Genoa vs Empoli Betting Tips and Predictions

Genoa hover just above the Serie A relegation zone and a visit from their recent bogey team Empoli will not be welcomed by the club’s fans. Genoa have only won one of their last seven league games, a run that has seen the team slip perilously close to the bottom three. The absence of top goalscorer Leonardo Pavoletti – who has scored 11 goals this season – seems to have hit Gian Piero Gasperini’s men hard and Blerim Dzemaili also misses this match through suspension. Genoa are favourites for this game, but it is frankly difficult to see why.

Empoli travel to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on a run of three straight defeats, but they remain safely placed in Serie A’s mid table. The return of playmaker Riccardo Saponara is a boost to Marco Giampaolo, with the midfielder having been suspended recently. Despite poor recent results Empoli have outperformed Genoa comfortably this season and their extremely strong head-to-head record makes it very tempting to side with the visitors despite their outsider status for this Serie A match. Massimo Maccarone has scored in two of his last three Serie A games and can extend that run on Sunday.

Empoli have only lost one of their last 10 meetings with Genoa and we are tipping them to extend that run by backing Empoli double chance at 5/6 with bet365. On the correct score market, Empoli to win 1-0 at 9/1 with bet365 sticks out as being well worth a small bet.