Ascoli vs Empoli preview: play-off-placed Ascoli host an Empoli side in a slump
Ascoli host Empoli at the Del Duca in round seven of Serie B. Ascoli are 5th, in the play-off places, with 11 points from six games and have conceded only four goals. Empoli are 13th on six points and have lost their last three.
Ascoli won the last two meetings in Ascoli, 1-0 in 2020 and 2-0 in 2021; the game in Empoli in between ended 1-1. Empoli won the two meetings before that, both 2-1.
A. Silipo leads Ascoli's scoring with four goals. E. Saporiti has two for Empoli.




















