Verona vs Empoli Match Analysis & Prediction
08/12/2024 5:00 pm
Two teams expected to face a battle for Serie A survival meet at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on Sunday, when Hellas Verona host Empoli.
After suffering a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Inter Milan a few days arlier, Verona fell to perhaps a more significant loss last time out, losing 1-0 to likely relegation rivals Cagliari.
While defeat was expected against the Scudetto holders, losing in Sardinia meant that they were surpassed in the standings by a direct competitor for Serie A salvation.
Although Verona have now lost their last three matches, the bottom half of the table is so congested that they were the first team to lose 10 of their first 14 without sitting inside the relegation zone since Serie A returned to 20 teams in 2004.
Without a win in their last six league matches against Verona – having lost both encounters last season – Empoli now visit a venue where they last tasted top-flight success some nine years ago.
Not only is recent history against them, but Empoli’s current form is not much better than their ailing hosts, who they lead by four points in the tightly-packed standings.
Following last week’s 3-0 defeat to AC Milan, Empoli have won just one of the last nine league matches – against promoted strugglers Como in November – following a prior run of two wins and two draws.
Due to an unexpectedly bright start to the campaign, a club that were almost relegated last season are still occupying a spot in mid-table, and events in midweek will have certainly boosted morale.
Beating Tuscan rivals Fiorentina in a Coppa Italia edition of the Derby dell’Arno put Roberto D’Aversa’s side into the quarter-finals on Wednesday – after letting a lead slip, Sebastiano Espositio then grabbed a late equaliser, before Empoli prevailed on penalties.
Verona vs. Empoli Head to head
In the previous 17 meetings between these two teams, they have claimed five victories each while drawing in seven.
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20/03/2022Empoli1Verona1Serie A
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31/08/2022Empoli1Verona1Serie A
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28/05/2023Verona1Empoli1Serie A
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19/08/2023Empoli0Verona1Serie A
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13/01/2024Verona2Empoli1Serie A
Verona Team News
Verona will be without long-term absentee Juan Cruz, midfield duo Ondrej Duda and Dani Silva, and Danish defender Martin Frese due to injury on Sunday, while Diego Coppola must serve a one-game ban for accumulated bookings.
Verona's Last 5 Matches
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29/10/2024Lecce1Verona0Serie A
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03/11/2024Verona3Roma2Serie A
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10/11/2024Fiorentina3Verona1Serie A
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23/11/2024Verona0Inter Milan5Serie A
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29/11/2024Cagliari1Verona0Serie A
Empoli Team News
Empoli’s list of missing players remains lengthy, as Szymon Zurkowski, Tyronne Ebuehi, Saba Sazonov, Nicolas Haas and Jacopo Fazzini are still unavailable, while Mattia De Sciglio and Alberto Grassi are both doubts.
Empoli's Last 5 Matches
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04/11/2024Empoli1Como0Serie A
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08/11/2024Lecce1Empoli1Serie A
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25/11/2024Empoli1Udinese1Serie A
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30/11/2024AC Milan3Empoli0Serie A
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04/12/2024Fiorentina2Empoli2 PCoppa Italia
Verona vs. Empoli: Odds and Predictions
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