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59 Ball possession (%) 41
12 Goal attempts 14
8 Shots on Goal 5
3 Shots off Goal 5
1 Blocked shots 4

Empoli vs Genoa: prediction & betting odds 28 Dec 2024

The Matchday 18 clash in Serie A between Empoli and Genoa will take place on December 28 at the Carlo Castellani Stadium. Empoli vs. Genoa: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Predicted lineups for Empoli vs. Genoa

Empoli (3-4-3): Devis Vasquez – Saba Goglichidze, Liberato Cacace, Ardian Ismajli – Emmanuel Gyasi, Alberto Grassi, Tino Anjorin, Giuseppe Pezzella – Sebastiano Esposito, Lorenzo Colombo, Liam Henderson.


Genoa (4-2-3-1): Nicola Leali – Aaron Martin Caricol, Johan Vasquez, Stefano Sabelli, Mattia Bani – Milan Badelj, Morten Frendrup – Vitinha, Fabio Miretti, Alessandro Zanoli – Andrea Pinamonti.


Each team's starting lineup from their last match in this tournament is listed.

Empoli

In the last round, Roberto D'Aversa's side suffered a 2-3 defeat away to Atalanta. Empoli came close to securing points but conceded a decisive goal late in the match, marking their second consecutive loss in the league. Additionally, the club has conceded more than two goals for the third time this Serie A season. In the standings, the team is in 11th place with 19 points. Notably, Empoli has conceded more goals (19) than only six other clubs in this championship.


Defenders Mattia Viti and Tyronne Ebuehi, midfielders Nicolas Haas and Jacopo Fazzini, and forward Ola Solbakken will miss the match due to injuries. Defender Giuseppe Pezzella is suspended.


  • The club has not won in 7 of their last 8 home matches in Serie A (4 draws, 3 losses).
  • The team has not scored more than once in their last eight home league games.
  • At least one opponent has failed to score in 7 of Empoli's last 8 home Serie A matches.

Genoa

Patrick Vieira's side lost 1-2 at home to Napoli in the last round. As a result, Genoa's six-match unbeaten run in the league (2 wins, 4 draws) was snapped. Additionally, the team conceded for the first time in four Serie A matches. The club is in 13th place in the standings, trailing Empoli by three points. It's worth noting that all three of Genoa's wins in the current championship have come on the road.


Defender Koni De Winter, midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi, and forward Jeff Ehator will miss the match due to injuries.


  • The team has not won in 7 of their last 10 away matches in Serie A (3 draws, 4 losses).
  • At least one opponent has failed to score in 7 of the club's last 8 away league matches.
  • No more than two goals have been scored in 6 of Genoa's last 8 away Serie A matches.

Empoli vs. Genoa: Match Prediction

Even at home, Empoli's players are not inclined to play openly and aggressively in attack, preferring reliable actions in their penalty area. The club's scoring ability leaves much to be desired: in the current Serie A season, Roberto D'Aversa's side has scored only two goals in eight home matches. Meanwhile, the team has conceded more than one goal at home only once this season, achieving four clean sheets.


Genoa plays in a similar style, especially in away matches: in 6 of their last 7 away Serie A games, the club has not breached the opposition's defense more than once. At the same time, they strive to avoid many mistakes in their own half, having kept a clean sheet in their last three away league matches.


It's also worth noting that in last season's Serie A, these teams ended their encounter at Empoli with a 0-0 draw. I expect another low-scoring match, so my prediction: Total under 2.5 goals

Betting tips 28 Dec 2024

Heading into the 18th round of Serie A fixtures, both Empoli and Genoa have managed to create a small buffer away from the relegation zone before the Christmas break. However, they are set to continue their battle for safety as the league progresses into its next phase. Genoa appear to be in better form coming into this head-to-head clash, as Empoli have suffered three defeats in their last four matches.

Since the end of November, Empoli have conceded seven goals in matches against AC Milan (0:3), Torino (0:1), and Atalanta (2:3). In Bergamo, they nearly snatched points from the league leaders but ultimately succumbed after allowing 1.38 xGA and 16 attempts at their goal. It’s also crucial to note that Empoli have eight players sidelined through injury, with key defender Mattia De Sciglio still suspended for this upcoming match due to a red card.

