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Genoa and Empoli meet at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in a match of the second round of Serie A TIM. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the home team, who in the last 3 matches won 1 and drew 2. However, in the last match in this stadium, for Serie A TIM on 16-10-2016, the game ended in a draw by (0-0). Special attention is needed for the home / off condition, since both teams present significantly different results in their home and away games.

Analysis of Genoa

This is a team affected by the home factor, the stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats as a visitor, with 8 goals scored and 18 conceded, against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 home defeats, with 30 goals scored and 12 conceded. In the last game he played for Coppa Italia, he won Lecce at home (4-0). In the last 10 home games Genoa have won 6, 2 draws and 2 defeats. The team allowed their opponents to score in 7 of the last 10 games, so their defense needs to improve, but their attack has scored regularly as they have managed to make it 8 out of the last 10 games.

Genoa come to this game with a 4-0 victory over Lecce, advancing in this way for the next Coppa Italia tie: Piatek scored all four of the team's goals in the match. Usually coach Davide Ballardini lines up in 3-5-2 privileging the defensive organization and the direct balls for the attack, however, in this confrontation the team must have the initiative in the game and play offense. Still we emphasize that the team of the house has some difficulty in finishing. For this game the coach can not count on midfielder Sandro.

Empoli review

The visiting team will play in this second round after winning their league debut against Cagliari by (2-0) This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 matches 9 wins and 6 draws as a visitor, with a total of 37 goals scored and 12 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 9 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss, with a total of 29 goals scored and 14 conceded. In the last 10 matches played in all competitions, Empoli won 7 and drew 3. Their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to make it 8 out of the last 10 matches.

The Empoli team arrives in this match with a 2-0 win at home against Cagliari, starting in a very positive way this year's edition of the Italian league: the goals were scored by Caputo and Krunic. In this match at Genoa, coach Aurelio Andreazzoli is expected to adopt a more defensive strategy, seeking to score points for the second consecutive time. However, it is important to remember that visitors have failures in finalization, aerial play and defensive stop balls. For this confrontation the coach can not count on Domenico Maietta, player who recovers from injury.

Betting Tip: 

The two teams are not very different in style of game. On the one hand, Genoa likes to have the ball and play in an organized way, while Empoli, knowing also how to work the ball, is very dangerous on the counterattack. However, the teams of the two teams are very different, making betting on Genoa's victory a good option.