Empoli vs Parma prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-05-09 18:45.
[p]Empoli have failed to win any of their last 20 Serie A matches (D6, L14) and enter the weekend two points adrift of safety, but a favourable run-in means they’ve still every chance to save themselves. All three of their remaining games are against sides who share the bottom six positions with them, starting with this clash with Parma, against whom they’ve drawn four of the last six Serie A H2Hs (W1, L1).[/p]
[p]That includes three successive home draws, and given their struggles on their own turf this season Empoli may not be too dismayed with another stalemate. The Azzurri have won just once in Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani this season (D7, L9) – a joint-low across Europe’s top five leagues – while they’ve also failed to score in six of their last 11 such outings.[/p]
[p]Parma are not yet out of the relegation fight, but a win here would likely secure their place in Serie A for next season. Cristian Chivu’s side saw their seven-match unbeaten run ended by Como last week (1-0), and with that run including draws with Lazio, Fiorentina and Inter as well as a win over Juventus, they’ve shown their more than capable of competing in the top flight this term.[/p]
[p]The Crusaders have struggled for wins on the road, picking up just one in Serie A all season (D9, L7). Perhaps this represents a big chance to double that tally, as Parma have avoided defeat in all of their other five league matches against sides beginning the weekend in the bottom three (W2, D3), including that sole victory on the road against Venezia.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Saba Goglichidze registered his first-ever Serie A goal involvement when he assisted in Empoli’s 2-1 loss at Fiorentina, but he’s also received three yellow cards in his last six league appearances. Parma wing-back Emanuele Valeri has six assists in Serie A this term, including two in his last three games and one against Empoli in October’s reverse fixture (D 1-1).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Parma have failed to win any of the five Serie A away games they’ve scored first in (D3, L2).[/p]
[p][i]Written by Alex Bowmer[/i][/p]