Pisa vs Empoli FCPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

A Tuscan derby at the Arena Garibaldi, Pisa against Empoli. The home side finished their summer with wide scorelines in both directions: 4-1 at Bologna and 6-1 against Pavia, but also a 1-0 home defeat by Pro Vercelli, a 1-1 with Juventus Under 23 and a 2-1 loss to Lazio in Rome. Twelve goals scored in five matches and six conceded. Empoli operate on much smaller margins: 1-1 at Livorno, 1-1 with Spezia, 1-0 against Virtus Entella, 2-2 at Monza and 1-0 against Avellino. No defeats, but never more than two goals scored in a single game. The four previous meetings, all between 2019 and 2021, each produced at least two goals in total: 1-1 at the Arena Garibaldi in February 2021, 3-1 and 2-1 for Empoli at home, and a 3-2 for Empoli in Pisa in September 2019. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.