Serie A · 2024

Udinese 3–0 Empoli · Serie A

Udinese

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3–0Historical 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

Udinese won 3–0.

Shots
1716
Shots on target
94
Expected goals
2.272.18
Possession
57%43%

Full time

What the match recorded

Udinese beat Empoli 3–0. Recorded in this match (Udinese – Empoli): shots 17–16, shots on target 9–4, expected goals 2.27–2.18, possession 57%–43%. 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.

Udinese's recent record differs from the season

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

1.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.28 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 for1.8 goals/match1.28 goals/match1.24 goals/match

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

Both teams have elevated fouls records

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

13.9 fouls/matchFoulsUdinese · Empoli15.1 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

MetricUdineseEmpoliBaseline
Fouls13.9 fouls/match15.1 fouls/match12.3 fouls/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots17 shots16 shotsUdinese 17 shots, Empoli 16 shots
  • Shots on target9 shots4 shotsUdinese 9 shots, Empoli 4 shots
  • Expected goals2.27 xG2.18 xGUdinese 2.27 xG, Empoli 2.18 xG
  • Possession57%43%Udinese 57%, Empoli 43%
  • Corners9 corners5 cornersUdinese 9 corners, Empoli 5 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls17 foulsUdinese 12 fouls, Empoli 17 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.

Florian Thauvin · Udinese · 11′ · 0.01 xG · on targetLiberato Cacace · Empoli · 64′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedArthur Atta · Udinese · 40′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedFlorian Thauvin · Udinese · 58′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedGiuseppe Pezzella · Empoli · 73′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 7′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedArthur Atta · Udinese · 19′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMartín Payero · Udinese · 78′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedFlorian Thauvin · Udinese · 80′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedEmmanuel Gyasi · Empoli · 8′ · 0.04 xG · on targetJürgen Ekkelenkamp · Udinese · 19′ · 0.04 xG · goalSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 64′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFlorian Thauvin · Udinese · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetChristian Kouamé · Empoli · 78′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedSandi Lovrić · Udinese · 18′ · 0.07 xG · on targetLorenzo Lucca · Udinese · 59′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedLiam Henderson · Empoli · 54′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Lucca · Udinese · 65′ · 0.09 xG · on targetLorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 7′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedEmmanuel Gyasi · Empoli · 73′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 60′ · 0.13 xG · on targetLorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 7′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedFlorian Thauvin · Udinese · 50′ · 0.16 xG · on targetChristian Kouamé · Empoli · 32′ · 0.17 xG · off target or blockedSandi Lovrić · Udinese · 66′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Lucca · Udinese · 6′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedChristian Kouamé · Empoli · 11′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blockedJaka Bijol · Udinese · 37′ · 0.26 xG · on targetYoussef Maleh · Empoli · 54′ · 0.29 xG · off target or blockedChristian Kouamé · Empoli · 20′ · 0.35 xG · on targetEmmanuel Gyasi · Empoli · 61′ · 0.38 xG · on targetJürgen Ekkelenkamp · Udinese · 65′ · 0.47 xG · goalFlorian Thauvin · Udinese · 90′ · 0.58 xG · goal
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  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Udinese: 17 shots, 9 on target, 2.34 xG. Empoli: 16 shots, 4 on target, 2.20 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.252.50′HT90′Jürgen Ekkelenkamp · Udinese · 19′Jürgen Ekkelenkamp · Udinese · 65′Florian Thauvin · Udinese · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Udinese 2.34 xG · Empoli 2.20 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Udinese
4Draws
0Empoli
Empoli — Udinese · Serie A1–1
Udinese — Empoli · Serie A1–1
Empoli — Udinese · Serie A0–0
Empoli — Udinese · Serie A0–1
Udinese — Empoli · 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: Udinese favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Empoli in 1 · 2 too close

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Window

Season

Udinese25 matchesEmpoli25 matches
1.28 goals/match ▲Goals scored25/250.88 goals/match
1.48 goals/matchGoals allowed25/251.52 goals/match
0.99 xG/match ▲Expected goals25/250.87 xG/match
10.9 shots/match ▲Shots25/259.44 shots/match
3.64 shots/match ▲Shots on target25/253.04 shots/match
46.6% ●Possession25/2540.4%
4.52 corners/matchCorners25/25● 4.56 corners/match
13.9 fouls/matchFouls25/2515.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples25 / 25home / 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, 16 Feb 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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