In this 32nd week match, on Sat Apr 9th, Empoli plays host to Spezia in a clash of these two evenly matched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 14th placed Empoli, recorded a 0-1 loss against Fiorentina. Nicolás González struck first for Fiorentina in the 58th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Empoli couldn’t muster any offence and Fiorentina ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while spezia sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Venezia. Gyasi scored the first goal for Spezia in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Venezia couldn’t manage to score, and Spezia took the shutout win. Spezia is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
Empoli and Spezia last played eachother at the Stadio Alberto Picco on Dec 19th. Spezia and Empoli battled to a 1-1 draw in front of just over five thousand. Riccardo Marchizza struck first for Spezia on an own goal in the 50th minute, but Dimitris Nikolaou got the equalizer for Empoli on an own goal in the 71st minute earning Empoli a comeback draw.
Spezia is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Rey Manaj and Martin Erlić each only have 1 goal in their last five. Andrea La Mantia and Szymon Żurkowski are the top scorers for Empoli in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.