Sturm Graz vs. Empoli: Prediction, Tips & Odds – Dec. 05, 2022, 16:00 CET
A large number of clubs use the break due to the World Cup in Qatar to play friendly matches in order to maintain their form before the season resumes. One such friendly match awaits us on Monday at 4 pm, in which Austrian Sturm and Italian Empoli will compete.
Sturm Graz Team News
In the Admiral Bundesliga of Austria, after 16 rounds played, Sturm takes second place in the table with 33 points won and a performance of 9 wins, 6 draws and only one loss.
They are currently 6 points behind the leader Salzburg, and there is every chance that there will be excitement until the end when it comes to the Austrian championship.
Strum Graz used the break in the best possible way and have already played three friendly matches out of the five they plan to play in this period. In November, they beat Domžale 3-2 in the first friendly match, and a week later they achieved a second triumph against Admira, but this time much more convincingly, with even 4-0.
December is reserved for three more friendly matches that will be played five days apart. They successfully completed the first test in December, they were better than the Spanish Almeria with 1-0, and already on Monday they are waiting for a duel with Empoli.
At the end of the series on Wednesday, they will face Nice, which closes the round of friendly matches. So far, they have registered all three victories. Christian Ilzer can be satisfied with the work of his team so far.
Empoli Team News
On the other hand, for Empoli, this will be the first preparatory match of the three that await them.Tthey will play friendly matches against Sturm, English Wolverhampton, and at the end they will compete with the French representative Monaco.
In domestic championship Empoli has been recording solid results lately. In the previous three rounds, they achieved two wins and a loss. They celebrated against Sassuolo and Cremonese without conceding a goal, and their only defeat was against the championship leader Napoli, which should not be surprising.
After 15 rounds of the Italian championship, Paolo Zanetti’s team ranks 13th in the table with 17 points and is currently far from the danger zone.
H2H
This will be the first direct match between Sturm and Empoli.
Expected lineups
Sturm Graz (4-3-3): Tobias Schutzenauer – Jusuf Gazibegović – Niklas Geyrhofer – Gregory Wutrich – David Schnegg – Tomi Horvat – Jon Gorenc Stanković – Alexander Prass – Emanuel Emegha – Otar Kiteishvili – Albian Ajeti
Empoli (4-3-1-2): Guglielmo Vicario – Fabiano Parisi – Sebastian Walukiewicz – Ardian Ismajli – Tyronne Ebuehi – Filippo Bandinelli – Alberto Grassi – Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro – Nedim Bajrami – Sam Lammers – Martin Satriano
Sturm Graz vs. Empoli Prediction
The main goal of such friendly matches is to maintain the team’s form during the break and to play matches without injured players, the result is secondary.
Considering that Sturm scored eight goals in the previous three friendly matches, and Empoli won two of the last three matches in Serie A, our suggestion for this match is total goals over 2.5.
Kick-off time: Monday, 05.12.2022. 16:00 CET
Prediction: Total goals over 2.5
Odds: 1.80
Sportsbook: 1Xbet
