Monza – Empoli Tips Free Betting Tips
Consecutive clean sheet defeats, including a 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Salernitana last time out, have slowed Monza’s charge towards the top half of the table in their debut season in Serie A (SA), but the mood at the club should remain positive, especially as club president Silvio Berlusconi is reportedly looking for new investors to help take the team to the next level.
Sitting comfortably 12 points above the relegation zone, Monza will be eager to avoid their first run of three consecutive defeats since the five straight losses they recorded at the start of the season. They will also be eager to get their first home win in this 2023 (E3, P1), but with each of those four appearances seeing Monza concede the first goal, and three times within the first 15 minutes, a good start will surely be crucial.
An injury-depleted Empoli were comfortably beaten by Napoli last time out, and coach Paolo Zanetti admitted that, in his opinion, “there is no better team in Europe” than the runaway leaders in this SA. Still, he was frustrated by his team’s defense in the build-up to both goals, each of which came from corner kicks, and now there is no win in five SA games for the Tuscans (E2, P2).
With an unbeaten away record in SA when finding the back of the net (G2, E6), a goal could set the stage for the mid-table side to end that winless league streak here. However, as one of the division’s ‘draw specialists’ this season, racking up ten league draws prior to this matchday, we may be in for another stalemate, as was the case when these teams last met in the league at this venue in February 2021 (1-1).
Players to watch: Monza’s Patrick Ciurria has scored three goals in 2023, each of which was registered inside the first 20 minutes. Tommaso Baldanzi remains Empoli’s top scorer with four goals in SA, including the winning goal against Inter earlier this year.
Key stat: Monza have recorded all eight of their SA wins after scoring first (E1, P2).
OVER 2.5 GOALS Odds: 2.00
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