Venezia vs Empoli Prediction, 1/4/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 12/30/2024

Game: Venezia vs Empoli

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo in Venezia, Italy

TV: Paramount+

Venezia (3-4-11) are hosting Empoli (4-7-7) at Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo in Venezia, Italy on Saturday. Venezia are priced at +220 while the Blues are at -275. The total has been set at 3. The starting goalies will be Filip Stankovic for Venezia and Devis Vasquez for Empoli.

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Venezia has compiled 65 saves and are the owners of a save rate of 67.0% this season. Their goal differential is currently at -14 by way of 17 goals earned as well as 31 goals given up. So far this year, the team has an average of 0.72 pts/match (13 points) and sit at 77th in European soccer with 11 assists. The Lagunari are 72nd in the category of expected goals having 17.3, and the team's expected goals against are at 28.7. Venezia has a total of 32 yellow card warnings for the year and 1 red card. The Lagunari have surrendered 31 goals while allowing 1.72 goals per 90, and opponents are sitting with 94 shots on target against them. They have accounted for 2 clean sheets, which gives them a % of 11.1% on the season.

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The Blues are averaging 1.1 points per contest while earning 9 assists and 1 red card. The Blues have a clean sheet rate of 27.8% on the campaign and 35 yellow card cautions. Empoli ranks 33rd in the matter of goals against having 21, and the goal difference is sitting at -4. This season, the Blues have a save % of 66.1% (62 SoTA), and rank 63rd among European teams with 19 points. Their goals against/90 min is at 1.17 with 40 saves, and they have a total of 5 shutouts. Empoli has totaled 17 goals and the squad's goals expected so far this season sits at 13.9.

The man who is expected to protect the net for Venezia will be Filip Stankovic. Stankovic has seen the field for a total of 990 mins and has accumulated 40 stops so far in his career. Stankovic (2-3-6 record in his career) has accumulated 0 shutouts, which gives him a 0.0%% shutout percentage. The goalie hailing from Serbia has had 59 shots tried at him in 11 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.73 (19 goals conceded) and he holds a save % of 67.8%.

Devis Vasquez will look after the goal for Empoli. So far in his career, Vasquez has surrendered 21 goals while totaling 40 stops in 18 starting assignments. He has earned a save % of 64.5% and his shutout rate sits at 27.8%%. He has surrendered 1.17 goals per 90 mins while holding a mark of 4-7-7. Vasquez has accumulated 5 clean sheets while defending 62 shots against him in 1,620 minutes throughout his career.

Joel Pohjanpalo is a guy who can be a difference maker for Venezia. He has 22 assists while earning 256 pts so far in his pro soccer career. The forward born in Finland has recorded 117 goals in 17,833 mins. Pohjanpalo has been a starter in 198 games during his career while scoring 0.58 G/90.

Empoli is being led onto the pitch by Sebastiano Esposito, who is known to give defenses fits. He scores 0.32 goals per 90 mins and has had a starting assignment in 70 matches in his pro soccer career. The forward from Italy has been on the field for 6,285 mins while scoring 24 goals. He has totaled 63 points in his pro soccer career and has assisted on a goal 15 times.

Who will win tonight's soccer game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Empoli (+220)

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