Hellas Verona vs Empoli Match Analysis and Prediction

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Coppa Italia returns to the fold this week as Hellas Verona take on Empoli in the second round of the campaign at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegod in Verona. The amazing battle between two impressive outfits of the Serie A schedules for 15^th December 2021 at 17:00 EAT.

Verona is one of Italy’s in-form teams currently in the 11^th spot with 23 points after 17 league matches, with Igor Tudor overseeing just a single loss in nine games since his September appointment. That lone defeat was a 3-2 collapse at AC Milan after Verona had led 2-0 at the break.

Hellas Verona prepares for this encounter following on 1-2 Serie A loss to Atalanta in their last game. In that game, Verona had 53% possession, 19 shots with four of them on target and a goal scored by Giovanni Simeone (22′). Atalanta got 14 shots with six of them on target and goals scored by Aleksei Miranchuk (37′) and Teun Koopmeiners (62′).

Empoli have excelled under new management of Aurelio Andreazzoli, particularly on their travels. Their record of four wins and one loss on the road sees them in the eighth place with 26 points in the Serie A standings.

Empoli will be looking for a repeat of their previous encounter which ended with 0-1 Serie A win against SSC Napoli. In that game, Empoli had 40% possession, 12 shots with five of them on target and a goal scored by Patrick Cutrone (70′). SSC Napoli fired 30 shots with six of them on target.

These two sides have been playing similar defensive games this season and we’re expecting a low scoring outcome at the end of this game considering that fewer than 2.5 goals have been produced in four of the last five league meetings between Verona and Empoli.