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Empoli vs Lecce Predictions – Both teams to score in Serie A

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 10 Dec 2023

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Ralph Staniforth 10 Dec 2023

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Empoli vs Lecce predictions for Monday’s Serie A match (22:00 SAST)
Both sides are sitting in the lower half of the table
Both were also involved in a lot of high-scoring affairs recently

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Empoli have seen BTTS in 3 of their last 4 matches (Getty)

Empoli vs Lecce Preview

Empoli scored at least one goal in five of their last six league games, while rarely keeping a clean sheet. Lecce also score regularly, so BTTS is the best bet. Draw is value.

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Head to Head
Empoli Form
Empoli Team News
Lecce Form
Lecce Team News

Empoli have seen BTTS in 3 of their last 4 matches
Empoli have seen BTTS in 4 of their last 5 matches against Lecce
Empoli are winless in 8 of their last 9 home matches
Lecce have seen BTTS in 7 of their last 8 matches
Lecce have drawn 5 of their last 8 matches

Head to Head

Empoli have a 5-2 advantage against Lecce with 5 draws in 12 matches.

The most recent head to head encounter was won by Empoli 1-0 in April.

Empoli Form

Judging by the early days, Empoli will once again be one of the main relegation candidates in Serie A. They are just one position above the red line at the moment with 11 points from 14 matches.

As for the recent form, Gil Azzurri snatched a point at Genoa (1-1) in the previous round with Matteo Cancellieri hitting the target in the second half.

Before that, they caused a massive upset by beating the reigning champions Napoli 1-1 but also lost to Sassuolo 4-3 at home.

Empoli Team News

Guiseppe Pezzella, Tommaso Baldanzi and Gabriele Guarino are injured.

Lecce Form

Lecce are slightly ahead of Empoli on the standings, sitting in 13th position with 16 points total.

Their last weekend’s match against Bologna ended without a winner 1-1, which was the third consecutive draw for Lecce in Serie A. Previously they won a point against AC Milan (2-2) and Verona (2-2).

Lecce are still winless when it comes to their road duels, having four draws and two defeats.

Lecce Team News

Mohamed Kaba and Ahmed Touba are injured.

Verdict

Empoli v Lecce

Both sides are scoring and conceding regularly, so BTTS is the best bet. More than half of Lecce’s road duels have ended without a winner, so a draw is value.

BTTS Yes

Both Teams To Score

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