Unbeaten Sides Face Off Following International Break
New Look Juventus Going For Third Win in Four
Juventus are barely recognizable from the Max Allegri days. Their roster turnover, in just a few months under Thiago Motta, has been astounding. The Bianconeri have kicked off the 2024-25 Serie A campaign with two wins and a draw and, later on, our Empoli vs Juventus prediction will reveal if we think they’ll grab a third win of the season here.
On Saturday, Juventus head to fellow unbeaten side Empoli, who have gotten off to a solid start under Roberto d’Aversa. We’ll take a look at the latest team news and betting trends in this Serie A preview.
Match Info:
- Match: Empoli vs Juventus
- Location: Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli, Italy
- Date & Time: Saturday, September 14th, 12:00 p.m. ET
Empoli vs Juventus Head-to-Head
- Juventus defeated Empoli 2-0 on the road last season.
- The reverse Juventus vs Empoli fixture, in 2023-24, finished 1-1 in Turin.
- Empoli have won only two of their last 23 Serie A matches against Juventus.
- Still, the series is even at 2-2, with one draw, in the last five meetings of this fixture.
- Juventus have scored seven goals in their last three games versus Empoli
Empoli Making Progress
Serie A Standings:
- 1-2-0 (7th)
Empoli drew 1-1 at Bologna in their final match before the September international break. The visitors fell behind in the second minute but responded quickly. Emmanuel Gyasi chested home a Giuseppe Pezzella cross just over one minute after Empoli conceded.
Empoli are 1-2-0 so far this season, with draws against Bologna and Monza and a surprising victory over AS Roma.
Last season, Empoli survived relegation with a final day victory and came in 17th place. Empoli have only lost one of their last seven Serie A matches but this is a big test for the Tuscan side.
Coach Roberto D’Aversa is serving the final match of a touchline ban, which he earned during his time coaching Lecce for headbutting an opposing player. Even without him on matchday, Empoli have looked like a cohesive unit.
However midfielder Jacopo Fazzini, a midfielder, is out for this match with a hip injury.
Juventus Level With Leaders Inter Milan
Serie A Standings:
- 2-1-0 (2nd)
Juventus got off to a fast start under new coach Thiago Motta, with 3-0 wins over Como and Hellas Verona in their first two games of the season. In the next game on Juventus’ schedule, the Bianconeri played to a scoreless draw against Roma.
Juve are in second place in the Serie A standings at the moment, level on points with leaders and defending champions Inter Milan.
However, during the international break, winger Francisco Conceicao picked up an injury in training and will miss this match.
Meanwhile, midfielder Khephren Thuram and winger Tim Weah, who scored in the season opener, may recover from injuries of their own in time to play.
Still, Nicolas Gonzalez, who Juventus signed from Fiorentina this Summer, could start on the right wing over Weah.
On the other wing, Samuel Mbangula, who is just 20 years old, has scored and provided two assists already. Meanwhile, Dusan Vlahovic has scored twice in three games and is Juve’s main man up top.
Juventus are also the only team in Serie A not to concede a goal yet this season. In fact, new goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio has only faced two shots on target thus far.
Fellow new signings Douglas Luiz and Teun Koopmeiners are still waiting for their first Juventus starts in midfield and add significant quality to the side regardless.
Notably, Thiago Motta hasn’t handed a start to a player over the age of 27 this season as the youth revolution in Turin begins.
Empoli vs Juventus Prediction, Betting Pick
Before we get to our Empoli vs Juventus prediction, bettors should be aware that Juventus are unbeaten in their last 11 Serie A games.
Although Empoli did hand Juventus an embarrassing 4-1 loss in the 2022-23 campaign, Juve look like a completely different team under Thiago Motta.
Kenan Yildiz should cause Empoli problems with his dribbling ability and speed and Juventus have superior quality in all areas of the pitch.
Still, Empoli’s progress is apparent and Emmanuel Gyasi has scored in each of Empoli’s last two games.
Our Empoli vs Juventus prediction is that Juventus will grab their third win of the season on Saturday.
At the moment, the best odds on that potentiality are -133 at BetMGM and it’s our betting pick of the match.
While this one might be close, we don’t expect Empoli will pose too much of a threat to a solid Juventus backline going for a fourth straight clean sheet.
Top Soccer Bet: Juventus (-133)
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