Fiorentina vs Empoli Predictions

• Both teams have scored in three of the last five games played by Fiorentina.
• Empoli, meanwhile, have seen goals at both ends feature in four of their last seven matches.
• Fiorentina have scored 15 goals and conceded 17 in 11 home league matches this term.
• Empoli have avoided defeat at Udinese, Lazio and Inter since the World Cup, which should turn punters away from the result markets.

Viola on fire in Europe – but not enjoying home comforts

Vincenzo Italiano’s Fiorentina enjoyed a terrific 4-0 win at Braga in the Europa Conference League on Thursday, in a game which saw the attacking talents of Arthur Cabral and Luka Jovic come to the fore, but their results on the domestic front have been inconsistent. Indeed, having won just two of their last seven games across all competitions, the Viola may not inspire too much confidence among punters when they host Empoli.

Fiorentina suffered back-to-back defeats against Bologna and Juventus before Thursday’s win, and they have now gone five league matches without a victory – or a clean sheet. Indeed, with the Viola 14^th in Serie A but still some way above the drop zone, their Coppa Italia and Europa Conference League pushes will take precedence, and the short price available around them on Sunday is unappealing. Fiorentina have conceded 17 times in 11 home league games this term, with three of their last five matches containing goals at both ends, making the goal markets a potential alternative.

Empoli, meanwhile, have seen a six-match unbeaten run become a three-game winless sequence in recent weeks, sandwiching a 2-0 loss at Roma between entertaining 2-2 draws with Torino and Spezia. Paolo Zanetti’s men have form for surprise away results, avoiding defeat at Inter, Udinese and Lazio since the World Cup, while they have seen both teams net in four of their last seven games, so they may push their hosts in Florence.

Goals at both ends likely

With Fiorentina’s league form inspiring little to no confidence and Empoli possessing the means to cause them problems, backing both teams to net appears a strong play for Sunday’s game.

Meanwhile, Fiorentina have claimed 15 of their 24 Serie A points on home soil this campaign, so those looking for a correct score punt may wish to back the Viola’s quality to shine through in a 2-1 success.

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