Empoli vs Vicenza Virtus Prediction & Betting Tips

Form in the current campaign

Empoli's last five league games have brought two wins and three defeats, and the pattern is pretty tight: they've managed just four goals in that spell while conceding six. It's been a low-scoring run at both ends.

Empoli: 20 completed matches; Vicenza Virtus: 20 completed matches.

Empoli

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

26

Difference

-4

Vicenza Virtus

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

30

Difference

+8

Vicenza Virtus have had a rockier time defensively. Their five Serie B outings this season have produced one win, two draws and two losses, with seven scored and ten conceded. Earlier results in this dataset come from Serie C and pre-season friendlies before their promotion, so they're not really comparable to this Serie B sample.

Empoli's own goals record suggests another low-scoring game is possible, but Vicenza's leaky defence keeps the door open for goals too.

Comparative Team Statistics: Empoli vs Vicenza Virtus

Head-to-head history

The two sides have met four times on record, spanning 2016 to 2021 across Serie B and Coppa Italia. Empoli won three of those, with the other finishing level.

That record is quite old now and the squads have turned over a lot since, so it's more a curiosity than a guide to how this next meeting will go.

Where they sit in the table

Empoli are 13th with six points from five games, while Vicenza Virtus sit 16th on five points from the same number of matches. Just one point and two places separate them early on.

It's worth remembering this fixture is still a month away from when these standings were taken, so both teams have plenty of games to shift their position before they meet.

Players to keep an eye on

Vicenza's Merkaj has been their most productive forward recently, scoring twice in five games, with Caferri chipping in with two assists in the same span.

Empoli:

Penalty cards:

M. Curto x 1 x 1

J. Ceesay x 1

L. Magnino x 3

Vicenza Virtus:

Best scorers:

S. Merkaj - 2

At the other end, Empoli's Magnino, Curto and Ceesay have all picked up cards in their last few matches, including a red apiece for Curto and Ceesay. That's a bit of a disciplinary flag worth watching, though it doesn't confirm who will actually be available by the time this game comes around.

How the game might unfold

Empoli's approach at home has been built around keeping things tight, they've won and lost without shipping bagfuls, so a low-scoring game sounds likely again.

Vicenza have shown they'll create and concede at both ends, so if they bring that pattern here it could open the game up more than Empoli would like.