Serie A Action at Carlo Castellani – Empoli face Juventus

Next Saturday at 6:05pm GMT, on matchday 27 of the Serie A, we will see Empoli play Juve at Carlo Castellani.

Champion’s League hopefuls Juve, travel to Empoli on Saturday, as fourth takes on twelfth in the League.

Empoli have so far accrued 31 points in this season of the Serie A

Aurelio Andreazzoli will know at the end of this next match, whether Empoli’s season is back on track, having lost their last fixture and drawn against Cagliari before that.

Also, Empoli’s record this season has been hindered by a poor run of nine meetings without a win. Aurelio Andreazzoli’s men need to find the winning strategy, and quickly. Now they have 8 matches won, 11 games lost and 7 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in twelfth place, with a total of 31 points having won eight fixtures, drawn seven matches, and lost 11 fixtures.

Playing at home, Empoli have won three games, drawn two matches, and lost eight meetings.

A win in this fixture, would take Empoli’s points from 31 to 34, so far this season.

It is likely that three key players will miss Saturday’s fixture, which is something of a concern for Aurelio Andreazzoli and his Empoli team.

Juventus’ Serie A season, has so far seen them gain 47 points, going into this game

Having dropped a total of four points in their past two games, Massimiliano Allegri won’t be devastated by those results, but will be eager to secure a consistent run of form.

Also, Juve will hope to continue to frustrate opponents as their season continues, The Old Lady are showing the kind of consistency of performance that brings no losses in 12 meetings. With 47 points (13W, 5L and 8D), they are established in fourth position in the League having won 13 fixtures, drawn eight games, and lost five meetings.

Juve’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Empoli. In the 13 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won six matches, drawn five games, and lost two meetings.

A victory for Juventus would put them on 50 points.

A solid defensive team

Defence begins with attack and Juve have defended well as a team, borne out by conceding 23 goals in their previous fixtures. Every player has contributed to them delivering a solid defensive display this Serie A season. Juve have scored an impressive 38 goals so far this season, however their performances have at times been average. Their stand out attacking players have been Matthijs De Ligt (1), Danilo (1), and Dusan Vlahovic (1).

Juve are no strangers this season to illness and injury and Massimiliano Allegri is concerned that Saturday’s fixture could see him without seven of his key players

Empoli v Juventus – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Juve with a greater number of wins. In the last 23 meetings, they have enjoyed 17 wins, to Empoli’s three victories. In addition, the last 20 fixtures against Juve have resulted in fifteen wins for Empoli. August 2021 was the most recent time these two clashed in this competition and The Old Lady took all three points winning 0-1 away.

Other players of note for Empoli are Nedim Bajrami and Szymon Zurkowski with one goal and one goal respectively and for Juve are Matthijs De Ligt and Danilo with one goals both.