GENOA v EMPOLI
Sunday 16th October 2016 – Kickoff: 1500hrs
Football – Italy – Serie A Betting Tips
Genoa secured all three points in their last game before the international break when they defeated Bologna 1-0 away from home, and the hosts now sit in 7th place with a home match against second from bottom club Empoli to look forward to today.
The venue is the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in Genova, and the home side remain unbeaten on home soil so far this campaign with a 3-1 win over Cagliari which was followed by back-to-back stalemates with Napoli (great result) and Pescara (disappointing result). But they do have a great opportunity to register all three points here this afternoon.
Genoa’s home record stands at 1-2-0 4/2 and the last encounter between themselves and Empoli ended in a 1-0 win for the hosts, and a similar scoreline could unfold here today against Empoli who have struggled on their travels so far.
Onto Empoli then, and the visitors head into this afternoon’s clash on the back of three straight defeats in the Italian top flight following losses to Inter Milan, Lazio and Juventus, which have been a succession of difficult games for them, and it’s likely that further problems could be on the agenda here.
Away from home, Empoli are yet to register a win on the road as they’ve fallen to defeats at Udinese and Lazio along with gaining a point at Torino, but it’s been slim pickings for the visitors at this level overall.
Empoli have now gone 12 away matches without a win and indeed have lost nine of these during this bleak run of form on their travels. In addition, Empoli have failed to score on eight occasions from this last 12 match sequence.
Pick: Genoa to win @ 1.83 Ladbrokes
