Atalanta vs Empoli Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th March 2023

Form hasn't been great recently for Atalanta, who hope to turn things around against Empoli this coming Friday. This is a round 27 match in the current Serie A campaign, and they face each other at Gewiss Stadium.

Ranked as number six in the Serie A standings, Atalanta have so far collected 42 points this season, while Empoli collected 28 points. This puts them up as number 14 after 26 rounds.

Atalanta as well as Empoli suffered disappointing defeats in their most previous match. This could lead to a cautious encounter as neither side naturally fancies losing once again already.

Atalanta step into their next home match this coming Friday having scored a nice average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 18 goals, while also allowing 13 goals against. That is an average of 1.3 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet three times in those matches.

Empoli scored ten goals, conceded 14 and kept their opponents from scoring two times in ten matches.

Atalanta beat Empoli by 2-0 in their most recent match, while Empoli claimed a 1-0 win in the match prior to that.

Atalanta vs Empoli Prediction

Atalanta Form

In their last three matches, Atalanta lost 2-0 against AC Milan, drew 0-0 with Udinese, before losing to SSC Napoli by 2-0. Atalanta claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Serie A. They also drew one and lost three, scored 14 goals and conceded nine.

Empoli Form

Empoli endured a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-2 by SSC Napoli, before Monza ran out 2-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Udinese, who came out 0-1 winners. Empoli claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Serie A. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by eight goals to six.

Going forward, Atalanta and Empoli are both in decent form, while at the same time being generous in defence. We are confident, both teams will find the back of the net this coming Friday.

Atalanta took 26 points from their last 13 encounters with teams from the bottom half of the Serie A table. This amounts to eight wins after scoring 25 times and conceding 11. Empoli scored ten goals and conceded 24 in their last 14 encounters with teams in the top half of the Serie A. This lead to two wins and ten points. Atalanta so far pulled off a record of 12 wins, six draws and eight defeats in the Serie A this season. Empoli have a record of six wins, ten draws and ten defeats in the Serie A.

Atalanta vs Empoli Squads

Atalanta Squad

The 65-year-old coach of the home team, Gian Piero Gasperini, will select the lineup against Empoli from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season:

Francesco Rossi (0/0), Juan Musso (0/20), Khadim Ndiaye (0/0), Marco Sportiello (0/7), Berat Djimsiti (0/14), Brandon Soppy (0/12), Davide Zappacosta (1/9), Giorgio Scalvini (2/20), Hans Hateboer (1/17), Joakim Maehle (2/23), Jose Luis Palomino (1/8), Matteo Ruggeri (0/13), Memeh Caleb Okoli (0/13), Merih Demiral (1/21), Rafael Toloi (1/21), Ademola Lookman (12/25), Ederson (1/23), Jacopo Da Riva (0/0), Mario Pasalic (2/21), Marten de Roon (0/23), Simone Muratore (0/0), Teun Koopmeiners (6/24), Duvan Zapata (1/16), Jeremie Boga (1/16), Luis Muriel (1/17), Lukas Vorlicky (0/3), Rasmus Hoejlund (6/22), Salvatore Elia (0/0).

Empoli Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Empoli players that the manager Paolo Zanetti will choose from for the upcoming game:

Guglielmo Vicario (0/24), Jacopo Seghetti (0/0), Lovro Stubljar (0/0), Samir Ujkani (0/0), Samuele Perisan (0/2), Ardian Ismajili (0/19), Fabiano Parisi (2/23), Gabriele Guarino (0/0), Koni De Winter (0/11), Liberato Cacace (0/8), Lorenzo Tonelli (0/0), Nicolo Cambiaghi (3/17), Petar Stojanovic (0/21), Samuele Angori (0/0), Sebastian Walukiewicz (0/4), Sebastiano Luperto (1/24), Tyronne Ebuehi (1/15), Alberto Grassi (0/14), Duccio Degli Innocenti (0/0), Filippo Bandinelli (2/25), Jacopo Fazzini (0/13), Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro (0/15), Liam Henderson (0/17), Nicolas Haas (1/17), Razvan Marin (2/25), Tommaso Baldanzi (4/17), Emanuel Vignato (1/11), Francesco Caputo (2/26), Marko Pjaca (0/13), Martin Satriano (2/24), Mattia Destro (1/10), Roberto Piccoli (0/12).

Atalanta vs Empoli Team News

Apparently, Empoli have just two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Friday.

Mattia Destro and Lorenzo Tonelli all face a spell on the sidelines for Empoli due to various injuries.

Atalanta vs Empoli Lineups

Atalanta vs Empoli H2H

Atalanta beat Empoli by 2-0 in their most recent match, while Empoli claimed a 1-0 win in the match prior to that. Atalanta have been slightly more successful than Empoli in recent meetings. With a 5-3-2 advantage going into this match, betting on Atalanta has often proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 9/20.

Atalanta vs Empoli Results

Both teams found the back of the net four times in the past ten matches between home side Atalanta and Empoli. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 10/11.

Atalanta vs Empoli Betting Tips

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Atalanta, Rasmus Hoejlund has been good for them over the course of the season with six goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Empoli, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator this coming Friday, depending on your betting strategy.

Gewiss Stadium saw Atalanta winning four, drawing one and losing five of their 10 most recent games here across all tournaments. Empoli won two of their 10 most recent away games, drew four and lost four. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Gewiss Stadium since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Atalanta. The same occurred in five of the last 10 league games away from home for Empoli.

Less than three came out four times in the past ten encounters between Empoli and Atalanta, as both teams not to score was a winning bet six times. Atalanta performed 1.4 goals on average, whereas Empoli averaged 0.8 goals. Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atalanta, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Empoli, who managed to score one time in those matches.