Serie A · 2024Sat, 11 Jan 2025, 14:00 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Empoli

WLLLD
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Lecce

LWLLD

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This match

Match statistics

MetricEmpoliLecce
Shots15 shots/match14 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals1.43 xG/match1.43 xG/match
Possession50%50%
Corners9 corners/match2 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match21 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Lorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 43′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 10′ · 0.02 xG · on targetLorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 63′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedNikola Krstović · Lecce · 75′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 43′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJacopo Fazzini · Empoli · 90′ · 0.03 xG · on targetNikola Krstović · Lecce · 11′ · 0.04 xG · goalNikola Krstović · Lecce · 38′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSantiago Pierotti · Lecce · 42′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJunior Sambia · Empoli · 84′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 85′ · 0.04 xG · on targetTete Morente · Lecce · 73′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTete Morente · Lecce · 40′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 66′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedNikola Krstović · Lecce · 76′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedNikola Krstović · Lecce · 90′ · 0.06 xG · goalPatrick Dorgu · Lecce · 76′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMattia De Sciglio · Empoli · 45′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLiberato Cacace · Empoli · 46′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedNikola Krstović · Lecce · 14′ · 0.10 xG · on targetLorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 55′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedTete Morente · Lecce · 6′ · 0.12 xG · goalNikola Krstović · Lecce · 38′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 68′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedAlberto Grassi · Empoli · 34′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedÞórir Jóhann Helgason · Lecce · 15′ · 0.20 xG · on targetLiberato Cacace · Empoli · 47′ · 0.29 xG · goalLiberato Cacace · Empoli · 57′ · 0.31 xG · on targetNikola Krstović · Lecce · 19′ · 0.44 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Empoli: 15 shots, 5 on target, 1.41 xG. Lecce: 14 shots, 6 on target, 1.44 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Liberato Cacace · Empoli · 47′Tete Morente · Lecce · 6′Nikola Krstović · Lecce · 11′Nikola Krstović · Lecce · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Empoli 1.41 xG · Lecce 1.44 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Lecce's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Lecce's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.2 goals/matchGoals forLast 5 · Season0.7 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 for1.2 goals/match0.7 goals/match1.29 goals/match

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

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Empoli
3Draws
1Lecce
LecceEmpoli · Serie A11
LecceEmpoli · Serie A10
EmpoliLecce · Serie A11
EmpoliLecce · Serie A10
LecceEmpoli · Serie A11

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages · sample sizes shown with each metric. Context, not a forecast.

Where the edge is

Empoli favored in 6 of 13 directional metrics · Lecce in 2 · 5 too close

0.95 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 20/200.7 goals/match
1.25 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 20/201.6 goals/match
0.86 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 20/201.01 xG/match
1.33 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 20/201.56 xG/match
9.6 shots/matchShotsseason · 20/2011.9 shots/match
14.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 20/2014.5 shots/match
3.35 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 20/203.45 shots/match
3.7 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 20/205 shots/match
40.9%Possessionseason · 20/2043.5%
4.8 corners/matchCornersseason · 20/203.8 corners/match
5.55 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 20/206.6 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
14.8 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 20/2012.3 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
25%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 20/2025%
65%Scoring frequencyseason · 20/2050%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Empoli7.5
Lecce17.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Empoli18.3
Lecce24.2
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Empoli46.7
Lecce22.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Empoli17.5
Lecce82.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Empoli87.5
Lecce50
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Empoli52.5
Lecce12.5
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Empoli41.9
Lecce33.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Empoli20 matchesLecce20 matches
0.95 goals/matchGoals scored20/200.7 goals/match
1.25 goals/matchGoals allowed20/201.6 goals/match
0.86 xG/matchExpected goals20/201.01 xG/match
9.6 shots/matchShots20/2011.9 shots/match
3.35 shots/matchShots on target20/203.45 shots/match
40.9%Possession20/2043.5%
4.8 corners/matchCorners20/203.8 corners/match
Cards0/0
14.8 fouls/matchFouls20/2012.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Empoli10 matchesLecce10 matches
0.4 goals/matchGoals scored10/100.5 goals/match
1.1 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.5 goals/match
0.64 xG/matchExpected goals10/100.76 xG/match
9.4 shots/matchShots10/1010.7 shots/match
3.4 shots/matchShots on target10/103.2 shots/match
42%Possession10/1040.8%
5.3 corners/matchCorners10/103.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.7 fouls/matchFouls10/1013.6 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16 days
2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited
Season samples20 / 20home / 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: Sat, 11 Jan 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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