Empoli-Genoa is a match valid for the 18th day of Serie A and is played on Saturday at 3 p.m.: statistics, news, probable formations, prediction, live TV, streaming.
The one at “Castellani” is one of the two matches that open the last day of the 2024 league, which is also the penultimate of the first half of the season. Empoli and Genoa, two teams whose goal is to reach the salvation quota as soon as possible, at the halfway mark are both out of the relegation zone: decidedly more distant the Tuscans, so far above expectations, the Rossoblù on the other hand cannot get too distracted, because the third-last place is not that far away (Cagliari has only two points less).
For Empoli, this challenge undoubtedly represents an opportunity to get back to scoring after two defeats in a row. The Azzurri first surrendered to Torino (0-1) and then to the leading Atalanta (3-2): in the away match in Bergamo, against the team currently in the best form in Serie A, they would perhaps have deserved something more, but in the final minutes, when the draw seemed to be a done deal, it was the Nerazzurri’s De Ketelaere who chastised Roberto D’Aversa’s men. Genoa in the last weekend also faced an opponent that is playing for the Scudetto: Antonio Conte’s Napoli defeated Marassi (1-2) despite a good second half by the Rossoblù, who in the second half, once they raised their center of gravity, put the partenopei in great difficulty, even touching a resounding comeback. For Patrick Vieira’s team it was the first defeat after a positive series that had been going on for six rounds.
Empoli-Genoa: the latest news on formations
Usual string of injuries at Empoli: Viti will only return in January, but also in the infirmary are Pellegri, Ebuehi, Haas, Zurkowski, Solbakken and Sazonov. D’Aversa will most likely field the same 11 as in Bergamo, with the five-man midfield – Gyasi, Anjorin, Grassi, Henderson and Cacace – and the attacking pair formed by Esposito and Colombo.
Even Vieira seems intent on not changing anything from the match with Napoli. The only ballot is between Vitinha and Thorsby. Confirmed in the attacking trident, however, Pinamonti and Zanoli.
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The Prediction
The team with the worst domestic attack in the league (Empoli) and the team that has scored more goals away from home than only Lecce (Genoa has the second worst external attack) are competing. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that on this occasion, too, the total goals will not be so many: the number of total goals could be less than three. Empoli is likely to win at least one point.
The likely formations of Empoli-Genoa
EMPOLI (3-5-2): Vasquez; Goglichidze, Ismajli, Pezzella; Gyasi, Anjorin, Grassi, Henderson, Cacace; Esposito, Colombo.
GENOA (4-3-3): Leali; Sabelli, Bani, Vasquez, Martin; Frendrup, Badelj, Miretti; Zanoli, Pinamonti, Vitinha.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
