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Sassuolo vs Empoli Prediction & Betting tips
The “dark green” frame starts lightly as favorite due to the offensive potential that it possesses, which usually increases when it acts in its stadium. For this reason and knowing that he usually advances the lines in his stadium, we believe that the bet “Double Opportunity Draw or Sassuolo” is interesting to bet. Paint to be a duel even in the midfield, but favorable to the local by the field factor and especially because it has interesting players when attacking.
Sassuolo:
The start of the “dark green” league can be classified as acceptable, despite having lost 2-1 to Juventus last weekend (2-1 after equaling 0-0 in the first half). These days, 7 points in the table, product of 2 wins and 1 equality in their first three league appearances. At the moment the team has shown interesting things in their actions, demonstrating it by scoring several goals in favor. Of course, he needs to improve his defensive production, since he has yielded many against (9 goals scored and 7 received in his goal).
As a local, Sassuolo has played two matches so far and both won. The first 1-0 against Inter when few expected him to do so. And the second 5-3 against Genoa after winning 4-1 in the initial stage. If we analyze these numbers, we can conclude that the ones directed by Professor De Zerbi are intense in their proposal, but unbalanced in their actions. Considering this, the DT is expected to repeat the 3-4-2-1 system that he has been using regularly. In this tactical drawing stands out the presence of the offensive steering wheels Berardi and Boateng, and the forward Babacar.
Empoli:
The “blue” picture has not started in a very good way in Calcio, after adding 4 units of 12 possible. At the moment it is located in the sixteenth position of the table, product of 1 triumph, 1 draw and 2 defeats. He started with a 2-0 victory against Cagliari at home, and then added 3 games without winning. If goals are involved, he has scored 3 and has given 3 on his fence, proving to be a competitive team in his actions. His short-term goal is to improve offensive, after not scoring goals in the last 180 ‘minutes of play he has played. He comes from losing 0-1 against Lazio as a local, after equaling 0-0 the first 45 ‘minutes of play.
As a visitor, Empoli has played two matches so far, reaching a total of 1 point. It comes from falling 2-1 against Genoa in Luigi Ferraris and equaling 0-0 against Chievo Verona. For this outing DT Andreazzoli is expected to repeat the 4-4-2 system that he has been using regularly, which allows his boys to be relatively balanced in their actions. The striking thing about this tactical drawing is that it is a well-defined rhombus, like the one used several years ago.
In the last 5 years, Sassuolo and Empoli have met 5 times at the Mapei Stadium. These were the results of those matches: Draw 3-3 in August 2013 for a friendly club, victory 1-2 of Empoli in August 2014 for another club friendly, win 3-1 of Sassuolo in October 2014, triumph 3-2 of Sassuolo in February 2016 and victory 3-0 of Sassuolo in December 2016. Apparently, the box “verdinegro” has a slight paternity over his rival, demonstrating it by winning his last 3 direct confrontations.
Sassuolo vs Empoli head to head matches
30.04.17 SA Empoli Sassuolo 1 : 3
04.12.16 SA Sassuolo Empoli 3 : 0
21.02.16 SA Sassuolo Empoli 3 : 2
04.10.15 SA Empoli Sassuolo 1 : 0
22.03.15 SA Empoli Sassuolo 3 : 1