Empoli vs Sassuolo Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 5th November 2022

The Serie A clash at Stadio Carlo Castellani on Saturday sees Empoli hosting opponents Sassuolo. Empoli were defeated by 1-5 in their last encounter with Sassuolo, but did win the reverse match 2-1, though.

With 15 points after 12 games, Sassuolo currently rank 11th in the Serie A standings. Empoli play catch-up as they recorded 11 points in 12 matches, putting them up as 13th before their upcoming clash.

With both Empoli and Sassuolo coming off disappointing defeats in their previous outing, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later.

Empoli are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 16 goals. They managed two clean sheets in these matches.

Sassuolo are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.3 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 14 goals, and while Sassuolo claimed four clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.4 goals per match.

Empoli vs Sassuolo Prediction

Empoli form

Empoli have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-0 victory against Monza. Unable to follow that up, they went down 4-0 against Juventus, before handing over all three points in a 0-2 defeat against Atalanta. Empoli just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Serie A matches at the Stadio Carlo Castellani. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded eight goals.

Few people saw Empoli at the fun end of the table this season, but they are displaying a great form right now.

Sassuolo Form

In their previous three encounters, Sassuolo lost 2-1 against Atalanta, won 2-1 against Verona and lost 4-0 against SSC Napoli. Sassuolo managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Serie A. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in four.

In a season where everything simply clicks, Sassuolo might even reach the upper third of the table but right now, they are on course for a solid mid-table finish.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Empoli renew Sassuolo their acquaintance.

Empoli vs Sassuolo Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Empoli, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Alberto Grassi and Lorenzo Tonelli are all absent from the Empoli squad that faces Sassuolo at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Sassuolo have three on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Empoli this coming Saturday.

Names like Domenico Berardi, Gregoire Defrel and Mert Muldur most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Empoli.

Empoli vs Sassuolo H2H

Sassuolo won 1-5 the last time, they faced Empoli, who won the match before that, when Empoli claimed a 2-1 win. Sassuolo usually enjoy playing Empoli, taking all three points against them six times in the last ten meetings. Not least in their most recent meeting, where Sassuolo destroyed their upcoming opponents in a 5-1 win. The bookies best betting odds on an away win are at 2.50.

Empoli vs Sassuolo Results

As both teams found their way to the goal seven times in their previous ten matches, betting on BTTS naturally would have been profitable. Odds on both teams finding the back of the net are best priced at 1.53 with the bookies.

Empoli vs Sassuolo Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Mattia Destro will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sassuolo hope Davide Frattesi can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.

Empoli claimed four wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing two and losing four. Sassuolo won two of their last 10 away games, as they also drew three and lost five of these matches. Sassuolo scored the first goal of the match a modest four times in their 10 previous games played away from home. However, Empoli were first on target five times in their last 10 outings on home soil.

Both teams scored seven times in the past ten encounters between Empoli and Sassuolo, with over 2.5 goals coming out nine times. Empoli scored an average of 1.5 goals, with Sassuolo averaging 2.2 goals. Empoli saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across the tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in seven of the last ten matches that Sassuolo played across all tournaments this season. They scored 1.3 times on average in the process.