Italy - Serie AStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Empoli and Spezia, taking place on Saturday, 11 February 2023, 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 2-0 away defeat against Roma, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. Their share of possession in that meeting was 55%, while racking up 11 shots along the way, 2 of which were on target, in contrast to Roma, who had 12 shots on goal with 6 on target.
While they have been reasonably effective at circumventing their opponents defence, scoring 7 in their last 6 games, it's largely been tit for tat with their own defence proving to be equally ineffectual, conceding 7, and leading to valuable points being dropped. They have recently found some good scoring form at home, hitting the net in 5 of their last 6 matches at Stadio Carlo Castellani. A number of teams visiting Stadio Carlo Castellani have struggled to break through on goal this season so far with the home side having kept 5 clean sheets.
Being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 league matches at Stadio Carlo Castellani, suggests a consistent run of home form, especially when we consider that 4 of these results were wins.
Spezia, Recent FormSpezia will be looking to regroup after their bruising encounter with Napoli in which they suffered a 3-0 home defeat. They came away from that fixture with a 31% share of the possession and clocked up 9 attempts on goal with 3 on target, in comparison to Napoli, who managed 12 attempts on goal, 5 of which were on target.
Having conceded 9 goals and scored just 3 in their last 6 games, they have been very fortunate to pick up 5 points. There are concerning signs for them, having failed to score in 4 of their last 6 league games. Having conceded at least 1 goal in 9 out of 10 away games this season, they are not making it easy for themselves to pick up valuable points on their travels.
They're experiencing a relativley poor spell of form on the road, having lost 4 of their last 6 away games despite notching up a couple of wins. The've certainly not managed to shine on their travels so far this season, losing 8 of their 10 away league games.
M'Bala Nzola will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 4 goals in the last 6 league games for Spezia.
It was one to forget for Empoli last time they met Spezia in the league, falling to a 1-0 defeat.
On each of the last 2 outings between Empoli and Spezia in the league, Empoli have not performed well in front of goal and have come up empty-handed in terms of goals. Azzurri have struggled to break down the Spezia defence in their past encounters having only managed to find the back of the net 2 times in their last 5 meetings. Playing at home, Empoli have conceded at least one goal in 2 of their last 3 league games against Spezia.
When playing away from home in the league, Spezia have failed to win any of their last 5 meetings with Empoli, with the last 3 of those games ending in a draw.
Empoli manager Paolo Zanetti has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Mattia Destro (Calf), Alberto Grassi (Muscle), Ardian Ismajli (Thigh) and Lorenzo Tonelli (Knee) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Luca Gotti has a number of injury concerns in his Spezia squad to contend with: Simone Bastoni (Meniscus), Albin Ekdal (Muscle), Viktor Kovalenko (Muscle), João Moutinho (Muscle), Jacopo Sala (Muscle), Jeroen Zoet (Ligament) and Szymon Żurkowski (Hamstring)
Empoli Playing at home | Spezia Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals scored | 0.4 |
| 1 | Goals conceded | 1.8 |
| 47' | Time first goal scored | 47' |
| 56' | Time first goal conceded | 35' |
| 2.5 | Yellow cards | 2.5 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Subs used | 4.7 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| 3-1 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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