Empoli vs Torino prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-04-05 18:45.
[p]A 2-0 defeat at the hands of runaway league leaders Inter on Sunday night made it four consecutive Serie A defeats without a single goal scored for Empoli, who found themselves back in the relegation zone at the end of last round, albeit level with 17th-placed Frosinone. The momentum gained after the arrival of manager Davide Nicola seems to have fizzled out as the Azzurri unwillingly regained their status as the division’s worst scoring unit (22 goals).[/p]
[p]Empoli’s troubles are particularly evident at home where they are winless in four matches (D2, L2), in which they failed to find the net three times! Back-to-back 1-0 defeats here against Bologna and Cagliari also mean they are still the only side yet to score at least ten goals at home this Serie A season![/p]
[p]Back-to-back clean sheet victories kept Torino’s European hopes alive as they started this round in ninth with only a six-point deficit to the top six clubs. Ivan Jurić’s side stretched their unbeaten run to four matches (W2, D2) with a 1-0 home win over Monza, further improving their unbeaten Serie A record against teams starting this round in the bottom half of the table (W9, D8).[/p]
[p]Building even more belief amongst the travelling fans, the visitors have also kept five clean sheets in their eight away matches against those bottom-half clubs, and given the hosts’ troubles in attack, this may be the perfect opportunity for Torino’s defensive line to shine again. In fact, only Inter have kept more clean sheets than the visitors (15) this term.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Empoli’s Razvan Marin scored each of his five Serie A goals after the break and he both netted and assisted here against Torino last term. Antonio Sanabria scored a late equaliser back then, and following his winner against Monza last weekend, eight of his last ten goals came after the break.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Empoli are winless at home as pre-match outsiders this Serie A season (D2, L7), whilst Torino have not lost as away favourites (W3, D4).[/p]