Empoli vs Juventus: After three successive stalemates, Juventus look to turn the tide when they meet Empoli in their next Serie A clash on Saturday.
Match Details:Â
Teams: Empoli vs Juventus
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli, Italy
Date: Saturday 26th February, 2022
Time: 10:35 PM IST
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Preview
Empoli head into this after a 2-0 away loss to Sampdoria in their previous Serie A clash last Saturday.
Quagliarella scored a brace as Empoli remain winless in their last 10 matches. This loss leaves them in 13th place on the league table with 31 points.
On the other hand, Juventus drew their third successive match across competitions 1-1 against Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League in mid-week.
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Vlahovic and Parejo scored for either side to ensure Juventus take a goal back into the second leg to be played at the Allianz Stadium.
In the Serie A, Juventus is in fourth place with 47 points but need to get back to winning ways as the teams below them are closing in due to Juventus’ dropped points.
Empoli met Juventus earlier this season in August, where they won 1-0 away from home.
Form Guide
Empoli: LDDLL
Juventus: DDDWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Sampdoria 2-0 Empoli
Villarreal 1-1 Juventus
Juventus are 10th in Serie A for goals this season with 38 scored. The Bianconeri haven’t scored as few for 23 years. [La Stampa via @Elvin_DF] #Juventus pic.twitter.com/zobCd5POrz
— Italian Football News 🇮🇹 (@footitalia1) February 26, 2022
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Team News
Haas and Marchizza are out of contention for the hosts due to injuries.
Rugani, Bernardeschi, Chiesa, Sandro, Jorge, Dybala and McKennie are out for Juventus due to long term injuries. Chiellini is a doubt as well as he recovers from Calf injury.
Empoli possible 11:
Vicario, Stojanovic, Romagnoli, Viti, Parisi, Zurkowski, Asllani, Bandinelli, Bajrami, Pinamonti and Henderson
Juventus possible 11:
Szczesny, Pellegrini, Bonucci, de Ligt, Danilo, Zakaria, Rabiot, Locatelli, Morata, Vlahovic and Cuadrado
Prediction: Empoli 0-2 Juventus
With no wins in 10 matches, Empoli is struggling for any sort of form. Meanwhile: Juventus can use this opportunity to get back to winning ways.
The visitors have many players out due to injuries and need to use their limited squad smartly.
We expect Juventus to win this one comfortably.
Players to watch out for: Pinamonti, Bajrami, Vlahovic and Locatelli.
