Sturm Graz vs Empoli prediction 05.12.2022

• Competition: Friendly
• Date: 5th December 2022
• Time: 16:00 UTC/17:00 CET
• Venue:  Marbella Football Center

Many teams will use the World Cup break to play friendly matches in order to stay in optimal shape for the rest of the season.

This will be the fourth friendly match for the Sturm squad, and they plan to play a total of five. Against the Slovenian representative, Domzale won 3:2, and it is interesting that all 5 goals were scored in the second half. They beat Admira with a big 4:0, and in the meantime, they will probably have the toughest test against Almeria of the Spanish first division.

On the other side is Empoli, this will be the first preparatory match out of a total of three. They are quite solid in Serie A, where with 17 points they hold the 13th position in the table. They won 2 of the last 3 matches, so they have a solid advantage over the teams in the danger zone.

Sturm Graz vs Empoli pick: Over 2.5 goals

I think that the primary goal of these friendly matches is for the clubs to remain in optimal physical condition during the break and for the matches to take place without injured players. The result is, I believe, in the second, and maybe also in the third plan. Guided by the template from the previous matches played by Sturm, I expect a lot of goals in this match as well.