Overview
Torino had an impressive start to the 2024-2025 Serie A season. They won 3 and drew 2 after the first 5 rounds. But since then, Torino has gradually declined and many problems have appeared.
Torino have gone 6 games without a win, including 4 defeats. They have also scored just 1 goal during that time, which will have a big impact on the team's confidence.
It is noteworthy that the loss to Empoli in the Coppa Italia was the starting point for Torino's bad streak.
In contrast to Torino, Empoli are in relatively good form. Empoli won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 in the last 5 rounds in Serie A. They even caused a surprise when they eliminated Fiorentina in the round of 16 of Coppa Italia. However, the home form of Roberto D'Aversa's team is quite worrying.
The proof is that 3/4 of Empoli's victories in Serie A this season have come on away matches. While at Carlo Castellani, they only had 1 victory, the rest were 4 draws and 2 losses. Away from home, they scored 12 goals, while at home, Empoli only had 2 goals.
Overall, both teams have problems in attack. This will most likely be a match with a score difference of no more than 1 goal. Empoli will play at home so will have a slight advantage.
In the most recent meeting in Serie A, a 3-2 victory over Torino was the lever that helped Empoli successfully stay in the league. Empoli also lost only 1 match in the last 5 meetings between the two teams.
Human resources situation
Pietro Pellegri, Liam Henderson, Alberto Grassi are among the Empoli players who are likely to miss this match. Meanwhile, Szymon Zurkowski, Tyronne Ebuehi, Saba Sazonov, Nicolas Haas and Jacopo Fazzini are definitely not able to play.
On the other side of the front line, Torino also does not have the services of Duvan Zapata, Perr Schuurs and Ivan Ilic due to injury.
Expected lineup:
Empoli: Vasquez, Goglichidze, Ismajli, Viti, Gyasi, Anjorin, Maleh, Cacace, Pezzella, Esposito, Colombo.
Torino: Milinkovic-Savic, Walukiewicz, Coco, Masina, Pedersen, Vlasic, Ricci, Gineitis, Lazaro, Adams, Sanabria.
The match between Empoli and Torino takes place at 2:45 a.m. on December 14 (Vietnam time).
