Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Buoyed by a thrilling 3-0 win over Lecce, Juventus will look to retain top position in the standings when they take on Empoli on Saturday afternoon. “The Old Lady” are determined to regain Scudetto, but they need to keep on improving their game if they are to turn the dream into reality. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, who has found his goal-scoring touch of late, while Mattia De Sciglio remains in the recovery room. All Federico Chiesa, Moises Kean, and Adrien Rabiot are major doubts.
The Azzurri, on the other hand, are fighting tooth and nail to secure yet another Serie A survival. Empoli aim to build on a 3-0 win over Monza, but given their four-game winless run on the road, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Juve. The likes of Pezzella, Bastoni, and Ebuehi continue to miss out with injuries for the away team. In the first half of the season Juventus defeated Empoli 2-0 at Stadio Carlo Castellani.
Highlighted Player (Weston McKennie):
After starting his youth career at FC Dallas, Weston McKennie moved to Germany in the summer of 2016, signing a contract with Bundesliga side Schalke 04. The American footballer made his Bundesliga debut on May 20, 2017, coming as a substitute in the 77th minute of the match.
The talented midfielder scored his first goal in the German elite division on August 6, 2018 in a 2-0 win at Fortuna Dusseldorf. Speaking of his international career, the Schalke footballer made his debut with United States of America on November 14, 2017 in a friendly against Portugal, finding the net on his debut.
Weston McKennie has two caps for the USA U20 team as well. His main position is central midfield, but he used as both defensive and attacking midfielder as well. The USA international was born in Fort Lewis, Washington on August 28, 1998. His preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Empoli):
Empoli FC (Empoli Football Club 1920 SpA) is an Italian football club founded in 1920 and is currently active in the Italian Serie A.
The club is playing in the Serie A since 2014/2015 and hosts its home games in the Stadio Carlo Castellani which holds a capacity of 19 847 seats. The home colors of Empoli FC are blue and white. The Empoli Ultra’s are called Rangers 1976 and are feared in Italy.
Empoli FC didn’t win any major prizes in the clubs history. The clubs biggest achievement in the history was in 2004/2005 where the club finished first in the Serie B (the second highest football division). Because of a matchfixing scandal the title was given away to Genoa CFC. Empoli FC played in the UEFA Cup once in season 2007/2008 but got knocked out in the first round by FC Zurich.
The are several famous players that played for Empoli FC like Birindelli, Bresciano, Di Natale and Luca Toni.