Week 16 brings us a match on Jan 4th, where Udinese will host Empoli in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 8th placed Udinese, recorded a 2-3 loss against Napoli. Victor Osimhen struck first for Napoli in the 15th minute on a feed from Eljif Elmas, then Piotr Zieliński added another in the 31st minute on a feed from Hirving Lozano. Udinese is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Empoli recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Cremonese. Nicolo Cambiaghi scored the first goal for Empoli in the 46th minute, then Fabiano Parisi added another in the 88th minute In the end, Cremonese was frustrated by Empoli’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Empoli ended the match with the shutout victory. Empoli is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Parisi and Cambiaghi 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. Udinese is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Beto and Tolgay Arslan each having 2 goals in their last five.