This is the 26th round of the Italian Seria A game between Empoli and Parma, at the Stadio Carlo Castellani stadium. The match between both teams is surely going to be fierce one because both sides are in great need of the 3 points to dispel the gloomy atmosphere that is covering both clubs in their previous matches. Empoli with an home advantage today will definitely do everything to get the full 3 points here. The guest, Parma are also showing a great deceleration, from taking the opportunity to squeeze into the top 6 with a ticket to the European season next season, they started playing under their own power, gradually losing their motivation and falling to 12th place with countless hopes. Everything needs to be changed before it's too late.
EMPOLI
The host, Empoli are currently on the 17th place on the league standings with just 21 points accumulated so far since the start of 2018/19 season. The Gli Azzurri team is currently experiencing a major setback in the league with a series of bad results, and if they really want to continue to be in Serie A next season they will have to overcome these problems soon and rejuvenate the team in the upcoming matches. So for today's game, they are welcoming a mediocre team Parma who is also in a deep decline recently, and with an advantage of playing at home, this is the time for Empoli to live up to their hopes if they want to move up from the relegation zone.
PARMA
The visitors, Parma are in the 13th position in the league rankings after having managed to record a total of 8 wins, 5 draws and 12 defeats, with 29 points. No one had noticed a stubborn Parma like the first half of the season, now they were just their own shadow. Since winning against Udinese in the last 5 rounds, Parma are yet to win a single game in their previous 5 matches, (with 4 losses and 1 draw). The players' sentiment had severely reduced, and now they need to leverage the confidence to help the team return to the best performance they pulled in the first half of the season. Though, Parma is as a guest today, but they also have a slight advantage considering the fact they had defeated Empoli 1-0 in previous Seria A meetings. So the host will have to be very wary of this if they do not want to continue to go deeper into the relegation zone.
PRE-MATCH FACT
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 15 of Empoli's last 17 games in Serie A.
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 8 of Parma Calcio 1913's last 10 away games in Serie A.
- Parma Calcio 1913 have lost their last 3 matches in Serie A.
- Empoli have failed to win 9 of their last 10 matches in Serie A.
PREDICTION
The distance from the bottom teams is only 3 points and coach Giuseppe Iachini needs to find the rhythm of victory soon to widen the gap before being caught by the teams below. Over the last 5 rounds, Empoli has only 1 win, the rest are draw and lose. So defeating Parma in this match will be the ultimate goal for the team. Not to mention the last time they met Parma on home turf, they won by 4 goals to nil.
MY PICK
- Total Goals Under 2.5 @ Odd 2.06
- Empoli Double Chance @ Odd 1.30
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