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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;hm-image-wys&#34;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Udinese have four points and are still in search of their first win, while the Tuscan side have one point less, following victory over Salernitana, but lost last time out at Bologna. The fixture at the Castellani Computer Gross Arena is a clash between two sides stuck at the wrong end of the table and who are looking to climb out of a sticky moment.&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Only once have Empoli, who have only scored one goal this season, collected a maximum of three points – their current total - after seven games in a Serie A TIM league campaign: two in 2003/04, which ended with them being relegated to Serie B. Overall, only two out of ten sides to have earned three or less points at this stage of the season in the top-flight have survived: Sampdoria in 2019/20 and Genoa in 2017/18.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the other side, Udinese have equaled their worst points tally after seven games in a Serie A TIM campaign in the three-points-for-a-win era: four, as in 2020/21. Instead, only in two top-flight campaigns have the Friulani scored less than their current total (four) at this point of the season (three, both in 2019/20 and 1980/81).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FUN FACTS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Udinese have not won on the road in Serie A TIM since their 1-0 win at Empoli on 11 March 2023. Since then, they have picked up only two points in eight away fixtures (2D, 6L): it’s the Bianconeri’s longest league run without victory since they went on a 14-game winless streak under the leadership of Velázquez, Nicola and Tudor between September 2018 and April 2019.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;hm-image-wys&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/651fb36c/21441944_large.jpg&#34; alt=&#34;21441944_large.jpg&#34; style=&#34;display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; width: auto; pointer-events: none;&#34;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With 16 goals conceded so far, Empoli have the worst defensive record this campaign: they are also the side that has let in the most number goals from open play in this season’s Serie A (eleven), set-pieces (five, as have Salernitana), corners (four) and in the second half (ten).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PREVIOUS MEETINGS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Udinese have won three out of the last five Serie A TIM meetings with Empoli (1D, 1L), after winning only once in the previous five (1D, 3L).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli lost 1-0 (goal by Rodrigo Becão on 11 March) in the two sides’ last Serie A TIM meeting at home, but have never lost two consecutive games to the Friulani in the competition. Meanhwhile the Bianconeri have scored exactly one goal on each of their last three visits to the Castellani against the Tuscans.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tommaso Baldanzi, who has scored Empoli’s only league goal this season and who against Udinese, on 4 January 2023, grabbed one of his five Serie A TIM goals, is one of three midfielders born in 2003 (along with Jude Bellingham and Florian Wirtz) to have recorded at least eight attempts on goal and created eight chances in Europe’s top five leagues in the 2023/24 season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two of four players that have made the most shots at goal without scoring in this league campaign play for Udinese: Florian Thauvin (18) and Sandi Lovric (14, suspended for this match); the other two are Monza’s Ciurria (15) and Dany Mota (14).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCIPLINE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: Lovric (Udinese)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: nobody&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REFEREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fabbri (Pagliardini and Barone as assistants) Fourth official: Camplone, VAR: Nasca, AVAR: Chiffi&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NEXT SERIE A TIM FIXTURES&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fiorentina vs. Empoli (Monday 23 October, 18:30 CEST)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Udinese vs. Lecce (Monday 23 October, 18:30 CEST)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo LaPresse)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

At the Castellani Computer Gross Arena, Empoli and Udinese are both in search for three big points to move them up the table

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<div class="hm-image-wys"></div>Udinese have four points and are still in search of their first win, while the Tuscan side have one point less, following victory over Salernitana, but lost last time out at Bologna. The fixture at the Castellani Computer Gross Arena is a clash between two sides stuck at the wrong end of the table and who are looking to climb out of a sticky moment.Only once have Empoli, who have only scored one goal this season, collected a maximum of three points – their current total - after seven games in a Serie A TIM league campaign: two in 2003/04, which ended with them being relegated to Serie B. Overall, only two out of ten sides to have earned three or less points at this stage of the season in the top-flight have survived: Sampdoria in 2019/20 and Genoa in 2017/18.On the other side, Udinese have equaled their worst points tally after seven games in a Serie A TIM campaign in the three-points-for-a-win era: four, as in 2020/21. Instead, only in two top-flight campaigns have the Friulani scored less than their current total (four) at this point of the season (three, both in 2019/20 and 1980/81).FUN FACTSUdinese have not won on the road in Serie A TIM since their 1-0 win at Empoli on 11 March 2023. Since then, they have picked up only two points in eight away fixtures (2D, 6L): it’s the Bianconeri’s longest league run without victory since they went on a 14-game winless streak under the leadership of Velázquez, Nicola and Tudor between September 2018 and April 2019.<div class="hm-image-wys"><img src="https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/651fb36c/21441944_large.jpg" alt="21441944_large.jpg" style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; width: auto; pointer-events: none;"></div>With 16 goals conceded so far, Empoli have the worst defensive record this campaign: they are also the side that has let in the most number goals from open play in this season’s Serie A (eleven), set-pieces (five, as have Salernitana), corners (four) and in the second half (ten).PREVIOUS MEETINGSUdinese have won three out of the last five Serie A TIM meetings with Empoli (1D, 1L), after winning only once in the previous five (1D, 3L).Empoli lost 1-0 (goal by Rodrigo Becão on 11 March) in the two sides’ last Serie A TIM meeting at home, but have never lost two consecutive games to the Friulani in the competition. Meanhwhile the Bianconeri have scored exactly one goal on each of their last three visits to the Castellani against the Tuscans.PLAYERSTommaso Baldanzi, who has scored Empoli’s only league goal this season and who against Udinese, on 4 January 2023, grabbed one of his five Serie A TIM goals, is one of three midfielders born in 2003 (along with Jude Bellingham and Florian Wirtz) to have recorded at least eight attempts on goal and created eight chances in Europe’s top five leagues in the 2023/24 season.Two of four players that have made the most shots at goal without scoring in this league campaign play for Udinese: Florian Thauvin (18) and Sandi Lovric (14, suspended for this match); the other two are Monza’s Ciurria (15) and Dany Mota (14).DISCIPLINESuspended: Lovric (Udinese)Cautioned: nobodyREFEREEFabbri (Pagliardini and Barone as assistants) Fourth official: Camplone, VAR: Nasca, AVAR: ChiffiNEXT SERIE A TIM FIXTURESFiorentina vs. Empoli (Monday 23 October, 18:30 CEST)Udinese vs. Lecce (Monday 23 October, 18:30 CEST)(Photo LaPresse)&nbsp;

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At the Castellani Computer Gross Arena, Empoli and Udinese are both in search for three big points to move them up the table

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