Empoli goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski. (Photo : Getty Images)
Lowly club Empoli FC (4-10-6, 18 points) will look to extend their two-game unbeaten run as they face middling team Udinese Calcio (7-9-4, 25 points) at their home field of Carlo Castellani Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 22 in a 2016-2017 Serie A season match.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 9:00 a.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Empoli is slowly rising away from the bottom three relegation area after being unbeaten in four of their last five matches. The team is currently in the 17th spot of the 20-team Italian top flight table, eight points ahead of 18th-place team Palermo.
In their most recent Serie A game held last Sunday, the Azzurri was able to hold another middling side, Sampdoria, to a 0-0 draw on the road at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium, as per Football Italia.
Head coach Giovanni Martusciello's almost scored a goal in the contest but Georgian striker Levan Mchedlidze's penalty kick off a foul by Sampdoria captain Angelo Palombo was saved by goalkeeper Christian Puggioni in the 31st minute.
Meanwhile, Udinese has been reeling at the moment with three consecutive winless performance. The team is presently settled in the 11th place in the overall standings, 15 points above the bottom three relegation zone and 12 points below the final Europa League qualifying berth for next season temporarily held by fifth-running team AC Milan.
Bianconeri Friuliani is coming off a tough 0-1 loss to contending squad AS Roma at their home ground of Dacia Arena last Sunday, BBC Sport reported.
Head coach Luigi Delneri's side were not able to score any goals in the contest as the team is having problems with their offense lately. Udinese was able to score only one goal in their last three games.
Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan netted the lone goal of the match in the 12th minute to hand Udinese their ninth loss of the season.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 1-0 win by Empoli.
Empoli starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Skorupski; Pasqual, Cosic, Laurini, Bellusci; Saponara, Croce, Krunic; Diousse; Marilungo, Mchedlidze
Udinese starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Karnezis; Samir, Felipe, Danilo, Faraoni; Jankto, Fofana, Kums; Thereau, De Paul, Zapata
