Comments and predictions for Empoli vs Lazio: Venting anger on the weak
The match between Empoli vs Lazio in Serie A takes place at 5:30 p.m. on May 4. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Empoli vs Lazio team information
Lazio welcome back Reda Belahyane from suspension, but Nuno Tavares and Patric remain absent through injury. Luca Pellegrini will continue at left-back, especially after he has provided three assists from crosses in his last five games.
Pedro – who scored the winning goal in the first leg – is still an effective “super-sub”, but it is unclear whether he will start. Up front, Taty Castellanos will lead the attack alongside Boulaye Dia (11 goals) and captain Mattia Zaccagni (14 goals).
On Empoli's side, the midfield is damaged by the suspension of Alberto Grassi and Liam Henderson. Viktor Kovalenko and Tino Anjorin are likely to start in midfield.
The attack is still led by Sebastiano Esposito and Jacopo Fazzini – Fazzini has scored in two consecutive Serie A games. Liberato Cacace returns from suspension, while Tyronne Ebuehi is hopeful of a recovery.
However, Empoli are still missing a series of key players due to injury: Youssef Maleh, Szymon Zurkowski, Nicolas Haas, Saba Sazonov, Pietro Pellegri and Christian Kouame.
Latest Empoli vs Lazio expected lineup
Empoli:
Vazquez; Goglichidze, Ismajli, Viti; Gyasi, Anjorin, Kovalenko, Pezzella; Fazzini, Cacace; Esposito
Lazio:
Mandas; Marusic, Gila, Romagnoli, Pellegrini; Rovella, Guendouzi; Isaksen, Dia, Zaccagni; Castellanos
Latest Empoli vs Lazio football review
Trailing two goals deep into the second half from Parma on Monday, Lazio relied on veteran Pedro to avoid defeat at the Stadio Olimpico. The former Spain international scored a late brace to help the capital club salvage a valuable point.
Pedro has now scored seven goals from the bench in Serie A this season – only Atletico Madrid’s Alexander Sorloth (9) has scored more from substitutes in Europe’s top five leagues. However, Lazio’s form has been on the decline, with just one win in their last 10 home games.
After being eliminated from the Europa League and falling out of the top four in Serie A, Lazio are losing their consistency. In the first half of the season, they averaged 1.84 points per game, but that dropped to 1.67 in the second half. Goals scored also dropped from 1.74 to 1.60 per game.
Lazio have been notably better away from home, with their last two wins against Atalanta and Genoa. They have also won all five of their last visits to Empoli's Castellani Stadium, scoring 10 goals and keeping three clean sheets.
Empoli lost 1-2 to Lazio in the first leg this season, with Pedro scoring the decisive goal in the 84th minute. The Tuscan side's last win over Lazio in Serie A was in November 2015.
More importantly, Empoli have not won a Serie A game since the end of last year – a run of 19 games without a win, their worst record in the competition. After losing 2-1 to Fiorentina in the Tuscan derby last week, Empoli remain stuck in the relegation zone.
Despite being just two points behind 17th-placed Lecce, Empoli still have a chance of staying up, especially when they face weaker opponents like Monza, Parma and Hellas Verona. However, their extremely poor home record – just one win and seven goals in 16 games – makes it difficult to expect a surprise against Lazio.
Latest Empoli vs Lazio 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 Lazioas follows:
- Sportsmole:Empoli 0-3 Lazio
- WhoScore:Empoli 0-2 Lazio
- Our newspaper predicts:Empoli 0-3 Lazio
When and where to watch Empoli vs Lazio live?
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