Venezia vs Empoli betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie A match on January 04th, 2025

Venezia and Empoli are scheduled to play against each other on January 04th, 2025, Saturday at 14:00h (UTC), in a Serie A match to be held in Italy, check the Venezia vs Empoli betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Venezia vs Empoli will occur

The game will be played in the small Stadio Pierluigi Penzo stadium, in the city of Venezia, with a capacity for 10500 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Venezia vs Empoli betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the Serie A, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.61 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.74 goals per match.

Venezia last match

In the last match played, Venezia met Napoli, in a match valid for the Serie A. The match ended in a loss by 1-0. The coach E. Di Francesco's on that occasion lined the team up with a 3-4-1-2 formation.

The odds for them to win, of 11.00 left no room for doubt. The defeat was clear before the match started.

A defense below expectations, with Giorgio Altare, slow and inaccurate. Perhaps he is the player on whom the greatest responsibility for this team result falls. He should regain better form if he wants to make a positive impact in the upcoming matches.

Empoli last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie A, Empoli, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Genoa team with a final score of 1-2.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 3.20.

Venezia vs Empoli h2h

Venezia was in 17th place in the Serie A while Empoli was in 12th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Venezia team entered the field with the 4-3-2-1 formation, the same tactic Empoli used in the match.

Their last 2021/2022 Serie A match which took place on 16-01-2022 was such a competitive game it ended in a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Venezia

Serie A leaderboard now

With 13 points won, Venezia is in 19th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 11 losses, plus 4 draws.

The team has a slight disadvantage of 1 point over Cagliari team who holds the 18th place in the 19th round.

Venezia analysis

Venezia have a negative goal difference, having after 18 rounds conceded 31 goals to opponents and scored 17. An average to improve.

The Venezia team comes from a defeat in the Serie A, and its coach Eusebio Di Francesco wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Recent results have shown that Venezia is struggling to find the back of the net, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they have failed to score. This may indicate that they need to work on creating better chances and improving their attacking efficiency.

The average number of shots towards goal for Venezia is not among the best, with only 3.83 a match. This is a good indicator that the team does not have a very good scoring average, and does not engage the opposing goalkeepers too much.

Venezia, with a ball possession of 43.39% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Empoli of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Best goalscorer from Venezia

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Joel Pohjanpalo so far in the competition. With 5 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team Venezia to achieve victorious results this season.

It should also be noted that 2 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Empoli

Serie A leaderboard now

Empoli arrives in this game with 19 points, and in 12th place in the Serie A, having won 4 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 7 draws.

Which means that Genoa team, at position 13, is in close pursuit of the team, that has the same score number, in the 19th round.

Empoli analysis

We have reached matchday 18 in Serie A and at the moment Empoli has made 17 goals and conceded 21.

The team has a relatively low scoring streak, the average goals scored does not exceed 0.94 per game, and this may mean that the result of the next away match may not be positive.

Best goalscorer from Empoli

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Sebastiano Esposito. The Attacker scored 6 goals in the current season, helping Empoli to achieve victory in several disputes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Venezia is Joel Pohjanpalo, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Empoli is Sebastiano Esposito, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 3.89 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.83 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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