Empoli vs Frosinone prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-05-04 13:00.
[p]Empoli failed to follow up their sensational home win over Napoli with another victory, as they suffered a 2-0 defeat against Atalanta last time out. A league-high 16th loss ‘to nil’ leaves Davide Nicola’s side two points above the Serie A relegation places ahead of this round, with their upcoming match against Frosinone – who sit above them thanks to a better goal-difference – being dubbed as a classical relegation ‘six-pointer’. [/p]
[p]Back-to-back home victories over European hopefuls Torino (3-2) and Napoli (1-0) have raised Empoli’s chances of survival in recent weeks though and as such, confidence should be high here. The Azzurri also opened the scoring inside the first ten minutes in both, but they could still struggle to complete their first run of three Serie A home wins since last May in this latest outing as those two recent wins represent half of their four home victories all season long.[/p]
[p]After recording four consecutive draws, Frosinone beat Salernitana 3-0 last time out as they finally halted an unwanted run of 12 winless matches since the end of January (D6, L6). Refusing to go down immediately after last year’s promotion, Eusebio Di Francesco side’s five-game unbeaten run (W1, D4) is timely and sees them start this round two points above the relegation zone, where they sat in five of the last six rounds. [/p]
[p]The visitors remain the only Serie A side yet to win an away match this term (D6, L11), but three consecutive away draws – all against current top-12 sides – suggests that Frosinone are heading in the right direction in achieving that maiden victory. Only conceding four goals across their last four away outings reinforces belief they’re nearing that milestone win, especially as they conceded 14 in the preceding four![/p]
[p]Players to watch: Matteo Cancellieri has netted each of his three goals for Empoli this season beyond the hour mark, whilst Frosinone’s Walid Cheddira has scored each of his last three goals after the break, including an away brace against Napoli in mid-April.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Just one of Empoli’s seven home matches against teams starting this round 12th or lower in the table have seen 3+ goals scored.[/p]