Empoli Crotone betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 3^rd position of the league, with 34 points won, after 10 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Cosenza, by (0‑1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Spezia, by (1‑2). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 13 points in away matches and 21 at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 11 conceded at home, against 13 goals scored and 13 conceded in away matches. In the last 10 away league matches Crotone has a record of 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, so they have won 13 points out of 30 possible. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑1 (4 out of 10 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 21 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have only turned the score around in 2. In the last 10 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 13 goals between minutes (16'‑30').

Crotone, currently ranked third, lost by 1-2, against Spezia. M´Bala Nzola opened the scoring in favor of the visitors, at thirty-four minutes, a result that did not change until the half-time. In the second half, the locals decided to change the course of the game and at forty-seven minutes they reached equality through a penalty imposed by Maxi López. Antonino Raguso, twelve minutes from ninety, sentenced the game with the second goal from the outsiders. It should be noted that, before the whistle for the end of the match the men of the house were reduced to ten units after the expulsion of Júnior Messias. With this result, the foreign team interrupted a series of four consecutive victories and increased the point difference for the second placed and sixteen for the first classified, Benevento.

Playing in a 3-5-2, the visiting team should be concerned with the defensive organization and the counterattacks, mostly channeled through the flanks. Simy and Maxi López are expected to be the main figures in Crotone's attack, in the absence of the punished Júnior Messias. For its part, the central corridor should be composed of Antonio Mazzotta, Giovanni, Andrea Barberis, Ahmad Benali and Salvatore Molina. For this game, coach Giovanni Stroppa should have all players available except for the player mentioned above.

Confirmed Lineup: Alex Cordaz, Antonio Mazzotta, Guillaume Gigliotti, Vladimir Golemić, Nicolás Spolli, Giovanni Crociata, Andrea Barberis, Ahmad Benali, Mattia Mustacchio, Maxi López, Samuel Armenteros.
Coach: L. Zauli.