In this week 11 match on Oct 21st, Juventus plays host to Empoli in a clash of the Serie A. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. 8th placed Juventus is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Torino. Dušan Vlahović scored the first goal for Juventus in the 75th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Torino couldn’t muster any offence and Juventus ran away with the shutout win. Juventus is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Empoli is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Monza. Nicolas Haas struck first for Empoli in the 11th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Monza couldn’t manage to score, and Empoli took the shutout win. Empoli is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Filippo Bandinelli has been the most prolific scorer on Empoli in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Juventus’s top weapon lately has been Dušan Vlahović, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.