Empoli vs Verona Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 19th August 2023

An opening day fixture away to Empoli awaits Verona in the Serie A this coming Saturday. After surviving a long battle for survival last season, the visitors hope to start the new campaign on a stronger note.

Verona come visiting Empoli, who finished last season in the Serie A as number 14 on 43 points. In contrast, the aforementioned visitors finished number 17 on 31 points.

Empoli are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady 12 goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of 1.2 per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 13 goals, or an average of 1.3 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to one clean sheet in this run.

Verona travel to their next Serie A match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding 17 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.7 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring twice.

Empoli vs Verona Prediction

Empoli Form

A single point is all Empoli can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Verona, before getting trounced 0-2 against Lazio while Cittadella won 1-2. It has been a bit hit-and-miss for Empoli but at least mostly hit, as they put four wins on the board in their previous six Serie A matches. They didn't draw any matches, but lost twice, scoring ten goals while conceding eight.

A top half finish is the dream for Empoli, but neutral spectators have them down for a season in the lower end of the Serie A.

Verona Form

Verona look back on their last three matches with six points to show for their efforts. Against AC Milan, they were left empty-handed in a 3-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Spezia in a 1-3 win. They followed that up with a 3-1 win against Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC in their most recent outing. Verona won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and seven scored.

Verona naturally hope for a a top half position come reckoning day next spring, but experts foresee a tough battle ahead in the lower regions of the Serie A.

Empoli look a little out of sorts and confidence could be vital to which way this encounter turns out. With the home side short on confidence, Verona is the value bet.

Empoli vs Verona Squads

Empoli Squad

The 40-year-old Zanetti will select the starting eleven against Verona from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season:

Elia Caprile (0/0), Lovro Stubljar (0/0), Samuele Perisan (0/0), Ardian Ismajili (0/0), Gabriele Guarino (0/0), Giuseppe Pezzella (0/0), Liberato Cacace (0/0), Lorenzo Tonelli (0/0), Petar Stojanovic (0/0), Samuele Angori (0/0), Sebastian Walukiewicz (0/0), Sebastiano Luperto (0/0), Tyronne Ebuehi (0/0), Alberto Grassi (0/0), Filippo Ranocchia (0/0), Giovanni Crociata (0/0), Jacopo Fazzini (0/0), Liam Henderson (0/0), Luca Belardinelli (0/0), Nicolas Haas (0/0), Razvan Marin (0/0), Tommaso Baldanzi (0/0), Daniel Maldini (0/0), Emmanuel Ekong (0/0), Emmanuel Quartsin Gyasi (0/0), Francesco Caputo (0/0), Roberto Piccoli (0/0), Stiven Shpendi (0/0).

Verona Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 59 year-old Verona manager Baroni will select his starting XI from these players:

Alessandro Berardi (0/0), Lorenzo Montipo (0/0), Mattia Chiesa (0/0), Simone Perilli (0/0), Bruno Amione (0/0), Daniele Ghilardi (0/0), Diego Coppola (0/0), Federico Ceccherini (0/0), Giangiacomo Magnani (0/0), Isak Hien (0/0), Josh Doig (0/0), Juan Cabal (0/0), Koray Guenter (0/0), Marco Davide Faraoni (0/0), Pawel Dawidowicz (0/0), Ajdin Hrustic (0/0), Darko Lazovic (0/0), Filippo Terracciano (0/0), Kevin Rueegg (0/0), Martin Hongla (0/0), Ondrej Duda (0/0), Riccardo Saponara (0/0), Cyril Ngonge (0/0), Federico Bonazzoli (0/0), Jayden Braaf (0/0), Jordi Mboula (0/0), Kevin Lasagna (0/0), Milan Djuric (0/0), Thomas Henry (0/0), Yayah Kallon (0/0).

Empoli vs Verona Team News

Empoli just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing Verona at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Lorenzo Tonelli sit this one out for Empoli due to an injury.

Verona have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Empoli at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Marco Davide Faraoni won't be travelling with Verona this time, as he nurses an injury.

Empoli vs Verona Lineups

Empoli vs Verona H2H

Betting on the draw would have earned you a sound profit the last time Empoli played Verona. The pair split the points in a 1-1 match, where no one managed to get the upper hand. Verona look back on two wins in their previous matches against their next opponent in the shape of Empoli. The home side has a 25% win rate in these encounter for a total record of 2-4-2. No doubt worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Empoli vs Verona Results

Both teams found the back of the net five times in the past eight matches between home side Empoli and Verona. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 19/20.

Empoli vs Verona Betting Tips

It is early days yet for the new Serie A season and Empoli as well as Verona have a couple of prospects who could end up dominate their offensive lines this season. We have listed some of their possible goalscorers in their upcoming match.

Empoli racked up seven wins in their previous 10 matches on their home ground across all tournaments. They lost three and now face Verona who won two of their previous 10 away matches. They drew two and lost six. Verona managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played away from home. Meanwhile, Empoli were first on target in six of their last 10 outings on home soil.

Less than three came out two times in the past eight encounters between Verona and Empoli, as both teams not to score was a winning bet three times. Empoli performed 0.91 goals on average, whereas Verona averaged 0.89 goals. Empoli performed an average of three goals a game in their previous ten matches in which over 2.5 goals came out seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Verona, who scored 1.6 times on average in those matches.