Genoa's defeat to Napoli (1:2) marked their first loss since October, bringing an impressive six-game unbeaten run to an end. Under their new management, they have improved their transitional play, although their xG of 16.14 suggests they’ve underperformed slightly with only 14 goals scored. Genoa have found a balance across their lines, managing to control possession even without stars Ruslan Malinovskyi and Junior Messias. Recently, against AC Milan, they achieved 43% possession.

Empoli rank just above Monza in terms of xG (14.60 vs 14.46), which means Genoa's defensive frailties in their penalty area are somewhat less concerning. With the coaching change having injected new momentum into the Genoa side, our suggestion is to take a double chance. They currently look stronger.

Betting prediction
Genoa to win or draw
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Odds
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Empoli vs Genoa Odds

Serie A: previous matches in the tournament

Empoli
22.12.24
Atalanta
Empoli
L
13.12.24
Empoli
Torino
L
08.12.24
Hellas Verona
Empoli
W
30.11.24
AC Milan
Empoli
L
25.11.24
Empoli
Udinese
D
08.11.24
Lecce
Empoli
D
04.11.24
Empoli
Como
W
30.10.24
Empoli
Inter Milan
L
27.10.24
Parma
Empoli
D
20.10.24
Empoli
Napoli
L
06.10.24
Lazio
Empoli
L
29.09.24
Empoli
Fiorentina
D
20.09.24
Cagliari
Empoli
W
14.09.24
Empoli
Juventus
D
31.08.24
Bologna
Empoli
D
25.08.24
AS Roma
Empoli
W
17.08.24
Empoli
Monza
D
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D
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Serie A 2021-2022
06.03.22
Genoa
Empoli
05.11.21
Empoli
Genoa
Serie A 2018-2019
28.01.19
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Genoa
26.08.18
Genoa
Empoli
Serie A 2016-2017
05.03.17
Empoli
Genoa
16.10.16
Genoa
Empoli
Serie A 2015-2016
06.03.16
Genoa
Empoli
24.10.15
Empoli
Genoa
Serie A 2014-2015
08.03.15
Empoli
Genoa
20.10.14
Genoa
Empoli
Serie A 2007-2008
26.04.08
Genoa
Empoli
0
:
1
15.12.07
Empoli
Genoa
1
:
1
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0
:
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Empoli
3
:
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Tables

Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
Inter Milan
33 21 8 4 72:32 71
2
Napoli
33 21 8 4 52:25 71
3
Atalanta
33 19 7 7 66:30 64
4
Bologna
33 16 12 5 52:37 60
5
Juventus
32 15 14 3 49:30 59
6
AS Roma
33 16 9 8 48:32 57
7
Lazio
32 16 8 8 53:43 56
8
Fiorentina
32 15 8 9 49:32 53
9
AC Milan
33 14 9 10 51:38 51
10
Torino
32 9 13 10 36:37 40
11
Udinese
32 11 7 14 36:46 40
12
Genoa
32 9 12 11 29:38 39
13
Como
33 10 9 14 43:48 39
14
Hellas Verona
33 9 5 19 30:60 32
15
Cagliari
32 7 9 16 32:47 30
16
Parma
32 5 13 14 37:51 28
17
Lecce
33 6 8 19 23:55 26
18
Venezia
33 4 13 16 27:46 25
19
Empoli
33 4 13 16 26:52 25
20
Monza
33 2 9 22 25:57 15
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
Inter Milan
16 12 3 1 37:18 39
2
Napoli
16 12 2 2 26:11 38
3
Bologna
17 10 6 1 31:14 36
4
AS Roma
17 11 2 4 33:14 35
5
Juventus
17 9 7 1 27:15 34
6
Fiorentina
17 10 4 3 27:15 34
7
Atalanta
16 8 4 4 31:19 28
8
AC Milan
17 7 7 3 25:15 28
9
Lazio
16 7 7 2 30:22 28
10
Como
16 6 5 5 24:23 23
11
Udinese
16 7 2 7 19:22 23
12
Genoa
16 5 7 4 18:18 22
13
Torino
15 5 6 4 14:13 21
14
Cagliari
16 5 4 7 19:24 19
15
Parma
16 4 5 7 24:27 17
16
Venezia
16 4 5 7 13:16 17
17
Lecce
17 3 6 8 12:30 15
18
Hellas Verona
16 4 3 9 13:32 15
19
Empoli
16 1 7 8 7:22 10
20
Monza
17 1 5 11 12:24 8
Team Played W D L Goals Points Form
1
Atalanta
17 11 3 3 35:11 36
2
Napoli
17 9 6 2 26:14 33
3
Inter Milan
17 9 5 3 35:14 32
4
Lazio
16 9 1 6 23:21 28
5
Juventus
15 6 7 2 22:15 25
6
Bologna
16 6 6 4 21:23 24
7
AC Milan
16 7 2 7 26:23 23
8
AS Roma
16 5 7 4 15:18 22
9
Fiorentina
15 5 4 6 22:17 19
10
Torino
17 4 7 6 22:24 19
11
Udinese
16 4 5 7 17:24 17
12
Genoa
16 4 5 7 11:20 17
13
Hellas Verona
17 5 2 10 17:28 17
14
Como
17 4 4 9 19:25 16
15
Empoli
17 3 6 8 19:30 15
16
Cagliari
16 2 5 9 13:23 11
17
Parma
16 1 8 7 13:24 11
18
Lecce
16 3 2 11 11:25 11
19
Venezia
17 0 8 9 14:30 8
20
Monza
16 1 4 11 13:33 7

Team lineups

Empoli

coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Devis Estiven Vásquez Llach
gk. 23 -32
Giuseppe Pezzella
df. 25 0
Saba Goglichidze
df. 24 0
Ardian Ismajli
df. 23 0
Liberato Gianpaolo Cacace
df. 22 2
Liam Henderson
mf. 26 0
Alberto Grassi
mf. 18 1
Faustino Adebola Rasheed Anjorin
mf. 17 0
Lorenzo Colombo
fw. 27 5
Emanuel Quartsin Gyasi
fw. 26 2
Sebastiano Esposito
fw. 22 8
Substitutes
Jacopo Seghetti
gk. 1 -3
Samuele Perisan
gk. 0 0
Mattia De Sciglio
df. 14 1
Junior Sambia
df. 9 0
Luca Marianucci
df. 9 0
Lorenzo Tosto
df. 1 0
Dawid Bembnista
df. 0 0
Youssef Maleh
mf. 22 0
Emmanuel Ekong
mf. 15 0
Jacopo Fazzini
mf. 12 0
Ismael Konate
fw. 6 0
Genoa

coach
Player Matches Goals
Line-up
Nicola Leali
gk. 20 -20
Aaron Martin
df. 25 0
Johan Vásquez
df. 25 1
Alessandro Zanoli
df. 21 0
Mattia Bani
df. 16 0
Brooke Dion Nelson Norton-Cuffy
df. 6 0
Morten Frendrup
mf. 25 2
Morten Thorsby
mf. 23 0
Milan Badelj
mf. 20 1
Andrea Pinamonti
fw. 26 8
Vítor Manuel Carvalho Oliveira
fw. 17 0
Substitutes
Daniele Sommariva
gk. 0 0
Pierluigi Gollini
gk. 0 -15
Stefano Sabelli
df. 24 0
Koni De Winter
df. 14 3
Alessandro Vogliacco
df. 5 0
Alessandro Marcandalli
df. 3 0
Fabio Miretti
mf. 21 1
Patrizio Masini
mf. 15 1
Lior Kassa
mf. 5 0
Emil Bohinen
mf. 3 0
Filippo Melegoni
mf. 3 0
Gastón Pereiro
mf. 2 0
Jeff Ekhator Osayuki
fw. 18 1
Caleb Ekuban
fw. 11 1
David Akpan Ankeye
fw. 4 0

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