On Sun Oct 30th, in week 12, Empoli will play host to Atalanta in a clash of these two mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Empoli recorded a 0-4 loss against Juventus. Moise Kean struck first for Juventus in the 8th minute, then Weston McKennie added another in the 56th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Empoli couldn’t manage to score, and Juventus took the shutout win. Empoli is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while atalanta sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Lazio. Mattia Zaccagni struck first for Lazio in the 10th minute on a feed from Pedro, then Felipe Anderson added another in the 52nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Atalanta couldn’t manage to score, and Lazio took the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Atalanta should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Ademola Lookman has been the most effective weapon for Atalanta lately. The English attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Empoli is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Filippo Bandinelli and Bajrami each only have 1 goal in their last 5.