Empoli vs Juventus Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 21/05/2023, 13:33  by Daniel Ngulu in Serie A Predictions

Juventus will return to domestic action hoping to bounce back when they travel to Empoli in Round 36 of Serie A. Going into this game, Juventus are second, while Empoli are 14th and seeking a higher finish after securing their survival. Three straight unbeaten matches pushed the hosts nine points above the relegation zone and they will be under no pressure here. In their last outing, Empoli drew 1-1 with Sampdoria after earlier back-to-back wins over Salernitana and Bologna. They are however still struggling to keep clean sheets and that will be an issue against Juventus. A poor run in defence means they have no clean sheet in their last five matches. They have conceded two or more in two, and four of the five have had over 2.5 goals. Empoli have however failed to score in just one of the last five games.

Juventus suffered a first defeat in six matches in their last outing, falling 2-1 to Sevilla in the Europa League. They did take the lead in Spain, but their defensive woes showed up again as Sevilla came from behind to win. Juventus have to dust themselves and rise again to see out a troubled season. With two points from the remaining three matches, Juventus will book a top four place. Just like Empoli, they have a good scoring run, having netted in each of the last five matches. Juventus have scored twice in three of their last five matches. They have two clean sheets in five games and both sides have scored in three of the five. Though playing away from home has been tough for Juventus, they’ve managed to keep their scoring run. Coming into this game they’ve failed to score away from home in just one of five matches.