Empoli vs Verona Predictions

• Eight of the last 10 competitive games to feature Verona have contained goals at both ends.
• The visitors have faced an average of 20 shots per game across their first three Serie A matches.
• Both teams have scored in seven of Empoli’s last 10 contests.

Winless sides meet in Tuscany

Empoli and Verona are two of the seven Serie A sides still without a win three matches into the season, but Wednesday’s meeting in Tuscany should provide some entertainment; Verona saw 124 goals scored in their league games last term and have continued to ship chances since the restart, while Paolo Zanetti’s hosts had Serie A’s third-worst defence last season.

Empoli have claimed back-to-back draws after being pegged back at Lecce last week. That was the seventh instance of both teams netting in the Azzurri’s last 10 competitive games, although two concessions in their first three games represents some improvement on 70 in 38 last term. However, each of their last three meetings with Verona have contained goals at both ends.

Verona, meanwhile, suffered a narrow defeat to Atalanta last time out, making it 10 concessions in three competitive home games this season. Gabrielle Cioffi’s team have entertained thus far, creating the divisions’ seventh highest expected goals (3.5 xG) tally, but have faced an average of 20 shots per game this campaign, a tally higher than all but Cremonese in Serie A.

Shaky rearguards to ship

Eight of the last 10 competitive games played by Verona have featured goals at both ends, and that theme should continue against another porous outfit, making both teams to score a solid play.

Meanwhile, only three teams recorded more than the 11 draws racked up by both Empoli and Verona in Serie A last season, so a 1-1 stalemate could represent a decent correct score prediction.

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