Lazio enter Empoli contest as hot favourites

Lazio and Empoli face off this Sunday at the Stadio Olimpico in an intriguing match in the Serie A. Currently, Giovanni Martusciello's team are 7th in the table with 56 points, while Davide Nicola's team are 17th with 32 points. The match will be broadcast live at 06:30 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

Lazio enter the contest on the back of a 2-2 draw against Monza (Serie A 2023/24), whilst Empoli couldn't do better than a 0-0 draw against Frosinone (Serie A 2023/24). Going into the encounter, Giovanni Martusciello's team has recorded a four-game unbeaten sequence in the Serie A 2023/24. Digging back into the archives highlights that Lazio and Davide Nicola's team have faced each other twenty-nine times, with Giovanni Martusciello's team holding the advantage: 18 victories, against 4 victories of Empoli. Specifically in the Stadio Olimpico, Lazio have the advantage in the duels against Davide Nicola's team: 10 wins in 14 games.

In the Serie A, twenty-seven games were played between the two teams, with 16 wins for Lazio, 7 draws and 4 wins for Empoli.

Considering the Serie A 2023/24, from Lazio's most influential players, Felipe Anderson has entered the field 35 times, and Adam Marusic is the one with more minutes played (2837). Ciro Immobile is the current best scorer with 7 goals. As for Empoli, Sebastiano Luperto is the most used player in a total of 35 games (3150 min). Szymon Zurkowski has scored 4 goals, the most across Empoli's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Lazio winning 2-0. Giovanni Martusciello's team is given the favouritism to win this match.