Empoli vs Juve Stabia Prediction

Recent league form for both sides

Empoli's last five Serie B outings have been a mixed bag: a win over Cremonese, a loss at Mantova, a win at Carrarese, then back-to-back defeats against Arezzo and Modena. That's two wins and three losses, with no draws in that stretch, so results have swung from one extreme to the other.

Empoli: 20 completed matches; Juve Stabia: 20 completed matches.

Empoli

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

26

Difference

-4

Juve Stabia

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

27

Difference

+4

Juve Stabia's recent run looks calmer on paper but less productive in front of goal. They lost at Palermo, won away at Sampdoria, then lost at home to Pisa before drawing their last two matches, away at Vicenza Virtus and at home to Cesena. One win, two draws and two losses in five is a modest return.

Empoli have scored more wins recently but their form has dipped sharply in the last two matches, while Juve Stabia have stopped losing without yet finding a way to win again.

Comparative Team Statistics: Empoli vs Juve Stabia

Head-to-head history

The two most relevant meetings both came last season, and Juve Stabia won them both: 2-0 at home in December and 1-2 away in February. There are two older meetings on record from 2019 and 2020, but those are too far back to tell us much about either side now.

It's worth remembering these are only a handful of games, not a settled pattern, but Juve Stabia's recent head-to-head edge is notable given how this current campaign has started for them.

Juve Stabia have had Empoli's measure in their last two meetings, even though the current table suggests the opposite should be true.

Where they sit early on

This is still an early-season picture, with both teams having played just five Serie B matches. Empoli are 13th with six points from two wins and three losses, while Juve Stabia sit 18th on three points from one win, two draws and two losses.

Five games is a small sample, so these positions could shift quickly either way over the coming weeks.

Empoli's higher position is built on a similar number of losses to Juve Stabia, just with better conversion of their wins.

Players to watch

Antonio Di Nardo has been Juve Stabia's main source of goals, scoring three times in his last four appearances, so he looks like their likely attacking focal point.

Empoli:

Penalty cards:

M. Curto x 1 x 1

J. Ceesay x 1

L. Magnino x 3

Juve Stabia:

Best scorers:

Antonio Di Nardo - 3

On the Empoli side, the available player notes are mostly about discipline rather than goals: Magnino, Curto and Ceesay have all picked up cards recently, with Curto also sent off once in his last four matches. None of this confirms who will actually be available for this specific fixture, but it's a reminder that Empoli's squad has picked up some rough edges lately.