Serie A – Season Continues – Empoli v Torino on Match-day 35
Next Sunday at 3:00pm GMT, on matchday 35 of the Serie A, we will see Empoli play Torino at Carlo Castellani.
It’s a trip to Carlo Castellani for fourteenth placed Empoli on Sunday, as they take on eleventh placed Torino.
It’s 37 points so far for Empoli this season, going into this match
Empoli will be full of confidence, going into this fixture on that back of two successive wins against Napoli and Udinese. They will need this if they are to retain their run.
Also, suffering eight losses in 16 matches is a terrible run of form for any club, Aurelio Andreazzoli’s Empoli will know this and will be hopeful of turning it around. Now they have 9 matches won, 16 games lost and 10 duels drawn; that’s why they currently sit in fourteenth place, with a total of 37 points having won nine games, drawn 10 fixtures, and lost 16 matches.
Playing at home, Empoli have won four games, drawn four meetings, and lost nine fixtures.
A win in this fixture would take Empoli’s points to 40 in the League.
Injury and illness have depleted Aurelio Andreazzoli’s Empoli and they will likely be missing three key personnel for Sunday’s match.
Torino go into this meeting with 44 points secured
Torino will be buoyant, following a 2-1 home win against Spezia Calcio in their last fixture.
Also, Torino have developed a habit of drawing football matches this season, which is reflected by their position in the table. With 44 points, they currently sit eleventh in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 12 wins, 12 losses and 11 draws having won 12 matches, drawn 11 meetings, and lost 12 games.
Torino have had a disappointing run of performances on the road, having won three matches, drawn five games, and lost eight fixtures of their 16 League matches away from home this season.
A victory for Torino would put them on 47 points.
Torino’s squad will likely be depleted of five of their key players when they start on Sunday, due to injury or illness.
Empoli v Torino – Head-to-Head.
Regarding their historical duels the two teams have previously met each other 25 times with the result being eight wins and 11 draws for Empoli. In addition, the two sides have been unable to break the dead-lock on five occasions out of the last nine games, resulting in draws. Their most recent encounter in this competition was December 2021 and the score line ended up with a 2-2 draw.
Other standout players for Empoli are Andrea Pinamonti and Szymon Zurkowski with five goals each and for Torino are Sasa Lukic and Antonio Sanabria with four goals and two goals respectively.
