Empoli vs Lecce prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-12-10 17:30.
Serie A (SA) strugglers Empoli displayed their resilience last weekend, coming from a goal down to draw with Genoa to keep their heads above water in the fight for survival. That was the first time this season the Azzurri earned a point from a losing position, while it also continued an impressive resurgence that’s seen all of their 11 points arrive in their last nine SA matches (W3, D2, L4).
Improvements must now arrive up front for Aurelio Andreazzoli’s men, who’ve netted a league-low nine times from their 14 outings so far. Six of those strikes arrived in the last four matches though, and continuing that kind of form in the final third would go a long way to extending their four-match unbeaten H2H streak in SA against upcoming opponents Lecce (W3, D1).
Lecce head into this clash in terrible form, winless since late September in all competitions (D5, L5) and plummeting down the SA table. They have at least avoided defeat in each of their last three SA outings (D3), the most recent of which was secured in the most dramatic of circumstances, as Roberto Piccoli’s 100th-minute penalty rescued a 1-1 draw against Bologna.
That’s been a common theme for the Giallorossi, who’ve now picked up a league-high eight points from losing positions ahead of the round. While their character isn’t in question, Lecce’s away form certainly is, as Roberto D’Aversa’s men are yet to win on the road in SA this term (D4, L2), but having scored in each of those trips, goals look set to be on the menu here.
Key battle: Empoli goalkeeper Etrit Berisha could be in for a busy night if his past meetings with Lecce are anything to go by, as he conceded five across two previous SA defeats. Both sides scored in those matches, which was also the case in three of the four SA games that Nikola Krstović scored for Lecce.
Hot stat: Only matches involving Torino have produced fewer corners per game than Lecce (7.4) after 14 SA rounds.