Empoli

vs

Hellas Verona

Predictions & Betting Tips

Empoli have edge in relegation battle

Empoli have an edge over Hellas Verona in the battle for Serie A survival with home advantage and the form factor on their side when the sides clash on Sunday. For our first Empoli vs Hellas Verona prediction, it's important to note how the teams' current form could influence the outcome. The home side are 18th in Serie A 2024/2025 with 31 points from 37 games while Hellas Verona hold 15th place with 34 points. Roberto D’Aversa has done a decent job since taking over at Empoli on 3rd July 2024, tightening up a team that were conceding too many goals and producing a mini-revival of sorts. Empoli’s recent form has been impressive with two wins in the last three and they should fancy their chances of adding another when they host Hellas Verona, who are winless in their last five Serie A fixtures after back-to-back draws and three straight defeats. This Empoli vs Hellas Verona preview will highlight the factors that could make or break either team’s survival hopes.

Hellas are more positive than Empoli

But the contest could be a cagey affair with two teams scrapping for survival on the line and Empoli are the more positive side in any case, especially looking at the latest Empoli vs Hellas Verona betting tips. Paolo Zanetti’s side, who he has managed since mid-June 2024, will press high up the field in midfield and get their wing-backs forward as much as possible for quick transitions. D’Aversa’s side are more compact and pragmatic, sitting deep and looking to play with a slow build-up when they have the ball. Midfielder Jacopo Fazzini has given them a bit more spark in that regard and he has three goals in Empoli’s last five games. Striker Sebastiano Esposito is their top Serie A goal scorer with eight goals from 32 appearances, so he is worth a goal here.

Low-scoring affair on the cards

Hellas have a similar in-form goal scorer in Casper Tengstedt, who has six goals in 25 appearances, and his predatory instincts will be key to Verona’s survival chances. Hellas have won two of the last four Serie A head-to-heads and drawn one, but Empoli crushed them 4-1 away five months ago. Empoli have a disappointing home record with only two wins, seven draws and nine losses in 18 matches, but the odds of -108 for a home win seems too short with Verona +360. Under 2.5 goals gets our vote on the goal markets because Empoli are tight and have scored only nine home goals while Verona concede an average of 1.61 on their travels. This is another reason why the final Empoli vs Hellas Verona prediction points towards a low-scoring encounter.