David Flower
Dailysports's expert
Empoli
Torino
The starting match of the 16th round of the Italian Championship will be played on Friday at the Carlo Castellani Arena, where local Empoli will take on Torino. I offer a bet on the outcome of this match with good chances of success.
Match preview
In the last round of the Serie A, the Tuscans broke the series of three matches without wins (two draws and one defeat). The team went on the road to play Verona and secured a big 4-1 victory.
This win was Empoli's biggest of the season, while the last time the Tuscans scored four goals in one match was at the end of May 2023. However, even with this win, they failed to improve their league position. Empoli are still in tenth place, although they have increased their gap from the relegation zone to seven points.
In turn, Torino can not win in six consecutive meetings in the Italian championship. In this segment, the ‘bulls’ have drawn twice and lost in 4 meetings. In the last round the team met away with Genoa and played a 0-0 draw.
Such a long series without victories, which, by the way, was not in Turin since March 2022, led to the fact that Torino dropped to 12th place in the Serie A standings. The Bulls are now three points clear of Empoli. It should also be noted that Torino traditionally has a poor away record and are unable to win in five consecutive meetings.
Probable line-ups
- Empoli: Vazquez, Viti, Ismaili, Goglichidhe, Kakache, Angiorin, Grassi, Fazzini, Gyasi, Esposito, Solbakken.
- Torino: Milinkovic-Savic, Valukevic, Coco, Mazina, Vojvoda, Ricci, Linetti, Vlasic, Lazaro, Adams, Zapata.
Match Facts and Head-to-head encounters
- In September 2024, the teams played a match in the Italian Cup and Empoli beat Torino away 2-1
- Last season the teams exchanged home victories with a minimum scoreline
- In 4 out of five matches the bet on ‘Both Score’ was played.
Prediction
Bookmakers give a slight advantage to the hosts in this pairing, valuing Empoli's victory at odds of 2.67. Our bet on the match is ‘Empoli will not lose and Total under 3.5’ at odds of 1.62.
