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&lt;p&gt;Udinese have 16 points to their name, one more than Empoli. The match at the Castellani Computer Gross Arena pits together two sides who have the opportunity to take a big positive step away from the lower reaches of the table.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Tuscans could go three unbeaten, while the Friulani are hoping to put an end to a three-game losing run.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HEAD-TO-HEAD&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli and Udinese have drawn 11 of their 30 matches in Serie A – including their two ones in the last top-flight – 12 wins for the Bianconeri and seven ones for the Azzurri; against no team the Toscani have recorded more draws in the League (11, level with vs Fiorentina and Torino).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Udinese have been unbeaten in their last five meetings against Empoli in Serie A (W2 D3) and they could record a longer unbeaten streak against the Toscani for the first time in the top-flight (five also between January 1999 and October 2003 – W3 D2).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli have lost just one of their last six home matches against Udinese in Serie A (W3 D2): 0-1 in 11th March 2023 (net by Rodrigo Becão in that case)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DID YOU KNOW?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli have lost only three of their 12 matches so far in this League (W3 D6) – conceding 10 goals; only one time the Toscani had lost fewer games (two) and conceded fewer goals (nine) after the same games played in Serie A: in 2006/07 with Luigi Cagni as manager.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From one hand, no team have scored more headed goals than Udinese in Serie A this season (five, level with Inter and Milan); to the other, the Friulani are one of three teams to not still conceded such nets in the championship (0, alongside Napoli and Atalanta).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Empoli (193) and Udinese (168, level with Bologna) are two of four teams who conceded the most fouls in Serie A this season – among them Monza (174).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pietro Pellegri has scored in his last two League matches (vs Lecce and Como) and could find the net in three games in a row for the first time between Serie A and Ligue 1.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Since his debut in Serie A (2023/24), only Duván Zapata (10) has scored more headed goals than Lorenzo Lucca in the top-flight: (six goals – level with Milan Djuric, Andrea Pinamonti and Olivier Giroud).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCIPLINE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: none&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: Cacace (Empoli), Giannetti, Lucca e Bijol (Udinese)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REFEREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MARINELLI (LO CICERO – CORTESE) IV: PERRI, VAR: FABBRI, AVAR: MARESCA&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Milan-Empoli (Saturday 30 November, 18:00 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Udinese-Genoa (Sunday 1 December, 12.30 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;

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Udinese have 16 points to their name, one more than Empoli. The match at the Castellani Computer Gross Arena pits together two sides who have the opportunity to take a big positive step away from the lower reaches of the table.The Tuscans could go three unbeaten, while the Friulani are hoping to put an end to a three-game losing run. HEAD-TO-HEAD&nbsp;&nbsp;Empoli and Udinese have drawn 11 of their 30 matches in Serie A – including their two ones in the last top-flight – 12 wins for the Bianconeri and seven ones for the Azzurri; against no team the Toscani have recorded more draws in the League (11, level with vs Fiorentina and Torino).Udinese have been unbeaten in their last five meetings against Empoli in Serie A (W2 D3) and they could record a longer unbeaten streak against the Toscani for the first time in the top-flight (five also between January 1999 and October 2003 – W3 D2).Empoli have lost just one of their last six home matches against Udinese in Serie A (W3 D2): 0-1 in 11th March 2023 (net by Rodrigo Becão in that case) DID YOU KNOW?&nbsp;Empoli have lost only three of their 12 matches so far in this League (W3 D6) – conceding 10 goals; only one time the Toscani had lost fewer games (two) and conceded fewer goals (nine) after the same games played in Serie A: in 2006/07 with Luigi Cagni as manager.From one hand, no team have scored more headed goals than Udinese in Serie A this season (five, level with Inter and Milan); to the other, the Friulani are one of three teams to not still conceded such nets in the championship (0, alongside Napoli and Atalanta).Empoli (193) and Udinese (168, level with Bologna) are two of four teams who conceded the most fouls in Serie A this season – among them Monza (174). PLAYERSPietro Pellegri has scored in his last two League matches (vs Lecce and Como) and could find the net in three games in a row for the first time between Serie A and Ligue 1.Since his debut in Serie A (2023/24), only Duván Zapata (10) has scored more headed goals than Lorenzo Lucca in the top-flight: (six goals – level with Milan Djuric, Andrea Pinamonti and Olivier Giroud). DISCIPLINESuspended: noneCautioned: Cacace (Empoli), Giannetti, Lucca e Bijol (Udinese) REFEREEMARINELLI (LO CICERO – CORTESE) IV: PERRI, VAR: FABBRI, AVAR: MARESCA UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE AMilan-Empoli (Saturday 30 November, 18:00 CET)Udinese-Genoa (Sunday 1 December, 12.30 CET) (Photo Getty Images)

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