Hellas Verona vs Empoli Predictions & Tips - Simeone is set to score again in Serie A

They are unbeaten in eight of their last nine games and all of those matches happened after Igor Tudor was appointed as Verona’s new manager.

Tudor’s side have won all four of their home games; 3-2 against Roma, 4-0 against Spezia, 4-1 against Lazio and 2-1 against Juventus.

Verona are coming off a 1-1 draw against league leaders Napoli where Simeone scored in the 13th minute.

Gianluca Frabotta, Ivan Ilic and Darko Lazovic have injuries and will not feature here while Daniel Bessa and Nikola Kalinic are suspended.

Empoli, on the other hand, have recorded mixed results this season.

The Azzurri have lost three of their last six games; 2-0 in Rome, 4-1 against Atalanta and 2-0 against Inter Milan.

Empoli are coming off a 2-1 triumph over Sassuolo thanks to two late goals and a 2-2 draw against Genoa where they conceded a goal in the 89th minute.

Empoli boss Aurelio Andreazzoli has no injury concerns in this game and his squad will be led Andrea Pinamonti, who has four goals this season.