Empoli vs Lecce Prediction, 1/12/2025 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds
Game: Empoli vs Lecce
Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025
Location: Stadio Carlo Castellani in Empoli, Italy
TV: Paramount+
Stadio Carlo Castellani in Empoli, Italy is the location where Lecce (4-5-10) will take on Empoli (4-8-7) on Sunday. The Blues are priced at -182 and the Yellow and Reds are at +150. The betting total comes in at 3. The expected starting goalkeepers will be Devis Vasquez for Empoli and Wladimiro Falcone for Lecce.
The Blues have a rank of 92nd in the matter of expected goals having 15.6, and their xGA are 24.7. The Blues have give up 22 goals while relinquishing 1.16 goals per 90, and opposing teams have tallied 65 SoT against them. The team's goal differential is at -4 by way of 18 goals earned in addition to 22 goals conceded. They are sitting with 5 shut outs, giving them a % of 26.3% so far this season. Empoli has amassed 42 SVs and have earned a save% of 66.2% on the year. Empoli has accounted for 37 yellow card warnings so far this year as well as 1 red card. On the year, the squad is sitting with an average of 1.05 pts per contest (20 points) and also sit at 84th in Big 5 soccer with 10 assists.
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Lecce has earned 11 goals and the team's xG for the season is 18.7. The club's goals against per 90 minutes is 1.63 with 61 saves, and they have 5 clean sheets. So far this season, U.S. Lecce has a save % of 66.3% (92 SoT against), and also are ranked 73rd among European teams with 17 pts. Lecce is 77th in the category of goals given up with 31, and the goal differential is -20. U.S. Lecce has amassed a clean sheet % of 26.3% for the season in addition to 32 yellow card cautions. The Yellow and Reds sport an average of 0.9 pts per match while accumulating 8 assists and 4 red cards.
The man who is expected to defend the goal for Empoli is Devis Vasquez. Vasquez has been on the pitch for 1,710 mins and has accumulated 42 stops so far in his career. The goalkeeper hailing from Colombia has seen 65 shots tried at him in 19 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.16 (22 total goals surrendered) and he has a save % of 64.6%. Vasquez (4-8-7 record during his career) has accounted for 5 shutouts, which has earned him a 26.3%% shutout rate.
Wladimiro Falcone will be looking after the net for Lecce. In his career, Falcone has given up 150 goals and has earned 341 saves in 106 starts. He has a save percentage of 69.9% and his clean sheet rate is 18.8%%. He has given up 1.41 goals per 90 while he holds a record of 22-33-51. Falcone has totaled 20 shutouts while defending 488 shots attempted against him in 9,585 career minutes.
Sebastiano Esposito is one footballer to keep an eye out for Empoli. The forward born in Italy has accumulated 24 goals in 6,286 mins played. Esposito has started 70 matchups during his soccer career and he tallies 0.32 G/90. He has accounted for 15 assists while accumulating 63 points during his career.
Lecce features a difference maker in Nikola Krstovic, who opposing coaches will have to gameplan for in this fixture. The forward who is from Montenegro has earned 2,953 professional minutes while scoring 10 goals. He currently averages 0.28 goals per 90 mins and has started 35 outings during his career. He has accounted for 23 points in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 3 times.
Who will win tonight's soccer game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lecce (-182)
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