An away win or draw (+0.5) is valued at 1.83 odds, this is a very good bet because Spezia are very likely to avoid defeat against Empoli.

Empoli and Spezia clash at the Giovanni Ayroldi stadium, in the thirty second round of Serie A fixtures.

After thirty one games played, not much seperates these two teams, Empoli are currently fourteenth with thirty three points, while the visitors are a point below on fifteenth position.

The home team are having troubles in the second half of the season, they are winless this year in all competitions, with their last win coming on 19th December 2021, they have played fifteen games in this time frame, losing eight and drawing seven.

With two wins in their last three games, Spezia are slightly the better team here, the away team have improved over the last few weeks as they steer clear of the relegation zone,

Thiago Motta's side are very capable of avoiding defeat against an out of form Empoli. With just three home wins in fifteen games, the home team have won more points away than at home this season, Spezia don't need to do much to avoid a defeat here.

Spezia have the slightly better defensive record here, they concede an average of 1.7 goals per game compared to Empoli's 1.8.

Empoli haven't won against Spezia in the last six meetings, the away team have won one and shared the spoils on five occasions. The last meeting ended in a 1-1 draw, but since then Empoli's performances have dropped drastically, so the away team would fancy their chances of a win.

Spezia have higher chances of winning this tie, but both teams are close on the table, a draw is possible and a close contest is expected, so picking the away team to win or draw (+0.5) , is a safer bet in this fixture.