 17/4
2 – Empoli to win – 7/10
3 – Over 2.5 goals scored – 1/1
4 – Both teams to score – 28/29
5 – Francesco Caputo to score – 19/5
Verona’s penultimate game of the Serie A season sees the Gialloblu welcome Empoli to the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi.
With a trip to Milan next weekend, Sunday’s clash is Marco Zaffaroni’s best chance to complete a great escape and pull his team out of the bottom three, where they have spent the vast majority of the season. With relegation the other alternative, the hosts will not be short of motivation against the Azzurri, despite being underdogs.
Unfortunately for Verona, they take Empoli on at the worst possible time, with Paolo Zanetti’s team coming off the back of a famous win against Juventus. The Azzurri are enjoying their best form of the season, with three wins in their last four games and will travel to the Bentegodi with confidence high.
As they are behind in the head-to-head with Spezia, only a win will do for Verona on Sunday. As a result, they are likely to continue with the direct attacking football that has seen them make up some ground on the rest of the table in recent months. Unfortunately, this has often left them exposed and resulted in Atalanta putting three past them last weekend.
A wager on a similar result, with both teams on the scoresheet and over 2.5 goals across the 90 minutes might therefore be worth a wager, despite the two teams playing out consecutive 1-1 draws over the past year.
Another reason for a potentially high-scoring match is the confidence that the visitors are likely to bring to the game. Having put four goals past Juventus, Zanetti’s side will be hoping to carry on that good form this weekend. Francesco Caputo scored his first brace of the campaign against the Bianconeri and is our tip to score in consecutive matches for the first time this season on Sunday.
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Verona vs. Empoli last five matches
Verona last five matches
Empoli last five matches
Verona top goal scorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 5 | |
| 5 | |
| 4 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 |
Empoli top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 6 | |
| 5 | |
| 4 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 |
Verona vs. Empoli line-ups
Verona (3-4-2-1): Montipo; Ceccherini, Hien, Cabal; Depaoli, Tameze, Terracciano, Kakari; Ngonge, Lazovic; Djuric
Empoli (4-2-3-1) Vicario; Ebuehi, Ismajli, Luperto, Cacace; Grassi, Haas; Akpa, Fazzini, Cambiaghi; Caputo
Verona team news
Marco Zaffaroni may look to make a few changes for Sunday’s game, with Pawel Dawidowicz and Kevin Lasagna both potentially returning. Simone Verdi will also hope to start, with Cyril Ngonge failing to impress against Atalanta. Josh Doig and Adjin Dudic are both among the injury absences, joining Ondrej Duda and Thomas Henry.
Empoli team news
Paolo Zanetti will be frustrated to have to make changes, with both Fabiano Parisi and Filippo Bandinelli suspended having picked up yellow cards in the win over Juventus. Jacopo Fazzini looked good last weekend and is expected to start again on Sunday.