Empoli vs Internazionale Preview and Line Up Prediction: Draw 1-1 at 5/1

Empoli and Internazionale will play their nineteenth game of the Serie A season at the Stadio Carlo Castellani on Saturday, 17th January.

Match Preview:

The teams haven’t played since March 2008 when Internazionale won 1 – 0. In January 2007 Internazionale beat Empoli 2 – 0.

Empoli is fifteenth in the league with 18 points having won 3 games, drawn 9 and lost 6. They are tied for points with Chievo.

Internazionale is ninth in the league with 25 points having won 6 games, drawn 7 and lost 5. They are tied for points with Palermo.

A 1 – 1 draw is the most likely outcome with William Hill and Bet365 offering odds of 6/1 and 5/1 respectively.

Empoli: Sepe, Rui, Hisaj, Barba, Rugani, Croce, Valdifiori, Verdi, Vecino, Maccarone, Pucciarelli.

Internazionale: Handanovic, D’Ambrosio, Vidic, Campagnaro, Andreolli, Guarin, Hernanes, Medel, Podolski, Palacio, Icardi.

William Hill Odds: 5/2 Empoli to Win, 9/4 for a Draw and 23/20 Internazionale to Win

Bet365 Odds: 5/2 Empoli to Win, 23/10 for a Draw and 11/10 Internazionale to Win