Serie A · 2024

Empoli 1–2 Hellas Verona · Serie A

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1–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Hellas Verona won 1–2.

Shots
155
Shots on target
52
Expected goals
0.90.82
Possession
70%30%

Full time

What the match recorded

Hellas Verona beat Empoli 2–1. Recorded in this match (Empoli – Hellas Verona): shots 15–5, shots on target 5–2, expected goals 0.9–0.82, possession 70%–30%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Empoli's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Empoli's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.87 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.4 goals/match0.87 goals/match1.22 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Both teams have elevated fouls records

moderate

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

14.9 fouls/matchFoulsEmpoli · Hellas Verona15.2 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricEmpoliHellas VeronaBaseline
Fouls14.9 fouls/match15.2 fouls/match12.7 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots15 shots5 shotsEmpoli 15 shots, Hellas Verona 5 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots2 shotsEmpoli 5 shots, Hellas Verona 2 shots
  • Expected goals0.9 xG0.82 xGEmpoli 0.9 xG, Hellas Verona 0.82 xG
  • Possession70%30%Empoli 70%, Hellas Verona 30%
  • Corners13 corners1 cornerEmpoli 13 corners, Hellas Verona 1 corner
  • Fouls10 fouls29 foulsEmpoli 10 fouls, Hellas Verona 29 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Giuseppe Pezzella · Empoli · 64′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLiam Henderson · Empoli · 32′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedJacopo Fazzini · Empoli · 42′ · 0.02 xG · on targetOndrej Duda · Hellas Verona · 77′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLiam Henderson · Empoli · 16′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJacopo Fazzini · Empoli · 68′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedTino Anjorin · Empoli · 76′ · 0.03 xG · on targetJunior Sambia · Empoli · 82′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Mosquera · Hellas Verona · 88′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 23′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJacopo Fazzini · Empoli · 24′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 48′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJacopo Fazzini · Empoli · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 76′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 43′ · 0.06 xG · on targetSuat Serdar · Hellas Verona · 4′ · 0.07 xG · goalJacopo Fazzini · Empoli · 11′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedOndrej Duda · Hellas Verona · 72′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJacopo Fazzini · Empoli · 43′ · 0.40 xG · goalDomagoj Bradarić · Hellas Verona · 69′ · 0.54 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Empoli: 15 shots, 5 on target, 0.92 xG. Hellas Verona: 5 shots, 2 on target, 0.75 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Jacopo Fazzini · Empoli · 43′Suat Serdar · Hellas Verona · 4′Domagoj Bradarić · Hellas Verona · 69′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Empoli 0.92 xG · Hellas Verona 0.75 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Empoli
2Draws
2Hellas Verona
Hellas Verona — Empoli · Serie A1–4
Hellas Verona — Empoli · Serie A2–1
Empoli — Hellas Verona · Serie A0–1
Hellas Verona — Empoli · Serie A1–1
Empoli — Hellas Verona · Serie A1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Empoli favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Hellas Verona in 2 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Empoli38 matchesHellas Verona38 matches
0.87 goals/matchGoals scored38/380.89 goals/match
1.55 goals/match ▲Goals allowed38/381.74 goals/match
0.85 xG/matchExpected goals38/38▲ 0.91 xG/match
9.74 shots/matchShots38/389.84 shots/match
2.92 shots/match ▲Shots on target38/382.58 shots/match
41.3% ●Possession38/3838.5%
4.47 corners/match ●Corners38/384 corners/match
14.9 fouls/matchFouls38/3815.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples38 / 38home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 25 May 2025, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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