Napoli vs Empoli prediction and betting tips on April 14, 2025
Game Prediction
A match between Napoli and Empoli will take place in the 32nd round of the Italian Serie A on April 14, 2025. Conte continues the championship race and is set for an easy victory in the game against one of the outsiders.
Our prediction for the match Napoli vs Empoli
The club from Naples completely failed last season, although it did become a participant in the Champions League play-offs. Still, that did not compensate for the fall from 1st place in 2023 to 10th position in the final table last season. The opponent got 36 points in the previous cycle – that was just enough to get ahead of Frosinone in the dispute for the “saving” 17th place.
Now, Empoli, being under the leadership of D'Aversa, “made some noise” in the cup competition, having overcome Torino, Fiorentina and Juventus, but the first semi-final with Bologna ended with a 0-3 score at the home arena in April. Speaking about the championship, the team is an outsider, which is in the “relegated” 18th place. And it did not beat Cagliari in the previous round – everything ended with a 0-0 draw. Conte appeared in Naples in the summer, and the club, being under his leadership, managed to impose a fight for the championship title on Inter. Still, there were 4 draws and a defeat made by Como in 5 rounds, and the team limited itself to a 0-0 draw in the battle against Venice on the away field. As a result, an away 1-1 score in the meeting with Bologna can already be considered a good achievement.
Lukaku and his new teammates play well, but rather pragmatically. Scoring 1.55 goals, they concede almost twice as few – 0.81. The guests are hanging around in the relegation zone, not for nothing – their ratio is literally the opposite, 0.77/1.52.
Napoli vs Empoli: key statistics and trends
- Napoli has won twice in 4 previous meetings.
- 48% of Napoli’s matches have ended with “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per confrontation is 2.35.
- Empoli has not won even in the cup struggle since mid-December.
- 52% of Empoli’s battles have brought “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per match is 2.29.
Napoli vs Empoli: possible starting line-ups
Napoli (possible line-up): Meret – Olivera, Buongiorno, Rrahmani, Di Lorenzo – Gilmour, Lobotka, Anguissa – Neres, Lukaku, Politano.
Empoli (possible line-up): Vasquez – Viti, Marianucci, Goglichidze – Pezzella, Cacace, Esposito, Henderson, Grassi, Gyasi – Kouame.
Previous head-to-head matches: Napoli vs Empoli
Last season, Empoli managed to win both matches against the giants from Naples. Still, Kvaratskhelia’a only goal scored from the penalty spot brought revenge to Conte’s wards in October.
Free prediction for the match Napoli vs Empoli
When one is aiming for Scudetto, there is a need to win such matches on the native field without any troubles. We bet on the hosts to take a victory with “a -1.5 goal handicap” (odd: 2.0).