Empoli vs SSC Napoli Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 25th February 2023

SSC Napoli are highly favoured to claim a win against Empoli, whom they face this coming Saturday. In their current shape, a win at Stadio Carlo Castellani seems to be the obvious outcome.

Empoli are 12 in the rankings with 28 points after 23 matches played , whereas SSC Napoli rank one in the Serie A on 62 points.

Although Empoli trail after SSC Napoli by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Serie A still holds a lot of prestige.

Empoli go into their next Serie A match, scoring a humble average of 1.2 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 12 times, while conceding 12. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

SSC Napoli go into the next Serie A match with an average of 2.4 goals a game from their last ten matches. They scored an extremely presentable total of 24 goals, while also conceding five times. This is a total average of 0.5 per game, in which they managed six clean sheets.

Empoli were defeated by 2-0 in their last encounter with SSC Napoli, but did win the reverse match 3-2, though.

Empoli vs SSC Napoli Prediction

Empoli Form

Empoli claimed two points in their previous three matches, where they lost 2-0 against Roma. They took a point in a2-2 draw with Spezia, before also drawing 1-1 with Fiorentina. Empoli claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Serie A. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded six goals.

SSC Napoli Form

In their last three matches, SSC Napoli first beat Cremonese 3-0, then Sassuolo by 0-2 and finally Eintracht by 0-2. SSC Napoli recorded no less than five in their previous six Serie A away matches, as well losing once and drawing none. They hit the target 11 themselves while allowing two goals against.

We expect SSC Napoli to come home from the away trip to Stadio Carlo Castellani with a win, but Empoli have enough resistance in them to avoid getting hammered. Value lies with the away win in a combination fewer than 3.5 goals.

Empoli are looking at a record of six wins, ten draws and seven defeats in the Serie A this season. SSC Napoli are looking at 20 wins, two draws and one defeat in the Serie A.

Empoli vs SSC Napoli 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.

Mattia Destro and Lorenzo Tonelli are missing from the squad, Empoli will field against SSC Napolithis coming Saturday.

Empoli vs SSC Napoli H2H

Empoli lost to 2-0 SSC Napoli in their last encounter. This served as payback for the 3-2 win, which Empoli dished out the match before that. A draw might be high-priced, but nevertheless seems fairly unlikely, judging by their ten recent outings against each other. Empoli managed three wins, while SSC Napoli grabbed all three points six times in these ten matches. Picking the home win gets you odds at 13/2 with the bookies, whereas the best betting odds on an away win at full-time are at 2/5.

Empoli vs SSC Napoli Results

Entertainment seems close to guaranteed when Empoli welcome SSC Napoli as over 2.5 goals came out a winning bet seven times in ten matches. Over 2.5 goals is best priced at odds of 2/3 with the bookies this coming Saturday.

Empoli vs SSC Napoli Betting Tips

Nicolo Cambiaghi managed to hit the target twice recently for Empoli, while Victor Osimhen, added eight strikes in Serie A for SSC Napoli in his last six outings.

Empoli claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. SSC Napoli won eight of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing two in this series of matches. In their previous 10 away games SSC Napoli scored the opening goal six times, with Empoli getting the first goal in six of their last 10 games on home soil.

Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in the ten encounters most recent outings between Empoli and SSC Napoli. More than three goals came out seven times, as Empoli scored 1.6 goals on average, with SSC Napoli pulling off 2.4 goals on average. Empoli witnessed over 2.5 goals in four of their previous ten matches across all tournaments in which they averaged 1.2 goals a game. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of SSC Napoli's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.7 goals in these matches.