Venezia vs Empoli Prediction: will the Blues manage to get a crucial win?

Prediction for the Serie A match which will take place on January 4. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Venezia

The Venetians played the match of the previous round away against Napoli, one of the leaders of the current Serie A draw. The team defended qualitatively the whole game, but could not hold on to a zero draw. The Neapolitans opened the scoring on 79 minutes through Giacomo Raspadori's efforts and kept the minimal advantage. 0:1 - Venezia suffered their 11th defeat in 18 league matches and remained in the relegation zone.

At the moment Venetians are on the penultimate line in the standings and from the saving 17th line are three points behind. Also note that Venezia has already conceded 31 goals. Only Verona and Parma have allowed more goals.

Empoli

The Blues, in general, steadily followed the distance of the championship, but, after smashing Verona in the 15th round with a score of 4:1 away, the team sharply slowed down. Empoli lost the next three matches. First, the Tuscans on their own field failed to cope with Torino (0:1), then went on the road to Bergamo, where they imposed a struggle with Atalanta, but lost 2:3, and then lost at home to Genoa (1:2).

Despite the series of failures, Empoli are still in the middle of the standings - in 12th place. The handicap from the relegation zone remained at five points. Note that the Blues have problems in attack - only 17 goals scored in 18 games (only Lecce, Cagliari and Monza have fewer). But Empoli conceded only 21 times and shared sixth place with Bologna in terms of defense efficiency. Only top Serie A clubs have allowed fewer shots on goal.

Expert Betting Tips

Venezia is a favorite of the upcoming match, but with this you can argue. The fact is that Eusebio Di Francesco's team has only three wins in 18 rounds of the championship, and Empoli lost only three of nine away matches.