Juventus will be aiming to continue their unbeaten start to the season as they travel to Empoli for a Serie A fixture on Saturday. Empoli have also shown some promise this season but the Turin club have a great record at the Stadio Carlo Castellani and should have the upper hand here.
It has been a promising start to the season for Empoli, who are yet to taste defeat after three matches. However, they have picked up just one win so far with the other two matches ending in draws.
Empoli head into Saturday’s clash off the back of 1-1 draw with Bologna last time out in Serie A. Having gone behind early in the contest, Roberto D’Aversa’s men quickly struck back through Emmanuel Gyasi and were unable to find the winner.
Juventus are enjoying a solid start to life under new manager Thiago Motta as they are unbeaten after three matches. However, unlike Empoli, they have picked up two wins and a draw.
That draw came in their previous fixture as Juventus were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Roma. While Motta will be disappointed to have lost the 100% record, he will take confidence from the clean sheet as the Turin club have still not conceded this season.
How the bookies view it: Juventus to triumph
Juventus have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 4/5 by Betfred to claim the win. A victory for Empoli is valued at 18/5 while a draw is set at odds of 13/5 by Betfred.
Head to head: Juventus on top
Juventus have a 20-4 advantage with four draws from 28 previous matches against Empoli. The Turin club have won six of the last seven meetings at the Stadio Carlo Castellani and triumphed 2-0 in last season’s fixture.
Players to watch: Vlahovic to deliver
Dusan Vlahovic is enjoying a fine start to the season for Juventus, scoring two goals in the last three matches. The Serbian striker was also on target in the last meeting with Empoli and is priced at 13/10 by Betfred to find the net once again.
Juventus’ backline has also caught the eye this season as they are yet to concede a goal after three matches. Bremer and Federico Gatti often feature at the back for the Turin club and can lead them to another clean sheet at 23/20 by Betfred.
Probable line-ups
Empoli have injury problems with Tyronne Ebuehi, Luca Belardinni and Szymon Zurkowski all out injured. Gyasi should retain his place in the team following his goal last time out while Lorenzo Colombo is set to lead the line once again.
Juventus will be without Timothy Weah, Kephren Thuram and Arkadiusz Milik, who are all sidelined with injury. Teun Koopmeiners could be set for his full debut after coming off the bench last time out while Vlahovic should retain his place in attack.
Empoli: Vazquez, Goglichidze, Ismajli, Viti, Haas, Grassi, Henderson, Pezzella, Gyasi, Solbakken, Colombo
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Cabal, Bremer, Gatti, Savona, Locatelli, Fagioli, Yildiz, Koopmeiners, Mbangula, Vlahovic
Anything else catch the eye?
Juventus won to nil on their last visit to Empoli and given their solid defence this season, a repeat could be expected at 13/8 by Betfred. The visitors are likely to be dominant on Saturday and could be backed in the -1 handicap market at 11/5 with Betfred.
The Turin club have plenty of quality in attack and could be backed to score in both halves at 2/1 with Betfred.
This Serie A match between Empoli and Juventus will be played on Sep 14, 2024 and kick off at 17:00. Check below for our tipsters best Empoli vs Juventus prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
