Udinese vs Empoli Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 19/05/2024, 00:17  by Daniel Ngulu in Serie A Predictions

Udinese will be out to secure their spot in the Italian Serie A when they host Empoli on Match Day 37. These two sides are one point apart and both in danger of relegation. Hosts Udinese start the game on 33 points, one outside the relegation zone. A win here will guarantee their survival and Udinese, having dominated recent meetings with Empoli, will be going for just that. In the reverse meeting, back in October, these two sides played to a 0-0 draw. That was Udinese’s fourth unbeaten outing against Empoli, and in their last six meetings, they’ve lost only once. Seeking their fourth win in seven meetings with Empoli, Udinese will take inspiration from their 2-0 win over Lecce last time out. That was their third undefeated outing, and an improvement on the earlier back-to-back draws. They also carry a good scoring run into this game, having failed to net in just two of their last 10 matches. While Udinese have the second least tally of wins, victory here will define their season. Their five wins in the league this season is only better than relegated Salernitana’s two.

Empoli have won three more matches than Udinese, but will head into this game as underdogs. Their biggest undoing this season has been their low-scoring returns. Empoli enter this round as the lowest scoring team, with 26 goals only in 36 matches. Their 20 losses in the league this season have been key in Empoli staying in the red zone. They start this game on 32 points, goal difference placing them outside the safe zone. The visitors’ poor scoring run is well scoped in the fact that they failed to score in four of their last five matches. Their only goal in this run came as a shock, Empoli beating deposed champions Napoli 1-0 in April. In the two matches they managed to score out of the last 10, Empoli emerged winners. However, seven defeats in their last 10 matches don’t present Empoli on a very confident footing coming here. The most recent of those was a 2-0 away loss to Lazio, their fifth straight away defeat, all in which they failed to score.