Serie A · 2024

Fiorentina 2–1 Empoli · Serie A

2–1Historical match

Empoli

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

Match at a glance

Fiorentina won 2–1.

Shots
68
Shots on target
35
Expected goals
0.790.38
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fiorentina beat Empoli 2–1. Recorded in this match (Fiorentina – Empoli): shots 6–8, shots on target 3–5, expected goals 0.79–0.38, possession 53%–47%. 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.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Fiorentina.

3.85 days ▲Rest daysFiorentina · Empoli7 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricFiorentinaEmpoliBaseline
Rest days3.85 days7 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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Fiorentina have recorded the higher season possession share.

49.7% ●PossessionFiorentina · Empoli40.7%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFiorentinaEmpoliBaseline
Possession49.7%40.7%48.9%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots6 shots8 shotsFiorentina 6 shots, Empoli 8 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots5 shotsFiorentina 3 shots, Empoli 5 shots
  • Expected goals0.79 xG0.38 xGFiorentina 0.79 xG, Empoli 0.38 xG
  • Possession53%47%Fiorentina 53%, Empoli 47%
  • Corners1 corner6 cornersFiorentina 1 corner, Empoli 6 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls18 foulsFiorentina 16 fouls, Empoli 18 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.

Alberto Grassi · Empoli · 38′ · 0.01 xG · on targetSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 56′ · 0.01 xG · on targetGiuseppe Pezzella · Empoli · 4′ · 0.02 xG · on targetLorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 58′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMichael Folorunsho · Fiorentina · 65′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedViktor Kovalenko · Empoli · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTino Anjorin · Empoli · 36′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRobin Gosens · Fiorentina · 73′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedViktor Kovalenko · Empoli · 90′ · 0.05 xG · on targetRolando Mandragora · Fiorentina · 86′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedAlbert Guðmundsson · Fiorentina · 66′ · 0.07 xG · on targetRolando Mandragora · Fiorentina · 25′ · 0.14 xG · goalJacopo Fazzini · Empoli · 57′ · 0.21 xG · goalYacine Adli · Fiorentina · 7′ · 0.49 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Fiorentina: 6 shots, 3 on target, 0.83 xG. Empoli: 8 shots, 5 on target, 0.37 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′Yacine Adli · Fiorentina · 7′Rolando Mandragora · Fiorentina · 25′Jacopo Fazzini · Empoli · 57′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Fiorentina 0.83 xG · Empoli 0.37 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Fiorentina
4Draws
1Empoli
Empoli — Fiorentina · Serie A0–0
Empoli — Fiorentina · Serie A1–1
Fiorentina — Empoli · Serie A0–2
Fiorentina — Empoli · Serie A1–1
Empoli — Fiorentina · Serie A0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fiorentina favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Empoli in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fiorentina34 matchesEmpoli34 matches
1.56 goals/match ▲Goals scored34/340.79 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed34/341.59 goals/match
1.26 xG/match ▲Expected goals34/340.87 xG/match
11.4 shots/match ▲Shots34/349.53 shots/match
4.38 shots/match ▲Shots on target34/342.82 shots/match
49.7% ●Possession34/3440.7%
3.79 corners/matchCorners34/34● 4.26 corners/match
11.4 fouls/matchFouls34/3414.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples34 / 34home / 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, 27 Apr 2025, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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