Betting tips for Empoli vs Lazio - 18.02.2017

Empoli and Lazio will face each other this Saturday evening from 19:45 in the Serie A 25th round. At first view, the visitors seem to be in pole-position.

Empoli have the advantage of playing home, but they are weaker from almost every point of view in this duel. The hosts are the first ones above red line, but even so, there are no concerns about relegation, since they have eight points more than Palermo (18th place). Empoli have a total of 22 points in their account and a 14-33 goal difference. The attack seems to be really bad, the worst one in Serie A after 24 rounds.

Lazio's strongest point remains the attack, scoring 42 times in 24 matches. The visiting team is currently on the 6th position, with 44 points and a 42-28 goal difference. Lazio have only one point less than Inter (4th place) and Atalanta (5th place), so the first for Europa League spots is really tight. They recorded five wins, three draws and three defeats in eleven trips so far, scoring almost two goals per game.

Empoli vs Lazio probable lineups:

Empoli (4-3-1-2): Skorupski - Laurini, Cosic, Bellusci, Dimarco - Krunic, Diousse, Croce - Kaddouri - Pucciarelli, Maccarno.

Lazio (4-3-3): Strakosha - Basta, Vrij, Hoedt, Radu - Savic, Biglia, Parolo - Anderson, Immobile, Keita.

Empoli vs Lazio prediction: 2 @ 1.75

Empoli vs Lazio betting tip: Over 2.0 goals AH @ 1.62

Empoli vs Lazio final score recommendations: 0-2 or 1-2 @ 7.50 or 8.50