Hellas Verona Vs Empoli Match Analysis And Prediction

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Hellas Verona will be looking forward to continue their impressive run of form on Monday as they welcome Empoli to Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi.

The hosts are unbeaten in their last four matches in Italy’s top flight, and they are currently 10th position in the table, level on points with 11th position Empoli.

Verona are in their third straight season at this level, finishing ninth and tenth in Serie A since securing a return from Serie B in 2019.

The team’s start in the 2021-22 season has gone as per many people’s expectations, with a record of 16 points from 12 matches, leaving them an excellent team to watch this term.

Inter Milan(29) and AC Milan(26) are the only teams who have scored more Serie A goals than Verona(25) this season, and Igor Tudor’s side were in good form before the international break, picking 8 points from their last four matches.

Besides picking up points away to Udinese and Napoli, The Yellow and Blues have beaten Lazio and Juventus in their last two home league fixtures.

Meanwhile, Empoli are coming into this clash off the back of a 2-2 draw at home to Genoa before the international break, where Flavio Bianchi’s late srike for the visitors to make them level and share points at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Gli Azzurri have been on a strong run of form in the league as well. They lost only one out of their last four matches, with the loss being at home against Inter Milan and victories over Salernitana and Sassuolo.

Aurelio Andreazzoli’s team has been an impressive one in Serie A on their travels this season. They have won four out of their last five matches, a contrast of their home form.

Reigning Serie B champions will finish the month a home game against Fiorentina after they had taken 1-0 victory in their last meeting in Serie A in 2016.

Hellas Verona vs Empoli head to head

The pair has locked horns ten times previously in all competitions. Empoli takes the lead with four wins against two wins to Verona. They have drawn four times, with Empoli scoring seven goals and conceding six, collecting 16 points against Hellas Verona’s 10.

Verona 0-0 Empoli 18/05/13

Empoli 0-0 Verona 06/01/15

Verona 2-1 Empoli 17/05/15

Verona 0-1 Empoli 06/12/15

Empoli 1-0 Verona 20/04/16

Hellas Verona latest home form

Verona have been most recently been on good form at home and we can say they would continue to maintain it. After a 3-1 loss to Inter, they have not lost any of their four recent matches at home, having scored 13 goals and conceding only four all the Serie A.

Verona 1-3 Inter 27/08/21

Verona 3-2 Roma 19/09/21

Verona 4-0 Spezia 03/10/21

Verona 4-1 Lazio 24/10/21

Verona 2-1 Juventus 30/10/21

Hellas Verona latest away form

Although their form away from home is not as impressive as at home, they are at least collecting points on the road. Out of their last five recent matches, they have drawn four and lost 3-2 to AC Milan once, scoring nine goals and conceding ten.

Salernitana 2-2 Verona 22/09/21

Genoa 3-3 Verona 25/09/21

AC Milan 3-2 Verona 16/10/21

Udinese 1-1 Verona 27/10/21

Napoli 1-1 Verona 07/11/21

Empoli latest home form

Gli Azzurri are trying to maintain a strong form despite recently meeting two loses, 4-1 to Atalanta and 2-0 to Inter Milan. However, in their five most recent matches, they have won one, drawn two and lost two. They have scored six goals and conceded ten.

Empoli 2-1 Ternana 09/10/21

Empoli 1-4 Atalanta 17/10/21

Empoli 0-2 Inter Milan 27/10/21

Empoli 2-2 Genoa 05/11/21

Empoli 1-1 Perugia 13/11/21

Empoli latest away form

Empoli are currently on a good run form on the road. They have lost only one match out of their five most recent, where Roma beat them 2-0. They have won four out of the five, scoring 16 goals and conceding 7 in all competitions, picking up 12 points.

Real Forte Querceta 2-8 Empoli 04/09/21

Cagliari 0-2 Empoli 22/09/21

Roma 2-0 Empoli 03/10/21

Salernitana 2-4 Empoli 23/10/21

Sassuolo 1-2 Empoli 31/10/21

Hellas Verona news

Verona will be missing a number of players on Monday. Gianluca Frabotta, Darko Lazovic and Ivan Ilic have injuries, while Nikola Kalinic and Daniel Bessa are on suspension. Giovanni Simeone will lead the line, and Antonin Barak also should feature at the front.

Empoli news

Their could be a few changes in the squad, although majority of the side that started in the match against Genoa before the international break would keep their spot. Samuele Ricci and Petar Stojanovic could come in the first XI. Szymon Zurkowski who scored off-bench against Genoa may also start.

Prediction and Odds

Empoli have a good form running currently in the league, but it will not be easy to rule Verona out considering they have won all their last four league games at home. Here we are expecting a tough match as the winning goal potentially coming in late into the game.

Odds: 1 2.35 X 3.05 2 2.46