Salernitana v Empoli

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Next up is another relegation battle but this time in the Italian top flight where bottom placed club Salernitana play host to second from bottom visitors Empoli at their Stadio Arechi with both sides heading into this vitally important Friday night clash on the back of respective 0-0 stalemates with Torino and Genoa which have left them both still occupying places in the bottom three of the Serie A table.

Salernitana have had to endure a tough run of results of late in the domestic top flight as the hosts have failed to win any of their last five games overall and to make matters worse for the hosts, Salernitana have also lost four out of these last five games as well.

Recent defeats at the hands of Juventus, Napoli, Genoa and Roma have left Salernitana sitting bottom of the table with just 13 points to their name and more importantly, five points adrift of safety ahead of this crucial clash on Friday night.

The hosts have also managed to register just the single win on home soil so far this season as well, making this upcoming clash with Empoli another potentially tough fixture for the hosts and an encounter that could well produce a low-scoring affair.

Empoli extended their mini recent revival in the Italian top flight to three games unbeaten when they secured a point by way of a 0-0 stalemate with Genoa in last weekend's Serie A action which followed on from a resounding 3-0 home win against Monza and a previous creditable 1-1 draw away from home at Juventus.

Five points from these last three games has helped keep Empoli in the hunt to lift themselves out of the bottom three places in the Serie A table as the visitors are now level on points with fourth from bottom club Verona prior to this important trip to face Salernitana on Friday night.

However, the prospects of an away win here do seem to hang in the balance somewhat as Empoli have managed to capture just the single win from their last 11 matches overall in the Italian top flight while also slipping to five defeats in the process as well.

Goals could also be in short supply where Empoli are concerned as no fewer than seven of their last 10 matches overall have resulted in Under 2.5 goals, while six of their last 10 away games have also produced two goals or less as well.

Salernitana v Empoli Verdict

Empoli have certainly held the upper hand though over Salernitana in previous encounters as the visitors have lost just once in their last 10 meetings, collecting six wins along the way but a single goal may well settle things this time in a low-scoring affair.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.65

Other side bets worth considering:

Empoli win @ 2.90

Correct Score: Empoli 1-0 @ 8.00