Empoli and Lazio will face each other soon and yes, it will be an important match for Lazio to ensure victory and at the same time return to the top 10 in the standings. In fact, Empoli is not a dangerous opponent for Napoli, it's just that this team often makes things difficult for Lazio with draws and that's something they have to avoid. Apart from that, several times in H2H Lazio also often beat Empoli at home and being the host is not enough to guarantee that Empoli escapes defeat.
Currently, Empoli is in the relegation zone with 12 points from 16 matches and they can actually escape the relegation zone temporarily if they manage to secure full points at home. But it's also not easy and maybe they can only hold Lazio to a draw. I would not bet on this match considering the probabilities are quite complicated and also Lazio is not very convincing with only 1 win in the last 5 matches.
This is a good opportunity for Lazio to win again after in the previous 2 weeks they could only get a draw and one defeat. Seeing from the opponent, it is very clear on paper that Lazio are more favored, even though Empoli will play as the host.
Although their statistics are the same in the last 5 matches with the same record of 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats, but that is not enough to make Empoli can be said to be the same in appearance. I think the only advantage of Empoli is because they will play as the host.
And what you say is true, Empoli's advantage is only as hosts because Lazio managed to silence them with a score of 0-2 and even though I doubt the victory, congratulations to Lazio for winning this match. I also said I would not bet on this match considering the odds are unclear but seeing Lazio win again could be a good sign.
Actually, I didn't quite expect Lazio to win and at least Empoli would make it difficult for them again by trying to get a draw. But what happened was exactly what many people expected and Lazio did it to steal 3 points. Anyone who bets on Lazio will definitely be very happy considering the odds are also decent.
This result also made Lazio climb into the top 10 again after being stranded in the middle of the table for a long time. Meanwhile, Empoli will continue to enjoy a period of being slumped in the temporary relegation zone and in fact the gap to escape from this zone is not that much and they only need one win in the next match to leave.