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&lt;p&gt;Important points are up for grabs in Empoli vs. Lazio which will open Matchday 17 of Serie A TIM alongside Sassuolo vs. Genoa.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli has picked up the least points at home (5) of any side this season, they currently sit third to last with a total of 12 points and must move up the table away from the relegation spots, also not having won since the victory over Napoli on 12 November. Since then, they have only won 2 points with the draws against Genoa and Lecce and the defeats to Sassuolo and Torino, not enough to keep themselves out of danger.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lazio too, however, is in desperate need of improvement: ex-player Maurizio Sarri’s side has suffered 7 defeats in the first 16 games this season (6W, 3D); only once in the era of three points for a win (since 1994/95) have the Biancocelesti lost more in the opening 17 matches of a single Serie A campaign, 8 times in 2015/16 when they finished the season 8th in the table.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DID YOU KNOW?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli have lost 49% of matches in Serie A in 2023 (19 of 39 games), including losing the last one against Torino (W9 D11), the most defeats of any team this calendar year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lazio have failed to score five times in their first 16 Serie A matches this season; since the millennium, only three times have the Biancocelesti failed to find the net more often at this point of the season in a single top-flight season: in 2012-13 (six), in 2009-10 (seven) and in 2001-02 (seven).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HEAD TO HEAD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;azio are unbeaten in each of their last nine Serie A matches against Empoli, winning seven including the most recent game last June. Empoli’s last win against the Biancocelesti in the top-flight was in November 2015, a 1-0 with Lorenzo Tonelli`s goal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lazio have won their last four away Serie A matches against Empoli – twice as many wins as they achieved at the Castellani Stadium in all the previous nine away matches (W2 D3 L4). Against no team do the Biancocelesti have a longer open streak of consecutive away wins in the top-flight (four also against Cagliari and Parma).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mattia Destro has scored six goals against Lazio in Serie A (including a brace for Siena in January 2012): only against Cagliari and Chievo Verona has he netted more goals in the competition (both eight goals). However, his last goal in the competition was in October 2022 (vs Torino).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ciro Immobile has scored 198 goals in Serie A; only seven players have so far reached 200 goals in the top-flight history: Roberto Baggio (205), Antonio Di Natale (209), Giuseppe Meazza (216), Altafini (216), Gunnar Nordhal (225), Francesco Totti (250) and Silvio Piola (274). Furthermore, he is one game away from starting 300 times in the competition (currently 299).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCIPLINE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: Manuel Lazzari (Lazio, 2)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: Cacace, Grassi, Cancellieri e Gyasi (Empoli); Immobile e Zaccagni (Lazio)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REFEREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Marchetti (Bresmes-Valeriani), IV: Ferrieri Caputi, VAR: Nasca, AVAR: Mazzoleni&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A TIM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cagliari-Empoli (Saturday 30 December, 15:00 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lazio-Frosinone (Friday 29 December, 20:45 CET)&lt;/p&gt;

Empoli will host Lazio at 18:30 CET at the Castellani Computer Gross Arena: both sides will want to win the points to chase down their respective goals.

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Important points are up for grabs in Empoli vs. Lazio which will open Matchday 17 of Serie A TIM alongside Sassuolo vs. Genoa.Empoli has picked up the least points at home (5) of any side this season, they currently sit third to last with a total of 12 points and must move up the table away from the relegation spots, also not having won since the victory over Napoli on 12 November. Since then, they have only won 2 points with the draws against Genoa and Lecce and the defeats to Sassuolo and Torino, not enough to keep themselves out of danger.Lazio too, however, is in desperate need of improvement: ex-player Maurizio Sarri’s side has suffered 7 defeats in the first 16 games this season (6W, 3D); only once in the era of three points for a win (since 1994/95) have the Biancocelesti lost more in the opening 17 matches of a single Serie A campaign, 8 times in 2015/16 when they finished the season 8th in the table.DID YOU KNOW?Empoli have lost 49% of matches in Serie A in 2023 (19 of 39 games), including losing the last one against Torino (W9 D11), the most defeats of any team this calendar year.Lazio have failed to score five times in their first 16 Serie A matches this season; since the millennium, only three times have the Biancocelesti failed to find the net more often at this point of the season in a single top-flight season: in 2012-13 (six), in 2009-10 (seven) and in 2001-02 (seven).HEAD TO HEADazio are unbeaten in each of their last nine Serie A matches against Empoli, winning seven including the most recent game last June. Empoli’s last win against the Biancocelesti in the top-flight was in November 2015, a 1-0 with Lorenzo Tonelli`s goal.Lazio have won their last four away Serie A matches against Empoli – twice as many wins as they achieved at the Castellani Stadium in all the previous nine away matches (W2 D3 L4). Against no team do the Biancocelesti have a longer open streak of consecutive away wins in the top-flight (four also against Cagliari and Parma).PLAYERSMattia Destro has scored six goals against Lazio in Serie A (including a brace for Siena in January 2012): only against Cagliari and Chievo Verona has he netted more goals in the competition (both eight goals). However, his last goal in the competition was in October 2022 (vs Torino).Ciro Immobile has scored 198 goals in Serie A; only seven players have so far reached 200 goals in the top-flight history: Roberto Baggio (205), Antonio Di Natale (209), Giuseppe Meazza (216), Altafini (216), Gunnar Nordhal (225), Francesco Totti (250) and Silvio Piola (274). Furthermore, he is one game away from starting 300 times in the competition (currently 299).DISCIPLINESuspended: Manuel Lazzari (Lazio, 2)Cautioned: Cacace, Grassi, Cancellieri e Gyasi (Empoli); Immobile e Zaccagni (Lazio)REFEREEMarchetti (Bresmes-Valeriani), IV: Ferrieri Caputi, VAR: Nasca, AVAR: MazzoleniUPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A TIMCagliari-Empoli (Saturday 30 December, 15:00 CET)Lazio-Frosinone (Friday 29 December, 20:45 CET)

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Empoli and Lazio in search of redemption

Empoli will host Lazio at 18:30 CET at the Castellani Computer Gross Arena: both sides will want to win the points to chase down their respective goals.

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