Udinese vs Empoli

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp's is the first multiple goal scored by an Udinese midfielder in Serie A since Rodrigo De Paul's against Crotone in April 2021.

After his goal against Napoli, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp found the back of the net in two consecutive games in one of Europe's top five leagues for the first time in his career.

Florian Thauvin scored his sixth goal in 22 appearances in this Serie A, one more than the five scored in the last tournament but in 26 matches played; the Udinese player hadn't found the net in the league since last December 23rd against Fiorentina.

Udinese are unbeaten in their last six Serie A matches against Empoli (W2 D4), with the Tuscans' last win against the Friulians in the competition coming back on 6th December 2021 (3-1 at the Castellani stadium).

Udinese and Empoli have drawn each of their last three league matches: the Tuscans have recorded more consecutive draws in Serie A only against Genoa (four between November 2021 and February 2024).

Udinese haven’t lost in 13 of their 15 home games against Empoli in Serie A (W8 D5), scoring twice as many goals as the Tuscans (26 vs 13).

Udinese have drawn four of their last seven league games (W1 L2), as many draws as in their previous 21 Serie A matches (W9 D4 L8).

Empoli have lost seven of their last nine league games (D2), including the two most recent; the Tuscans only once recorded three defeats in a row in Serie A this season: in December 2024 against Torino, Atalanta and Genoa.