Empoli vs Juventus Prediction and Betting Tips | September 14th 2024
Empoli will invite Juventus to the Stadio Carlo Castellani in Serie A on Saturday. Both teams have enjoyed an unbeaten start to their league campaign with one win for the hosts and two for the Old Lady. Both teams were held to draws before the international break and will look to resume their league campaigns with a win.
The Azzurri played out a 1-1 away draw at Bologna last time around, with both goals being scored in the first three minutes of the game. Giovanni Fabbian broke the deadlock in the second minute for Bologna and Emmanuel Gyasi equalized just seconds later, thanks to Giuseppe Pezzella's assist.
The visitors saw their winning start to the season ended earlier this month as they were held to a goalless draw by Roma at home. Nonetheless, they kept a third-consecutive clean sheet and are the only team in Serie A yet to concede a goal this season.
Empoli vs Juventus Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two teams have crossed paths 32 times in all competitions. As expected, the visitors have been the dominant side in these meetings with 23 wins. The Azzurri have five wins to their name and four games have ended in draws.
- The Old Lady went unbeaten in their two league meetings against Empoli last season, recording an away win while playing a draw in the reverse fixture.
- The hosts have gone unbeaten in their first three league games of the season for just the second time in Serie A history.
- Juventus, meanwhile, have kept consecutive clean sheets in their first three league games of the season for the first time since the 2014-15 season, when they went on to lift the league title.
Empoli vs Juventus Prediction
The Azzurri have enjoyed an unbeaten start to their season, winning two of their four games in all competitions. They are unbeaten in their last five home games in Serie A, keeping three clean sheets, and will look to build on that form.
Tyronne Ebuehi, Luca Belardinelli, Szymon Zurkowski, Jacopo Fazzini, and Samuele Perisan are unavailable for this match due to injuries. Roberto D'Aversa should be able to call upon new signing Mattia De Sciglio against his former club after the defender completed a move last week.
The Bianconeri are unbeaten in their three league games thus far, extending their unbeaten streak in the league from last season to 11 games. Interestingly, they have won just one of their last nine away games in Serie A. Nonetheless, they have won six of their last seven away games in this fixture, and are strong favorites.
Francisco Conceição has a muscle injury and Arkadiusz Milik is the other absentee for Thiago Motta. Teun Koopmeiners started from the bench against Roma and should get the nod to start here.
While both teams have been in good form in the league thus far, considering Juventus' dominance in this fixture and better goalscoring form, we back the visitors to eke out a narrow win.
Prediction: Empoli 1-2 Juventus
Empoli vs Juventus Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Juventus to win
Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals
Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes
Tip 4: Dusan Vlahovic to score or assist any time - Yes