Fiorentina vs Empoli Prediction: The Dream of Avoiding Relegation Shattered
The Serie A match between Fiorentina and Empoli will take place at 8:00 PM on April 27th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest Fiorentina vs Empoli team news
Fiorentina has not yet announced whether Moise Kean will return after his surprising absence midweek – the highly sought-after striker is believed to have flown to Paris for personal reasons.
If Kean is unavailable, Lucas Beltran and Albert Gudmundsson will most likely continue to partner up front, although Nicolo Zaniolo is also an option.
With a crucial week ahead – culminating in the Derby dell'Arno and the first leg of the Conference League semi-final – coach Raffaele Palladino will have a full squad available, as Andrea Colpani has returned to training with the team.
On the Empoli side, key players such as Sebastiano Esposito, Jacopo Fazzini, Emmanuel Gyasi, and Saba Goglichidze will return to the squad after coach Roberto D'Aversa used many young players in the Coppa Italia match against Bologna.
However, Empoli are still missing several key players due to injury, including Youssef Maleh, Szymon Zurkowski, Nicolas Haas, Saba Sazonov, Pietro Pellegri, and Christian Kouame – who is currently on loan from Fiorentina.
Centre-back Ardian Ismajli's participation is also uncertain, while New Zealand's versatile defender Liberato Cacace will be absent due to suspension.
Latest predicted lineups for Fiorentina vs Empoli
Fiorentina:
De Gea; Pongracic, Mari, Ranieri; Dodo, Mandragora, Cataldi, Fagioli, Gosens; Gudmundsson, Beltran
Empoli:
Vazquez; Goglichidze, Marianucci, Viti; Gyasi, Anjorin, Grassi, Pezzella; Esposito, Fazzini; Colombo
Latest football match prediction: Fiorentina vs Empoli
In a match hastily postponed for two days due to the passing of Pope Francis, Fiorentina visited Cagliari on Wednesday evening, where they came from behind to win 2-1 in Sardinia.
Without their top scorer Moise Kean, Viola's attack was led by Albert Gudmundsson and Lucas Beltran, with Beltran scoring the winning goal after Robin Gosens equalized.
Previously, Fiorentina secured their place in the Conference League semi-finals with a victory over Celje. Currently, the Tuscan team is fighting to return to European competition through Serie A, but they are only in eighth place with five rounds remaining.
Fiorentina will travel to Seville next week for the first leg of their Conference League semi-final against Real Betis, but first they need to continue putting pressure on the teams above them in Serie A.
Even fourth-placed Bologna are only four points ahead of them, after Raffaele Palladino's side earned 11 points in their last five matches to end a poor run of form earlier in the spring.
However, following a goalless draw in Serie A in September – coupled with a home defeat in the Coppa Italia – Fiorentina have now failed to win in their last six encounters with familiar rivals Empoli.
While the home team is in good form, Empoli enters this derby with low confidence, having suffered a disastrous drop in the Serie A standings and having just been knocked out of the Coppa Italia semi-finals on Thursday.
Empoli's historic journey to the Coppa Italia semi-finals, which included thrilling penalty shootout victories against Fiorentina and Juventus, came to an end with a 1-5 aggregate defeat to Bologna over two legs.
This defeat was not surprising, as coach Roberto D'Aversa had used many young players in both matches, showing that his top priority was the fight to avoid relegation from Serie A.
When Empoli faced Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia nearly five months ago, they were in 10th place and seemed safe. But now, they have traded that safety for a crisis.
After 17 consecutive winless matches in Serie A, and a 2-2 draw against Venezia last weekend, Empoli are currently in the relegation zone, although they are only one point behind Lecce – who are in 17th place.
Therefore, their chances of avoiding relegation are still alive, especially if they can once again shock Fiorentina at the Franchi Stadium, as they did in the first leg.
Latest Fiorentina vs Empoli score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Fiorentina vs Empolias follows:
- Sportsmole:Fiorentina 2-1 Empoli
- WhoScore:Fiorentina 2-0 Empoli
- Our newspaper predicts:Fiorentina 2-0 Empoli
When and where can I watch Fiorentina vs Empoli live?
To watch the Fiorentina vs Empoli match live in Serie A at 8:00 PM on April 27th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
