Empoli vs Spezia Prediction: Will the Blues finally be able to break the resistance of the Eagles?

The last time Empoli beat La Spezia was in 2013/14, when both teams played in Serie B. Will the Blues finally be able to break the resistance of the Eagles in the upcoming meeting?

The Blues played the previous round away against Roma. Before that, Empoli had drawn with Lazio, Udinese, and Torino and beat Inter on the road, so it seemed likely to score points at the Stadio Olimpico. However, at the beginning of the game, Roma crushed Paolo Zanetti's team, scoring twice. After losing 0:2 by the sixth minute, Empoli never really recovered. The Blues suffered a defeat that was the first for the team in 2023.

Eagles hosted Napoli in the last round and, as expected, were unable to offer decent resistance to the league leader. As a result, Spezia conceded all three goals in the second half (0:3), with Victor Osimen scoring twice for Napoli and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia converted a penalty. As for La Spezia, we can mention only the debut of Eldor Shomurodov, the former Rostov and Roma player. The Uzbek forward's presence on the court did little to improve the Eagles' offensive play, which had not scored in three straight matches.

After the injury of the best striker in La Spezia,,,, Mbala Nzola, Luca Gotti's team has big problems in the attack. In the game with Empoli, Emmanuel Gyasi, who was disqualified, will be back on the field, but there are doubts that it will improve things in the attack of Spezia. In general, it will not be a surprise if Spezia won't score again in the upcoming game. Also from Empoli we should not expect a hail of goals - Paolo Zanetti's team plays very defensive soccer. The meeting between Empoli and La Spezia in the first round ended in a minimal victory for the Eagles. Now, the Blues may take revenge in a similarly low-scoring match.