Match Preview – 14:00 Kick-Off at Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence

8th placed Fiorentina are unbeaten in 6 games and have only lost 2 Serie A games since the turn of the year. They remain 1 of only 2 teams who are unbeaten at home in the league all season, the other team are conquerors of Barcelona and runaway leaders Juventus. La Viola have drawn almost half their games at home, however, and only Torino (11) have drawn more games overall in Serie A this season.

Empoli are without a win in 12, a disastrous sequence that has seen them hurtle down the Serie A table leaving them just 1 place and 3 points clear of the relegation zone. Their 1-1 at home to Pescara brought to an end a run of 7 straight defeats. Omar El Kaddouri’s early goal in that game was the first time Empoli had scored in 6 games.

When the sides met back in November, Fiorentina left Empoli with 3 points after a thumping 4-0 win. Filipo Bernardeschi and Josep Ilicic helped themselves to a brace each that day. See our selected odds and Fiorentina vs Empoli betting tips below.

Fiorentina’s recent results:

Apr 9th 2017 Sampdoria 2:2 Fiorentina - Serie A

Apr 2nd 2017 Fiorentina 1:0 Bologna - Serie A

Mar 19th 2017 Crotone 0:1 Fiorentina - Serie A

Mar 12th 2017 Fiorentina 1:0 Cagliari - Serie A

Empoli’s recent results:

Apr 8th 2017 Empoli 1:1 Pescara - Serie A

Apr 1st 2017 Roma 2:0 Empoli - Serie A

Mar 19th 2017 Empoli 2:3 Napoli - Serie A

Mar 12th 2017 Chievo 4:0 Empoli - Serie A

Odds

Fiorentina odds 2/7

Empoli odds 10/1

Draw 9/2

(Odds taken from UniBet)

Fiorentina vs Empoli Predictions

Fiorentina are clear favourites to win here and barring something out of the ordinary, it should be a fairly routine afternoon’s work for manager Paulo Sousa. The real trick is finding value in the markets in what should be a one-sided affair. The home side are 23/25 to be winning at half time and full time – and that’s as good a price as you are likely to find for that outcome. If you fancy delving into the goal markets then odds of 10/17 for over 2.5 goals is the best you can find at UniBet.

Our Tips

Fiorentina half time/full time 23/25 UniBet

Over 2.5 goals 10/17 UniBet