Empoli has won 3 of their preceding 5 Serie A fixtures however, 2 of those have come against teams in the relegation zone. Their last match ended in a 4-1 victory on the road against bottom place Salernitana.
Having won 4 games and lost 5 matches they sit midtable in the 10th position in the league with 12 points to their tally and 29 matches yet to be played in the season.
The Big Grass Snake have dropped points in consecutive league matches, in their previous game on the road they succumbed 3-1 to Lazio.
This Sunday they failed to come away with the win at home, after Dybala converted a penalty in the dying moments of the game, forcing the hosts to settle for a draw.
With 18 points to their tally, they occupy the third position in the league table, currently 7 points behind the top 2 teams in the table.
Empoli has struggled against stronger oppositions despite taking away points from the teams in the bottom half of the table. Do not expect them to pull off an upset this midweek.



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恩波利在之前的5场意甲比赛中赢了3场，其中2场是在降级区。他们的上一场比赛以4-1战胜垫底的萨勒尼塔纳告终。
在4胜5负的战绩下，他们以12分的成绩位居联赛第10位，本赛季还有29场比赛要打。
大草蛇队已经连续在联赛中丢分，在他们之前的客场比赛中，他们以3-1输给了拉齐奥。
上周日，他们未能在主场取得胜利，迪巴拉在比赛的最后时刻罚进了一个点球，迫使东道主勉强接受了平局。
凭借18分的成绩，他们在积分榜上排名第三，目前落后前两名球队7分。
尽管恩波利在积分榜的下半段抢走了球队的分数，但他还是在与更强大的对手的对抗中苦苦挣扎。不要指望他们在本周中期会打破僵局。