Juventus vs Empoli: prediction for the Serie A match

Juventus endured a woeful start to the season. Massimiliano Allegri's side is 8th on the log, 10 points behind the current leader Napoli. This means that Juve is out of the title race - in theory, they could catch up with the leaders, but it is practically impossible considering how tight the competition is. It will be extremely hard even to make it to the top-4.

In the Champions League, Juventus are third in their group. Allegri's men are five points behind Benfica and PSG and are unlikely to make it to the playoffs as they need to defeat both teams in the last two group games and either Benfica or PSG have to lose to Maccabi Haifa.

Empoli had a decent start to their 2022-23 Serie A campaign. Paolo Zanetti's men didn't have ambitious goals for the season - their main objective is to stay clear of the relegation zone. Currently, the Blues are in 10th place in the standings with 11 points, six points ahead of Verona, who are in 18th place.

In the last match, Empoli recorded a very important victory over Monza (1:0). Nicolas Haas' goal allowed Empoli to break their winless streak. That was the first home victory for the Blues this season.