Genoa have won back-to-back home games recently - 1-0 victories over Salernitana and Verona respectively - and are now aiming for a third consecutive home win in a bid to open up a seven-point gap in the table against this weekend's opponents. Genoa, who have just returned to the top flight after a year, are looking to avoid immediate relegation and getting maximum points in this game will be crucial to their prospects. Genoa have lost just one of their last five home games, winning three, and a third of their four wins this time around would be the ideal result.
Empoli, for their part, have struggled relatively, suffering three defeats (and one win) in their last four games, despite performing better on the road than at home. While the Andrizzoli may blame their latest defeat against Sassuolo on bad luck, they failed to hold on after equalizing in the 86th minute, with Domenico Berardi scoring the winning goal in stoppage time to hand the Blucerchiati their ninth defeat in 13 matches - no club has lost more than them. Nevertheless, Empoli will be hoping for better luck this weekend.
