Empoli and Spezia are going to take on on Saturday the 9th of April at 3:00 pm in the 32nd week of the Serie A. The match will be played in Empoli at the Stadio Carlo Castellani. The appointed referee is Giovanni Ayroldi.

Empoli occupies the 14th place in the standings with 33 points. It comes from a 1-0 loss against Fiorentina in its last match in the Serie A. So far, it has won 8 times, draw 9 times, and lost 14 times.​​

Spezia occupies the 15th place in the standings with 32 points. It comes from a 1-0 win against Venezia in its last match in the Serie A. Up to now, it has won 9 times, draw 5 times, and lost 17 times.​​

Line-ups predictions​

These are the projected line-ups according to our predictions.​

Empoli​

Line - Ups​
4-3-1-2
21 May
Atalanta-Empoli
0-1
4-3-1-2
14 May
Empoli-Salernitana
1-1
4-3-1-2
06 May
Inter-Empoli
4-2
4-3-1-2
01 May
Empoli-Torino
1-3
4-3-1-2
24 Apr
Empoli-Napoli
3-2
4-3-1-2
16 Apr
Udinese-Empoli
4-1
4-3-1-2
09 Apr
Empoli-Spezia
0-0
4-3-1-2
03 Apr
Fiorentina-Empoli
1-0
4-3-2-1
20 Mar
Empoli-Hellas Verona
1-1
4-3-2-1
12 Mar
Milan-Empoli
1-0
4-3-2-1
06 Mar
Genoa-Empoli
0-0
4-3-1-2
26 Feb
Empoli-Juventus
2-3
4-3-1-2
19 Feb
Sampdoria-Empoli
2-0
4-3-1-2
13 Feb
Empoli-Cagliari
1-1
4-3-2-1
06 Feb
Bologna-Empoli
0-0
4-3-2-1
23 Jan
Empoli-Roma
2-4
4-3-2-1
16 Jan
Venezia-Empoli
1-1
4-3-1-2
09 Jan
Empoli-Sassuolo
1-5
4-3-1-2
06 Jan
Lazio-Empoli
3-3
4-3-1-2
22 Dec
Empoli-Milan
2-4
4-3-1-2
19 Dec
Spezia-Empoli
1-1
4-3-1-2
12 Dec
Napoli-Empoli
0-1
4-3-1-2
06 Dec
Empoli-Udinese
3-1
4-3-1-2
02 Dec
Torino-Empoli
2-2
4-3-1-2
27 Nov
Empoli-Fiorentina
2-1
4-3-1-2
22 Nov
Hellas Verona-Empoli
2-1
4-3-1-2
05 Nov
Empoli-Genoa
2-2
4-3-1-2
31 Oct
Sassuolo-Empoli
1-2
4-3-1-2
27 Oct
Empoli-Inter
0-2
4-3-1-2
23 Oct
Salernitana-Empoli
2-4
4-3-3
17 Oct
Empoli-Atalanta
1-4
4-3-1-2
03 Oct
Roma-Empoli
2-0
4-3-1-2
26 Sep
Empoli-Bologna
4-2
4-3-1-2
22 Sep
Cagliari-Empoli
0-2
4-3-1-2
19 Sep
Empoli-Sampdoria
0-3
4-1-3-2
11 Sep
Empoli-Venezia
1-2
4-3-1-2
28 Aug
Juventus-Empoli
0-1
4-3-1-2
21 Aug
Empoli-Lazio
1-3

Empoli has mostly adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up most used during the season (23 times or 74.19%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-3-1-2 (23 times), 4-3-2-1 (6 times), 4-3-3 (once) and 4-1-3-2 (once).

Aurelio Andreazzoli is expected to play against Spezia with the following players: G. Vicario, F. Parisi, M. Viti, A. Ismajli, P. Stojanović, S. Żurkowski, K. Asllani, F. Bandinelli, N. Bajrami, F. Di Francesco and A. Pinamonti.

Granting that the line up is confirmed as above, the average age of Empoli would be 24.27.

R. Marchizza, L. Tonelli and N. Haas will definitely miss the match.

Aurelio Andreazzoli will not be able to have the presence of S. Luperto who is suspended​.

Spezia​

Line - Ups​
4-2-3-1
22 May
Spezia-Napoli
0-3
4-2-3-1
14 May
Udinese-Spezia
2-3
4-4-2
08 May
Spezia-Atalanta
1-3
4-2-3-1
30 Apr
Spezia-Lazio
3-4
5-4-1
23 Apr
Torino-Spezia
2-1
4-2-3-1
15 Apr
Spezia-Inter
1-3
4-2-3-1
09 Apr
Empoli-Spezia
0-0
4-3-3
02 Apr
Spezia-Venezia
1-0
4-3-2-1
18 Mar
Sassuolo-Spezia
4-1
4-3-3
12 Mar
Spezia-Cagliari
2-0
4-2-3-1
06 Mar
Juventus-Spezia
1-0
4-3-3
27 Feb
Spezia-Roma
0-1
4-2-3-1
21 Feb
Bologna-Spezia
2-1
4-2-3-1
14 Feb
Spezia-Fiorentina
1-2
4-2-3-1
07 Feb
Salernitana-Spezia
2-2
4-1-4-1
23 Jan
Spezia-Sampdoria
1-0
4-3-3
17 Jan
Milan-Spezia
1-2
4-3-3
09 Jan
Genoa-Spezia
0-1
4-1-4-1
06 Jan
Spezia-Hellas Verona
1-2
3-5-2
22 Dec
Napoli-Spezia
0-1
3-5-2
19 Dec
Spezia-Empoli
1-1
3-5-2
13 Dec
Roma-Spezia
2-0
4-4-2
05 Dec
Spezia-Sassuolo
2-2
5-3-2
01 Dec
Inter-Spezia
2-0
4-3-3
28 Nov
Spezia-Bologna
0-1
3-5-1-1
20 Nov
Atalanta-Spezia
5-2
4-2-3-1
06 Nov
Spezia-Torino
1-0
4-2-3-1
31 Oct
Fiorentina-Spezia
3-0
4-2-3-1
26 Oct
Spezia-Genoa
1-1
4-2-3-1
22 Oct
Sampdoria-Spezia
2-1
4-2-3-1
16 Oct
Spezia-Salernitana
2-1
4-2-3-1
03 Oct
Hellas Verona-Spezia
4-0
4-1-4-1
25 Sep
Spezia-Milan
1-2
4-2-3-1
22 Sep
Spezia-Juventus
2-3
4-3-3
19 Sep
Venezia-Spezia
1-2
4-3-3
12 Sep
Spezia-Udinese
0-1
3-4-2-1
28 Aug
Lazio-Spezia
6-1
3-4-3
23 Aug
Cagliari-Spezia
2-2

Spezia has mostly adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up most used during the season (11 times or 35.48%).

Overall, it adopted the following line-ups: 4-2-3-1 (11 times), 4-3-3 (8 times), 4-1-4-1 (3 times), 3-5-2 (3 times), 4-3-2-1 (once), 4-4-2 (once), 5-3-2 (once), 3-5-1-1 (once), 3-4-2-1 (once) and 3-4-3 (once).

Thiago Motta is expected to play against Empoli with the following players: I. Provedel, A. Reca, D. Nikolaou, M. Erlić, K. Amian Adou, J. Kiwior, G. Maggiore, S. Bastoni, D. Verde, E. Gyasi and R. Manaj.

Granting that this will be the line-up, the average age of Spezia would be 25.27.

M. Bourabia, L. de Souza Sena, E. Salcedo Mora and D. Strelec will definitely miss the match.