Lazio’s performance in the Italian premier league, Serie A is still very good. With a total of 30 points, Lazio is in fifth place in the Serie A championship table, meaning that the team is still able to compete for a ticket to the Champions League, or at least to the European League next season.
Lazio’s strength is actually very capable, unfortunately when entering the second half of the season after the 2022 World Cup ended, Biancocelesti even lost 6 points because they lost to Almeria (2-0 score) and Lecce (2-1 score) on 4 January.
On the other hand, Empoli is still struggling in the mid-table. With 4 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats, Empoli has only collected 18 points from 16 Serie A matches, ranking 13th in the Serie A standings list.
However, with the team’s unstable performance, the Azzurri – nicknamed Empoli were able to gain 3 points after a month-long international break. Paolo Zanetti’s men won 2-1 against Sassuolo at the end of December 2022, and drew 1-1 away to Udinese on January 5 in Friuli.
Empoli still needs strength up front which is the main problem in attack. The team’s top scorer so far is midfielder Tommaso Baldanzi who has scored three of the 13 goals Empoli have amassed, while the defense is also very weak as they have conceded 20 goals so far.
Statistically, Lazio won 4 of the last 5 meetings between the two teams. However, in the last match in January 2022, Empoli showed extraordinary performance so that they won 2-0 over Lazio, although finally the match in Week 20 of last season’s Serie A ended with a score of 3-3.
Ciro Immobile is still Maurizio Sarri’s mainstay in dismantling Empoli’s defense tonight. The Italian striker has contributed 7 out of 27 goals in Serie A. Lazio’s defense is also one of the best because out of 16 matches, the team only conceded 13 times like Napoli, but under Juventus they have only conceded 7 times.
Lazio vs. Empoli Live Stream Info
Match | Lazio vs. Empoli |
Competition | 2022-23 Serie A |
Match day | week 17 |
Venue | Olimpico Stadium, Roma |
Date | Sunday, January 08, 2023 |
Kickoff | 09:00 EDT |
Official TV | CBS Sports or Paramount+ |
Live TV | CBS Sports or Paramount+ / TV-Bola |
**) Resepbyta is not responsible for the link and broadcast quality.
Lazio – Empoli Head-to-Head Record
- 01/06/2022 Lazio vs Empoli 3 – 3
- 08/22/2021 Empoli vs Lazio 1 – 3
- 02/08/2019 Lazio vs Empoli 1 – 0
- 09/16/2018 Empoli vs Lazio 0 – 1
- 02/19/2017 Empoli vs Lazio 1 – 2
Last 5 Match Performance
Lazio
- 11/14/2022 Juventus vs Lazio 3 – 0
- 12/13/2022 Galatasaray vs Lazio 1 – 2
- 12/16/2022 Hatayspor vs Lazio 2 – 5
- 12/23/2022 Almeria vs Lazio 2 – 0
- 01/04/2023 Lecce vs Lazio 2 – 1
Empoli
- 12/05/2022 Sturm Graz vs Empoli 1 – 2
- 12/09/2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Empoli 1 – 1
- 12/16/2022 Empoli vs AS-Monaco 0 – 1
- 12/23/2022 Empoli vs Sassuolo 2 – 1
- 01/05/2023 Udinese vs Empoli 1 – 1
Lazio vs. Empoli Squad Predictions
Lazio (4-3-3) | Empoli (4-3-1-2) |
Provedel | Vicario |
Lazzari | Stojanovic |
Casale | Ismajli |
Romagnoli | Luperto |
Marusic | Parisi |
Milinkovic-Savic | Marin |
Cataldi | Grassi |
Alberto | Bandinelli |
Anderson | Baldanzi |
Immobile | Satriano |
Zaccagni | Caputo |