Juventus vs Empoli Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - October 19, 2022

Juventus vs Empoli
Italian Serie A
Date: 21 October 2022, Friday
Kick-off at 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
Venue: Allianz Stadium (Turin).

Juventus and Empoli will raise the curtain on gameweek No 11 in Serie A on Friday evening at Allianz Stadium in Turin.

I Bianconeri managed to make amends for the embarrassing 2-0 loss to Maccabi Haifa in the UEFA Champions League by beating Torino in the Derby dela Mole last weekend.

Striker Dusan Vlahovic made the difference in the city derby by netting the only goal of the game midway through the second half.

Massimiliano Allegri still have numerous problems with the list of injured players as he can’t count on the services of Angel Di Maria, Federico Chiesa, and Paul Pogba among others.

None of these players will be available for this tie against Empoli and Juventus might easily struggle to deliver the goods in the final third once again on the occasion.

Empoli generally tend to play defensive-minded football. They sit just two positions below Juventus in the league standings and they will come into this on the back of a 1-0 win over Monza.

The goal difference of 9-11 best describes Empoli’s playing style. Knowing that Juventus own the third-best defensive record in the league with only seven goals conceded in the inaugural ten rounds, we can hardly see Paolo Zanetti’s troops troubling Juve’s keeper much here either.

Juventus vs Empoli Head-to-head

• Juventus have been the dominant force in the history of this matchup, winning 10 of the previous 12 home outings against Empoli.
• However, Empoli shocked I Bianconeri 0-1 when they last visited Allianz Stadium in August last year.
• Two of the previous three head to head encounters between these rivals ended in 1-0 scorelines.

Juventus vs Empoli Prediction

Juventus have the third-best defense in the division and they have only shipped three goals in five home outings this season. Empoli play tight defensive-minded football.

We expect to see a very similar scenario for Juventus to the one they had in the last weekend’s Derby dela Mole. The Home win & Under 2.5 goals FT pick is thus the way to go at the odds of 3.40. You can also back the draw at the half time and Juve’s win at the end at the 4.00 odds.

Juventus vs Empoli Betting Tips

• Juventus to win & Under 2.5 goals FT @ 3.40 (12/5)

• HT/FT Draw/Juventus @ 4.00 (3/1) odd.

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