Empoli hosts AC Milan in round 19 of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Wednesday, December 22nd at Stadio Carlo Castellani (Empoli)
Aurelio Andreazzoli's team is ranked 9th in the Serie A standings with 27 points. Empoli gained eight victories and three draws and suffered seven losses. The Blues, who qualified from Serie B at the end of last season, are showing good results in the current championship. They are only four behind the European competition zone. Under favorable circumstances, Empoli may go to the winter break in the championship with a minimal gap to the top six. Andreazolli's charges didn’t lose in six consecutive matches in the championship and the Italian Cup. On December 19, the Blues shared points with Spezia away (1-1). Curiously, both teams scored own goals. Dimitris Nikolaou was the anti-hero of the Eaglets, and Riccardo Marchizza made a blunder for Empoli.
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Stefano Pioli's team is ranked third in the Italian championship with 39 points after 18 games. AC Milan gained 12 victories and three draws and suffered three defeats. The Red-Blacks could not win three consecutive games in all tournaments. A 1-2 home defeat to Liverpool deprived Pioli’s charges of the Champions League playoffs, and it was followed by a 1-1 draw against Udinese, which was gained in added time thanks to a goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. On December 19, the Rossoneri suffered a minimal home defeat from its opponent in the championship race, Napoli (0-1). The Neapolitans scored three points thanks to a quick goal from Elif Elmas.
Empoli has not lost for a long time, although it has not the best indicators of home matches in the current season. In nine home rounds of Serie A, the Blues gained only three victories and one draw, losing to almost all contenders for places in European competitions — Lazio (1-3), Atalanta (1-4), and Inter (0-2). AC Milan is notable for its excellent statistics on foreign pitches. The Rossoneri scored 20 points in nine away matches, losing only to Fiorentina (4-3). For this reason, it seems logical to bet on the victory of Pioli's team on Wednesday.
Prediction for the match: AC Milan to win
