Empoli is set to host Lecce at the Carlo Castellani Stadium in a Serie A match in April 2023. The match is scheduled to kick-off on Monday, 3rd April 2023, at 11:30 PM (UTC+7). Both Empoli and Lecce enter the matchweek 27 of Serie A, having garnered the same number of wins but Empoli holds a slight advantage in terms of losses. Before the international break, Empoli lost 2-1 against Atalanta BC, and Lecce lost 1-0 against Fiorentina.
Empoli has won Serie B twice and has participated in the UEFA Cup, whereas Lecce has won six matches. Since joining Empoli on the 19th of February, Nicolo Cambiaghi has not taken the field and he will miss Monday’s match. Mattia Destro is also a doubt for Empoli due to his absence spanning four months due to injury. On the other hand, Kastriot Dermaku will also not play for Lecce on Monday due to pubalgia. Samuel Umtiti and Youssef Maleh will be sidelined as well, following their yellow cards against Fiorentina. Valentin Gendrey, who recently suffered a minor injury against Viola, will miss the match due to his national commitments.
In head-to-head encounters, Empoli has one win against Lecce, whereas Lecce has clinched four victories in their six meetings. Marco Baroni’s team will aim to secure a victory, and Lecce will be eager to grab their second victory against Empoli.
Here is the predicted Starting line-up:
Empoli: Perisan; Ebuehi, De Winter, Luperto, Parisi; Akpa Akpro, Marin, Bandinelli; Baldanzi; Satriano, Caputo.
Lecce: Falcone; Gendrey, Baschirotto, Tuia, Gallo; Gonzalez, Hjulmand, Blin; Strefezza, Colombo, Di Francesco.
Prediction: Empoli is a force to be reckoned with, and they will intend to display their dominance against Lecce. We predict that Empoli will win the match against Lecce with a scoreline of 1-0.
