Empoli and Benevento meet at Stadio Carlo Castellani, in a match for the 30th round of Serie B. Benevento won at home by (2‑0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 03‑11 ‑2019. Pay attention to the home factor, since the Empoli usually achieve different results at home and abroad.
Empoli :
The home team is currently in 9th position, with 40 points won, after 10 wins, 10 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Cremonese, by (2‑3). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Trapani, by (1‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses as a visitor; against 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In their last 10 home matches for the championship, Empoli have won 3, tied 5 and lost 2, winning 14 points in 30 possible. In their home league matches, the most frequent final score was 1‑1 (7 in 15 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not had great defensive strength, but its attack has marked regularly, since it has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 13 of the last 15 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 28 games in this competition, he only got 3 comebacks in the 15 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 15 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (31′ ‑ 45 ‘).
Empoli is unmotivated for this match after a 1-0 loss at the Spezia field, thus adding the second consecutive game without winning the championship. For this game, inside the gates, coach Pasquale Marino must maintain a team in the usual 4-3-3, favoring quick transitions from the wings. Leonardo Mancuso, Amato Ciciretti and Nedim Bajrami should be the advanced players of the local team, responsible for bringing the danger to the opposite objective. It should be noted that the first man mentioned is the best finisher in the group with nine materialized goals.
The local coach must be able to count on all the players to comply with Benevento.
Benevento :
The visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 69 points won, after 21 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Perugia, by (1‑2). In the last match, they won at home against Pescara by (4‑0). This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss as a visitor; against 12 wins and 3 draws in his stadium. For the championship, the Benevento conquered 25 points in 30 possible, after 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 10 matches that he played as a visitor.
In this competition, they have won the last 7 away matches and have not lost any of the last 8 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (5 in 13 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores many times first: they opened the scoring in 22 of their last 28 matches for Serie B, of these 22 they came to the break in advantage in 15 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 19 In 28 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times, but managed the comeback in 2. In the last 13 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: he suffered 4 of his 9 goals between minutes (76 ‘ ‑90 ‘).
Benevento comes to this challenge with a scant 0-1 victory on the trip to the fortress of Cremonese, adding the twentieth consecutive game without losing to this competition: Roberto Insgine, at fifty-one minutes, scored the winning goal . It is worth mentioning that the visitors are on the way to winning: with twenty-two points more than the second place Crotone. In this match against Empoli, coach Filippo Inzaghi should focus on defensive organization and counterattacks. Moncini, Kragl and Improta should be the offensive references of the visiting team.
Helmsman Benevento has all the elements for this challenge.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,62
