Napoli can ride the momentum of their European win on Thursday and overcome the restraints of a depleted squad to secure a precious three points in the league.
Set to be a close-fought encounter - given Empoli have won twice as many as they have lost on the road - the hosts still possess a little extra star quality in the final third, which will prove decisive in the end.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Napoli win with a probability of 65.06%. A draw had a probability of 19.4% and a win for Empoli had a probability of 15.59%.
The most likely scoreline for a Napoli win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.87%) and 1-0 (9.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.02%), while for a Empoli win it was 1-2 (4.38%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood.
