Empoli vs Cagliari tips and predictions

Empoli to resist Cagliari challenge

With a handful of points between them, it's 13th placed Empoli hosting 19th placed Cagliari in this Serie A clash as the home team looks to add distance to the 5-point gap that separates the sides.

This could well be one of those encounters where Empoli just do enough to get the job done and they're sure to face some resistance from this Cagliari squad.

You may disagree but Empoli might have reasons to be confident about adding to Cagliari's woes. The visitors are short of form away from home; they've suffered 7 losses from their last 9 away assignments. They've been facing different opposition but that doesn't appear to be the record of a team that has had the right preparation for this.

Is the home side in any form in previous displays? Empoli scored three or more goals in 3 of their recent 6 matches and they've only given up 1 goal in their last 3 games at home.

Cagliari have actually conceded at least once in 19 of their last 20 matches. Their supposed problems don't end there. In front of goal the visitors have sometimes been poor. They've scored one or less goals in 11 of their last 12 matches.

It's possible this is a match that will simply depend on which side gets off to the brighter start. Each of the two sides can present danger and it could be a match with goals at both ends of the park. The Yes BTTS bet is an unconfident side bet for this particular game.