Empoli take on the visitors in the round 20 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Saturday, January 28th at Stadio Carlo Castellani (Empoli).
Empoli look like a team that is ready to at least repeat the result of the previous season. The Blues have been earning promotions to Serie A quite regularly, but not always after that it was possible to “catch on”, stay in elite division. So the 14th final place of the newcomer in 2021/2022 was a good result. But still, the mentor changed again in the summer - Zanetti became responsible to results of the team. The bet on Paolo looked doubtful, but now, by the middle of the championship, it is clear that it was justified. Yes, there was a difficult start, but in the autumn it was possible to win from time to time. And the winter segment brought a number of successes: away draws with Udinese and even Lazio, a 1-0 victory with Sampdoria. Then the same score was repeated with Inter, which, however, even before the break was left with ten men.
Torino have already gained some good results in winter. Pomegranate under Ivan Juric entrenched in the status of the middle-table side in Calcio. In the summer, the line-up was updated, the update itself was largely forced. Still, the Croatian specialist again assembled a combat-ready team. Among other newcomers, Vlašić and Miranchuk, whi is especially good this winter. So, Aleksey brought victory over Fiorentina with the only goal. Given the punishment of Juventus, there are chances to compete for 7th place and a long-awaited return to European competition. But for this the team needs further improvement.
There have been 4 draws in the last 7 head-to-head matches, including 1-1 draw in October in Turin. At the same time, only once did Torino manage to beat Empoli in the last five head-to-head battles between the clubs. Despite the great form of the hosts, the bookmakers believe in Torino, offering 2.14 for them against 3.10 for a draw and 3.15 for the success of Empoli. Empoli are not bad, and plays at home. It is worth taking a closer look at the offer in the form of a bet on the victory of the hosts with a handicap of "0".
Prediction for the match: Empoli to win with 0.0 handicap.
