Monza vs Empoli Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th March 2023

Both Monza and Empoli are currently enjoying the comforts of mid-table in the Serie A. Both teams will be eager to make a push for an even stronger position, when going toe-to-toe this coming Saturday.

Monza are number 11 in the table on 29 points after 24 matches. Empoli rank as number 12 with 28 points after 24 matches played.

Monza looking for revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the last meeting against Empoli. Judging by the odds from the bookmakers, they have a good chance of making it.

Monza go into their next Serie A match, scoring a humble average of 1.5 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 15 times, while conceding 12. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Empoli hit the target 12 times in the last ten outings, which creates an average of 1.2 goals a game. They conceded 1.2 goals per match for a total of 12 goals, while claiming three clean sheets as well.

Empoli ran out 1-0 winners the last time these two rivals played each other and are definitely planning to claim three points again on Saturday.

Monza vs Empoli Prediction

Monza Form

Monza have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 0-1 victory against Bologna. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-1 against AC Milan, before handing over all three points in a 3-0 defeat against Salernitana. Monza managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Serie A. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded six goals.

Empoli Form

In their last three matches, Empoli drew 2-2 with Spezia, drew 1-1 with Fiorentina and lost 0-2 against SSC Napoli. Empoli managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Serie A. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring eight time and letting in five.

We've thought long and hard which bet offers the best price at the bookies, as the match against Empoli could turn out a bit slippery for Monza. Considering form and strength in squad, we nevertheless ended up siding with the latter on Saturday.

Monza enjoy a record of eight wins, five draws and 11 defeats in the Serie A this season. Empoli so far pulled off six wins, ten draws and eight defeats in the Serie A.

Monza vs Empoli Squads

Monza Squad

The 38-year-old Monza manager, Raffaele Palladino, will select the lineup against Empoli from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Serie A this season):

Alessandro Sorentino (0/0), Alessio Cragno (0/1), Eugenio Lamanna (0/0), Michele Di Gregorio (0/23), Armando Izzo (0/17), Carlos Augusto (4/21), Gabriel Paletta (0/0), Gabriele Ferrarini (0/0), Giulio Donati (1/6), Luca Caldirola (0/19), Luca Marrone (0/2), Marlon (0/19), Pablo Mari (1/17), Samuele Birindelli (0/20), Sheriff Kassama (0/0), Valentin Antov (0/4), Andrea Barberis (0/7), Andrea Colpani (2/16), Andrea Ferraris (0/0), Filippo Ranocchia (1/13), Jose Machin (0/13), Leonardo Colombo (0/0), Marco D'Alessandro (0/8), Matteo Pessina (3/22), Mattia Valoti (0/8), Nicolo Rovella (0/17), Samuel Vignato (0/0), Stefano Sensi (2/17), Andrea Petagna (2/19), Christian Gytkjaer (1/16), Dany Mota (3/18), Franco Carboni (0/0), Gianluca Caprari (4/24), Mirko Maric (0/0), Patrick Ciurria (3/22).

Empoli Squad

Here is the full squad of the away team. The 40 year-old Empoli manager Zanetti will select his starting XI from these players:

Guglielmo Vicario (0/24), Jacopo Seghetti (0/0), Lovro Stubljar (0/0), Samir Ujkani (0/0), Samuele Perisan (0/0), Ardian Ismajili (0/17), Fabiano Parisi (2/21), Gabriele Guarino (0/0), Koni De Winter (0/11), Liberato Cacace (0/6), Lorenzo Tonelli (0/0), Nicolo Cambiaghi (3/17), Petar Stojanovic (0/19), Samuele Angori (0/0), Sebastian Walukiewicz (0/4), Sebastiano Luperto (1/22), Tyronne Ebuehi (1/15), Alberto Grassi (0/13), Duccio Degli Innocenti (0/1), Filippo Bandinelli (2/23), Jacopo Fazzini (0/11), Jean-Daniel Akpa-Akpro (0/13), Liam Henderson (0/17), Nicolas Haas (1/17), Razvan Marin (2/23), Tommaso Baldanzi (4/15), Emanuel Vignato (1/10), Francesco Caputo (2/24), Marko Pjaca (0/11), Martin Satriano (1/22), Mattia Destro (1/10), Roberto Piccoli (0/11).

Monza vs Empoli Team News

Monza have an almost full squad available against Empoli at U-Power Stadium with only one player possibly missing.

Sidelined with an injury, Monza can't field Stefano Sensi on Saturday against Empoli.

Empoli have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match on Saturday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Empoli need to do without Mattia Destro and Lorenzo Tonelli, who are not fit enough to travel to U-Power Stadium.

Monza vs Empoli Lineups

Monza vs Empoli H2H

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, Empoli came away as 1-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome this coming Saturday. Monza have a 0% win rate in the against Empoli, who won one of these matches. The total record reads 0-0-1, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Monza vs Empoli Results

Monza vs Empoli Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Giulio Donati will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Empoli hope Nicolo Cambiaghi 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.

Monza claimed four wins in the previous 10 matches at home across all tournaments, as well as drawing three and losing three. Empoli won two of their last 10 away games, as they also drew five and lost three of these matches. Goals are usually flowing for Monza on home soil these days, and at both ends of pitch. Both teams found the back of the net in six of their last 10 matches here. In contrast, both teams to score happened five times for Empoli in their last 10 league games away from home.

Monza saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Empoli, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.