{"id":13236,"date":"2022-11-10T09:21:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T14:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=13236"},"modified":"2022-11-10T09:21:27","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T14:21:27","slug":"empoli-vs-cremonese-prediction-and-betting-odds-serie-a-nov-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/soccer\/empoli-vs-cremonese-prediction-and-betting-odds-serie-a-nov-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Empoli vs Cremonese Prediction and Betting Odds | Serie A Nov 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Empoli vs Cremonese Betting Preview<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Two bottom-of-the-table squads will meet in Friday&#8217;s Empoli vs Cremonese clash in Serie A. Cremonese still has not won a game this season, but appears to be knocking on the door. WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan shares his thoughts on the matchup.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Have you downloaded the new WagerTalk TV app? If not, what are you waiting for?! Watch all of our programming &#8211; Puck Time, WagerTalk Today, Bet On It and more &#8211; on all streaming platforms. Download today on <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/ios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/roku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roku<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Empoli vs Cremonese Betting Odds<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Friday, November 11<\/th>\n<th>Italian Serie A Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Empoli:<\/td>\n<td>+125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cremonese:<\/td>\n<td>+205<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Draw:<\/td>\n<td>+230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total:<\/td>\n<td>2.5 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/wagertalk.go.metabet.io\/bet\/draftkings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DraftKings<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Game Time:<\/td>\n<td>2:45pm ET \/ 11:45am PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Empoli vs Cremonese Betting Analysis<\/h3>\n<p>Cremonese remains the only winless team this year in Italian Serie A, registering zero wins from 14 games so far. The northern Italians will no doubt look to right that ship here on Friday against Empoli before the World Cup break kicks in after this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>They have a real chance to do just that as they face a team in Empoli who has been struggling mightily of late, winning just one of their last four matches with just two home wins all year.<\/p>\n<p>These two teams tend to play quite tight historically, with over half of all their head-to-head matches since 1997 finishing all square.<\/p>\n<h3>Cremonese Buoyed By Milan Result<\/h3>\n<p>While their protracted winless streak remains ongoing, Cremonese manager Massimiliano Alvini was extremely impressed with his team\u2019s scoreless draw against AC Milan in midweek and has urged his team to build on that for Friday in their visit to Empoli.<\/p>\n<p>Cremonese\u2019s recent data over their last five starts has also shown reasons for optimism, as they rank top-half in the table in both offensive xG and defensive goals allowed from open play over that timeframe.<\/p>\n<h3>Empoli Runs Gauntlet Over Recent Starts<\/h3>\n<p>Despite just one win over their last four games, Empoli\u2019s recent schedule has been extremely tough of late, facing Napoli, Sassuolo, Atalanta and Juventus all in quick succession.<\/p>\n<p>However, even with that hard schedule to fall back on, Empoli\u2019s dismal 2.13 xGA allowed per game has them last defensively out of any team in the league over their last five starts and they\u2019ll need to find a way to do a much better job of limiting Cremonese&#8217;s chances in this one.<\/p>\n<h2>Empoli vs Cremonese Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>When this line opened with Cremonese getting a +0.25 head start on the goal spread, we were very interested in backing the road team in this one for Friday.<\/p>\n<p>However, the line on Cremonese has since moved down to a pick \u2018em with some rogue +0.25\u2019s still out there provided you can find them at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p>Cremonese numbers have definitely shown an uptick over recent starts and they face an Empoli team here on Friday who has posted some of the worst numbers in the league at home this year.<\/p>\n<p>The outright draw could also be another serious consideration here from what we\u2019ve seen from these two teams previously, but no matter which way you decide to play this one on Friday, it\u2019s wise to keep Cremonese on-side here considering the way they\u2019re playing right now.<\/p>\n<p>For more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/soccer\/\">free soccer picks<\/a>, check out WagerTalk&#8217;s free picks page.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes border-style-solid padding: 6px;\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#ffa04b;color:#2e3192\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Sportsbook<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Welcome Bonus<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>States Available<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Get Your Bonus<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1. 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Cremonese still has not won a game this season, but appears to be knocking on the door. WagerTalk soccer handicapper Kevin Dolan shares his thoughts on the matchup.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Have you downloaded the new WagerTalk TV app? If not, what are you waiting for?! Watch all of our programming - Puck Time, WagerTalk Today, Bet On It and more - on all streaming platforms. Download today on <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/ios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/roku\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roku<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Empoli vs Cremonese Betting Odds<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Friday, November 11<\/th>\n<th>Italian Serie A Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Empoli:<\/td>\n<td>+125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cremonese:<\/td>\n<td>+205<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Draw:<\/td>\n<td>+230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total:<\/td>\n<td>2.5 Goals (Odds Above Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/wagertalk.go.metabet.io\/bet\/draftkings\">DraftKings<\/a>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Game Time:<\/td>\n<td>2:45pm ET \/ 11:45am PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Empoli vs Cremonese Betting Analysis<\/h3>\n<p>Cremonese remains the only winless team this year in Italian Serie A, registering zero wins from 14 games so far. The northern Italians will no doubt look to right that ship here on Friday against Empoli before the World Cup break kicks in after this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>They have a real chance to do just that as they face a team in Empoli who has been struggling mightily of late, winning just one of their last four matches with just two home wins all year.<\/p>\n<p>These two teams tend to play quite tight historically, with over half of all their head-to-head matches since 1997 finishing all square.<\/p>\n<h3>Cremonese Buoyed By Milan Result<\/h3>\n<p>While their protracted winless streak remains ongoing, Cremonese manager Massimiliano Alvini was extremely impressed with his team\u2019s scoreless draw against AC Milan in midweek and has urged his team to build on that for Friday in their visit to Empoli.<\/p>\n<p>Cremonese\u2019s recent data over their last five starts has also shown reasons for optimism, as they rank top-half in the table in both offensive xG and defensive goals allowed from open play over that timeframe.<\/p>\n<h3>Empoli Runs Gauntlet Over Recent Starts<\/h3>\n<p>Despite just one win over their last four games, Empoli\u2019s recent schedule has been extremely tough of late, facing Napoli, Sassuolo, Atalanta and Juventus all in quick succession.<\/p>\n<p>However, even with that hard schedule to fall back on, Empoli\u2019s dismal 2.13 xGA allowed per game has them last defensively out of any team in the league over their last five starts and they\u2019ll need to find a way to do a much better job of limiting Cremonese's chances in this one.<\/p>\n<h2>Empoli vs Cremonese Prediction<\/h2>\n<p>When this line opened with Cremonese getting a +0.25 head start on the goal spread, we were very interested in backing the road team in this one for Friday.<\/p>\n<p>However, the line on Cremonese has since moved down to a pick \u2018em with some rogue +0.25\u2019s still out there provided you can find them at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<p>Cremonese numbers have definitely shown an uptick over recent starts and they face an Empoli team here on Friday who has posted some of the worst numbers in the league at home this year.<\/p>\n<p>The outright draw could also be another serious consideration here from what we\u2019ve seen from these two teams previously, but no matter which way you decide to play this one on Friday, it\u2019s wise to keep Cremonese on-side here considering the way they\u2019re playing right now.<\/p>\n<p>For more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/soccer\/\">free soccer picks<\/a>, check out WagerTalk's free picks page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Stoppage Time | European Soccer Betting Tips<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/england-premier-league\">Premier League<\/a> will enter its final match day before the World Cup break with Arsenal at the top of the table and Newcastle in third. Who saw those coming three months ago?! 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