13:30 Lazio vs Empoli

Lazio vs Empoli BTTS

Two sides pushing for the top six meet in Serie A on Thursday afternoon. Both have struggled defensively this season and relied on their firepower up top to keep them midtable. Lazio will be missing their two first-choice centre-backs but star striker Ciro Immobile is set to return to action. Both teams to score has landed in 68% of both Lazio and Empoli’s league games this season, putting the two sides in the top five for this stat in Serie A. We’re backing goals for both sides here.

13:30 Spezia vs Verona

Verona or Draw vs Spezia

Neither of these sides were in good form before the break, though Spezia did pick up a shock win against Napoli in their most recent game. Verona come into this on a three-game winless streak and their away form has been poor. However, they won the reverse fixture 4-0 and Spezia have been hit with COVID and injury absences ahead of this game. There looks to be some value in Verona double chance.

15:30 Sassuolo vs Genoa

Sassuolo to beat Genoa

Sassuolo were beaten convincingly by Bologna before the Christmas break while Genoa earned a hard-fought draw against Atalanta. Despite the glimmers of hope from that performance, Genoa only have one win this season and find themselves down in 18th in the table. Sassuolo have faltered at times but they’ve picked up impressive wins against Juventus, AC Milan and Lazio and should get the three points against a poor Genoa side.