Empoli vs Hellas Verona Predictions and Betting Tips - Odds, H2H and Preview Predictions

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The final gameweek of the Serie A season brings us Empoli vs Hellas Verona on Sunday. The evening match will be played at Empoli’s Stadio Carlo Castellani, as both sides look to avoid the drop on the final day.

Key Stats:

• Empoli have only won 2 home games all season in Serie A
• Empoli have the second lowest clean sheets (6) in the Serie A this season
• Verona have received the second most yellow cards (84) and the most red cards (9) in the Serie A this season

Empoli vs Hellas Verona Previews, Form and Players to Watch

Empoli enter this match sat in the relegation zone in 18th spot. On 31 points, they are level with Lecce, two points clear of Venezia in 19th, and two points off Parma in 16th. Empoli are also coming away from back-to-back wins in Serie A, as they edged past two relegation rivals in Monza and Parma in their most recent matches. However, prior to this fortune, the Blues astonishingly had not won a singe league match in 20 games – a period that spans all the way back to mid-December. During this torrid run, 14 of those games were losses, demonstrating just how poor Empoli’s season has been. They have only won six games in total in the Italian top flight, scoring 32 goals. A loss or draw on Sunday could see the blues relegated if results do not go their way.

Hellas Verona are not doing much better. Only having obtained 34 points this season means that a loss on Sunday would see them fall below their opponents on goal difference, potentially sticking them in the drop zone. It is nobody’s fault but their own, as the Yellow and Blues have failed to win a single game in their last eight – dropping points in key matches to relegation competitors. Similarly to Empoli, they are in single digit wins for the season after only picking up nine all term. Their horrendous goal difference does not do them any favours either; Paolo Zanetti’s men have conceded a whopping 65 goals this this campaign, putting their goal difference at -33.

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Empoli Predicted Line-Up: Vásquez, Viti, Ismajli, Marianucci, Pezzella, Grassi, Henderson, Gyasi, Cacace, Fazzini, Esposito

Sebastiano Esposito has been Empoli’s main goal threat this season. The 22-year-old is currently on loan from Inter Milan yet has topped the charts for Empoli’s top scorer this season with eight goals. However, the striker has not scored a single goal since January, which has dismantled his confidence in the final stages of the season.

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Hellas Verona Predicted Line-Up: Montipo, Valentini, Coppola, Ghilardi, Bradaric, Serdar, Dawidowicz, Tchatchoua, Bernede, Sarr, Tengstedt

Despite not picking up many minutes for the club, Darko Lazovic has a knack for impacting the game when called upon. The winger was subbed on late into Verona’s last match against Como and managed to level the score just seven minutes after his arrival. The 34-year-old is also the club’s top assister this season with three, adding two goals to that tally as well.

Head-to-Head Stats:

One thing we have learnt form this tie in the past, is that it can end either way. However, the last match was a goal-fest, as Empoli emerged as 4-1 winners away in December. Two goals from Sebastiano Esposito settled the game early on, before another three found the net. Although, before this victory, the Blues had not won against Verona in five attempts. The last five meetings between these sides are as follows:

• Hellas Verona 1-4 Empoli, December 2024
• Hellas Verona 2-1 Empoli, January 2024
• Empoli 0-1 Hellas Verona, August 2023
• Hellas Verona 1-1 Empoli, May 2023
• Empoli 1-1 Hellas Verona, August 2022

Betting Tips

Both of these sides lack a very important element of scoring goals; with just 64 combined goals between the two, this game makes for a competitive affair. Furthermore, these teams have drawn many games in the past and with relegation threat looming for both, it may head down the same route.

For this reason, our betting experts have suggested that Full Time Draw is the best value tip for this match. Odds on Highbet of 3.15 mean that a £10 stake has the potential to return £31.50!

(Odds are subject to change)

How to Watch Empoli vs Hellas Verona: Live Stream and TV Channels

Here is everything you need to know to access the live broadcast of Empoli vs Hellas Verona in Serie A, either on television or through online streaming platforms.

Live Stream Options

• Date: Sunday 25th May
• Kick Off Time: 19:45 GMT
• OneFootball

Final Prediction

Empoli 1-1 Hellas Verona