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Empoli - Bologna: betting tip and bets with odds of 3.45
Empoli will host Bologna in the first leg of the Italian Cup semi-finals on April 1. Will the Azzurri be able to impose a fight on a higher-status opponent and keep their chances for the finals, or will Rossoblu decide the outcome of the confrontation in the first match and get the victory? In the betting tip, we analyzed in detail the form in which the teams approach the face-to-face meeting and selected the most reliable bids. Which choice will be successful?
Command Analysis
Empoli
ItalyCurrent form
Empoli had a hard time keeping his registration in Serie A last season and parted ways with several key players again in the summer, but made attempts to strengthen the squad. However, the Toscans were once again considered one of the candidates for relegation from Serie A, but they were not among the obvious outsiders of the upcoming battle for survival – Venice, Parma and Como were inferior in terms of player selection at that time.
Empoli spent the opening stage of the championship at a very high level and even managed to visit the European Cup zone, but failed to gain a foothold there. Gradually and quite expectedly, the azzurri slowed down, but then they fell into a protracted crisis, from which they still cannot get out. The only bright spot during this period is the sensational Cup quarter-final victory over Juventus in a penalty shootout.
In the championship, Empoli currently occupies 18th place in the table with 23 points in the asset and is two points behind 17th Parma, which still has a match in reserve - the situation is gradually becoming extremely dangerous. In the last round, the Azzurri drew 1-1 with Como away, breaking a series of two defeats in a row, but the winless streak lasted up to 15 matches.
Disqualifications and injuries
Henderson is disqualified. Pellegri, Haas, Malech, Jurkowski, Ismayli, Anjorin and Sazonov are injured.
Interesting betting trends
- Empoli has not won in the last 16 matches, with 11 defeats and five draws.
- Empoli has not scored in the last three home games.
- In the last two matches, Empoli scored against Bologna.
The approximate line-up: Vasquez — Goglichidze, Marianucci, Viti — Gyasi, Grassi, Henderson, Pessella — Esposito, Kakache — Kuame.
Bologna
ItalyCurrent form
Bologna looked very powerful last season and sensationally got a ticket to the Champions League. In the summer, the team lost Thiago Motta, and almost all the key players were sold, thanks to whom it was possible to create the almost impossible. Under Vincenzo Italiano, an almost new team was assembled in the summer, which, nevertheless, was clearly tasked with making it to the European Cup.
Predictably, Bologna failed the opening round of the championship – a large number of newcomers needed time to fit into the squad. However, Rossoblu gradually increased and gained such a crazy form, thanks to which they broke into the top four. In their debut season in the Champions League, Bologna failed, gaining only one victory in eight rounds.
Bologna currently occupies the fourth place in the Serie A table, with 56 points in the asset. So far, Rossoblu has managed to hold fourth position, but there is a modest one-point gap from fifth Juventus, and Roma, Fiorentina and Lazio probably still have plans for fourth place. Having beaten Venice 1-0 in the last round, Bologna secured its fifth victory in a row.
Disqualifications and injuries
De Silvestri and Likoyanis are injured.
Interesting betting trends
- Bologna have won their last five matches.
- In the last four matches, Bologna has not lost to Empoli - two wins and two draws.
- Bologna has not conceded in the last two matches.
Approximate composition: Skorupski — Calabria, Beckema, Casale, Miranda — Ferguson, Froiler — Orsolini, Odgor, Ndoye — Dallinga.
Trends
The bet is an accurate score of 1:1
Two of Empoli's last four matches ended with this score.
6.10Empoli'sbetwill score in the first half
This bet was successful in the last two matches between the clubs.
2.99Bet Bologna will score in the second half
This bet has been successful in Bologna's last five matches.
1.59The bet Total of the first half is less than 1.5 goals
This scenario has been implemented in the last five matches of Bologna.
1.35Tip and bets
Empoli, to put it mildly, is far from optimal shape, but such a state is quite familiar to the Toscans and morale is unlikely to be at zero after a series of failures, in about the same form the Azzurri knocked Juventus out of the Cup. Obviously, without a win on their own field, the chances of the final will be almost zero, so for sure Empoli will take risks in a home match and play aggressively ahead. Bologna, in turn, is distinguished by excellent execution and the guests do not need many chances to score, but Empoli's not the most reliable and stable defense will certainly provide chances – an exchange of goals in such a duel is almost inevitable.
We believe that there will be goals in the match. The betting tip is that both will score. This bet is offered with odds of 1.99
Betting on the outcome
Empoli has been in a serious crisis for a long time, but at the same time it is hardly worth writing off the Toscans in advance – the crisis did not prevent the Azzurri from knocking out Juventus in the quarterfinals, Roberto D'averse's team has character and is quite capable of giving battle at home. Bologna is in great shape, but it cannot be said that the Rossoblu are a winning machine and run over each of their rivals, victories come at a great price and often turn out to be minimal. On their own field, the Toscans are quite capable of resisting and maintaining the intrigue before the return match – it is unlikely that they will be able to snatch victory, but they are quite capable of defending a draw.
The bet is a draw. This bet is offered for 3.45
Betting on corners
Empoli will probably spend a lot of time attacking at home, but Bologna is the favorite, they will obviously play number one and are quite capable of responding – there should be a lot of corners.
The bet is a total of more than 9.5 corners. This bet is offered for 1.99
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