Spezia vs Empoli

Lo Spezia resumes its championship at 44 points and currently in fifth place in the standings, therefore in full playoff race but not only. In fact, the Ligurians have not stopped thinking about direct promotion, even if Crotone’s second place is five lengths away. The formation of Vincenzo Italiano was the protagonist of a great comeback, even if he closed, before the stop for Covid-19, a bit of trouble with two defeats in the last three official games, including the one for 3-1 of 8 last March on the Juve Stabia pitch.

For its part, Empoli is also struggling with a very important comeback, going from the fight in the playout area to that in the playoff area in the short span of a few turns. This is also thanks to the arrival on the bench of Pasquale Marino, after the brief negative period with Roberto Muzzi who took over from Cristian Bucchi. Now the Tuscans with 40 points are less than one from Chievo eighth, returning from three wins and an equal in the last five, closing with the internal equal for 1-1 at Castellani against Trapani on Saturday 7 March.

Spezia vs Empoli lineups 

• SPEZIA (4-3-3): Scuffet; Ferrer, Erlic, Capradossi, Marchizza; Bartolomei, Maggiore, Mastinu; Ragusa, Nzola, Gyasi. Coach: Vincenzo Italiano.
• EMPOLI (4-3-3): Brignoli; Fiamozzi, Sierralta, Nikolaou, Antonelli; Bandinelli, Ricci, Henderson; Tutino, Mancuso, Bajrami. Manager: Pasquale Marino.

Spezia vs Empoli Picks

Going to talk about the prediction of the challenge, it is a match that could also be spectacular as well as balanced by the indisputable value of the two teams. Spezia at home has so far won eight out of fourteen times (with three even and three knockouts), while Empoli has returned from three successes in a row away, with 15 overall points (4 won, 3 drawn and 6 lost).

Prediction Today: Double chance (1x) & over 1.5 goals

Odds: 1.75