Empoli vs Genoa Prediction & Betting Tips (28 December)

With the main objective of securing its continuation in this championship, Empoli is well and truly in the nails almost halfway through the season. The Tuscans are comfortably installed in the soft underbelly of the ranking, in 11th place, with a lead however quite small of 5 units over the first relegation. The Azzurri must also tighten things up after recent worrying results. The latter have in fact just lost 3 times in 4 contested matches against AC Milan 3-0, Hellas Verona victory 1-4, Torino 0-1 and finally Atalanta Bergamo, leader, last weekend 3 -2.Genoa, for its part, knows that its room for maneuver with regard to the red zone is reduced.

This team even had to do a little freelance work at the lower level in 2022-2023 and it must therefore above all concentrate on maintaining its place in the elite. Something that will not necessarily be obvious for the Rossoblu who are only 2 small points ahead of the first relegation currently. That said, the Griffons have been quite solid lately after going 6 games without defeat including the last 2 draws against Torino 0-0 and AC Milan 0-0. However, they ended up losing quite logically last weekend against Napoli 1-2

The current difficulties encountered by Empoli can be explained by the numerous absences that this team is facing at the moment. Potential Ebuehi starters (defender), Haas, Fazzini, Zurkowski (midfielders), Solbakken (winger) and Pellegri (striker) as well as replacements Brancolini and Sazonov are all victims of physical problems at the moment. Good news, however, for this team with the return from suspension of replacement full-back De Sciglio (ex-OL). At the front, the trio composed by Colombo (4 goals in SA), Esposito (5 goals in SA) and Cacace (1 goal and 2 assists in SA) should be renewed.

Genoa, for its part, should make the trip to Tuscany deprived of its senior defender De Winter, the former Marseillais Malinovsky, winger passed by Milan AC Junior Messias and the usual replacements Ahanor and Ekhator, who are still injured this holiday season. Andrea Pinamonti is still the club's top scorer in the league, even more so after scoring his 6th goal of the season against Napoli last week. With only 14 goals scored, Genoa only has the 19th offensive record in Serie A.