In this week 22 match, on Sunday Jan 16th, Venezia hosts Empoli in a meeting of these two mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Venezia is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Atalanta. Luis Muriel struck first for Atalanta in the 12th minute, then Joakim Maehle added another in the 88th minute on a feed from Mario Pašalić At the end of 90 a dissapointed Venezia couldn’t manage to score, and Atalanta took the shutout win. Venezia looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Empoli, recorded a 1-5 loss against Sassuolo. Domenico Berardi struck first for Sassuolo in the 13th minute from the penalty spot, then Liam Henderson tied it up for Empoli in the 16th minute from the penalty spot. Empoli is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sep 11th, Venezia took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Thomas Henry struck first for Venezia in the 13th minute, then David Okereke added another in the 68th minute on a feed from Thomas Henry.
Bajrami has been the most effective weapon for Empoli lately. The Swiss midfielder has netted three goals in his last five matches. Francesco Forte has been the most prolific scorer on Venezia in his last five matches with two goals.