Comments and predictions for Empoli vs Fiorentina: Home team will be disappointed
Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the performance, football commentary and predicts the score of the Empoli vs Fiorentina match, taking place at 11:00 p.m. on September 29 within the framework of the Serie A tournament.
Latest Empoli vs Fiorentina team information
Empoli coach Roberto D'Aversa is still without Samuele Perisan, Szymon Zurkowski and Tyronne Ebuehi, but Jacopo Fazzini and Youssef Maleh could be fit enough to make the bench. Pietro Pellegri started against Torino, and Sebastiano Esposito and Lorenzo Colombo will continue to combine up front.
The home team will field a three-man defence, with Ardian Ismajli making the most saves in Serie A (51), while Mattia Viti leads the way in tackles won (15).
For Raffaele Palladino, he could switch to a back four. Marin Pongracic (thigh) and Rolando Mandragora (tendon) are still likely to feature at the Stadio Castellani.
Albert Gudmundsson, who has just recovered from a calf injury, could start for the first time, supporting Moise Kean for Fiorentina. Kean has scored three goals in five games against Empoli and two in his last three Serie A games, as many as in his previous 36.
Latest expected lineup Empoli vs Fiorentina
Empoli:
Vasquez; Goglichidze, Ismajli, Viti; Gyasi, Henderson, Grassi, Pezzella; Anjorin, Esposito; Colombo
Fiorentina:
De Gea; Dodo, Martinez Quarta, Pongracic, Biraghi; Cataldi, Bove; Colpani, Gudmundsson, Sottil; Kean
Latest football commentary Empoli vs Fiorentina
Empoli started the Serie A season with two wins and three draws, going unbeaten for the first time in their history, and continued in the Coppa Italia. They drew with Bologna and Juventus, along with wins over Roma and Cagliari. Lorenzo Colombo opened the scoring against Cagliari, and Sebastiano Esposito scored to make it 2-0, giving Empoli nine points.
Roberto D'Aversa led the team to Turin in midweek, where they won their cup tie against Torino thanks to a decisive goal from Nicolas Haas, setting up a round of 16 clash with Fiorentina.
Sunday's match will be the third time Empoli have faced Fiorentina in Serie A, and fans will be hoping their impressive start continues. Fiorentina have not won in their last six away Serie A games against Empoli, with no victory since 2016.
After struggling in the Conference League playoffs and picking up just three points against Lazio, Fiorentina are 13th in the table. Coach Raffaele Palladino was delighted with the return of Albert Gudmundsson, who scored two penalties to help his team win 2-1.
Fiorentina will be determined to beat Empoli to maintain their momentum ahead of their Conference League clash with The New Saints. They started the season with a draw and a loss, and Palladino will be keen to avoid becoming the first Fiorentina manager in 12 years to fail to win their first three games. Empoli are unbeaten so far and will pose plenty of challenges for Fiorentina in the Derby dell'Arno, but the Viola can take maximum points and restore confidence.
Empoli vs Fiorentina score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Empoli vs Fiorentinaas follows:
- Sportsmole:Empoli 1-2 Fiorentina
- WhoScore:Empoli 0-1 Fiorentina
- Our newspaper predicts:Empoli 0-1 Fiorentina
When and where to watch Empoli vs Fiorentina live?
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