Italy - Serie AStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Empoli and Napoli, taking place on Saturday, 20 April 2024, at Stadio Carlo Castellani in Empoli.
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Empoli, Recent FormThe Empoli squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 1-0 away defeat against Lecce, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. During that encounter they had 46% possession and had 3 attempts on goal with 0 on target, while their opponents hit 7 of their 14 shots on goal.
Having scored just 3 goals in their last 6 games, it will be glaringly obvious to their manager Davide Nicola where he needs to focus his attentions if they are going to get more points on the table. Hoever, he will still have one eye on his defence which has shipped 8 in the same period. They have failed to score in 5 of their last 6 games, and they have conceded a goal in 12 of their 16 games at home this season.
Their current run of form shows 5 defeats in their last 6 outings, and that is certainly something they will want to turn around. They've shown terrible form at Stadio Carlo Castellani this season, losing 9 of their 16 home league games.
Napoli, Recent FormNapoli manager Francesco Calzona will be looking for a better result in this game following a disappointing 2-2 draw in his team's last league outing against Frosinone. They achieved 66% possession in that match and had 20 strikes at goal, with 9 hitting the target, up against Frosinone's tally of 13 efforts at goal, 6 of which were on target.
It seems pretty certain that Calzona will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 10 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 10 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but they have failed to record a clean sheet in their last 11 games.
Napoli will take some comfort from being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 away games, but with only 2 wins there is some room for improvement.
With 5 goals from the last 6 away outings in the league, Victor Osimhen has given the travelling Napoli support something to shout about on the road.
Last time these two teams met in the league it ended in disappointment for Napoli, losing 0-1 to Empoli.
As away records go, I Partenopei have built up a decent scoring streak against Empoli in the league, having scored at least 1 goal in each of their last 6 away meetings.
With only Tyronne Ebuehi (Cruciate ligament) and Ardian Ismajli (Thigh) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Davide Nicola will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
There is only really one injury concern for the Napoli manager Francesco Calzona ahead of this clash, with Mathías Olivera (Muscle) missing out, which gives Calzona a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Empoli Playing at home | Napoli Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | Goals scored | 1.8 |
| 1.4 | Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| 31' | Time first goal scored | 43' |
| 42' | Time first goal conceded | 43' |
| 2.2 | Yellow cards | 2.1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 4.9 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 6-1 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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