Serie A · 2024

Venezia 1–1 Empoli · Serie A

Venezia

LDDWL
1–1Historical match

Empoli

LWLLL

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

Match at a glance

Venezia and Empoli drew 1–1.

Shots
818
Shots on target
36
Expected goals
0.941.78
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Venezia and Empoli drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Venezia – Empoli): shots 8–18, shots on target 3–6, expected goals 0.94–1.78, possession 50%–50%. 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.

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.95 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 for1.6 goals/match0.95 goals/match1.33 goals/match

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

Venezia have a visible home split

moderate

Venezia's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

12.3 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season10.4 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots12.3 shots/match10.4 shots/match13.1 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots18 shotsVenezia 8 shots, Empoli 18 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots6 shotsVenezia 3 shots, Empoli 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.94 xG1.78 xGVenezia 0.94 xG, Empoli 1.78 xG
  • Possession50%50%Venezia 50%, Empoli 50%
  • Corners2 corners8 cornersVenezia 2 corners, Empoli 8 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls14 foulsVenezia 15 fouls, Empoli 14 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.

Franco Carboni · Venezia · 22′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedYoussef Maleh · Empoli · 35′ · 0.01 xG · on targetLorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 9′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTino Anjorin · Empoli · 14′ · 0.02 xG · on targetLiberato Cacace · Empoli · 89′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLiam Henderson · Empoli · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedHans Nicolussi Caviglia · Venezia · 53′ · 0.03 xG · on targetHans Nicolussi Caviglia · Venezia · 74′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGianluca Busio · Venezia · 83′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 86′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYoussef Maleh · Empoli · 3′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 25′ · 0.04 xG · on targetTino Anjorin · Empoli · 49′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJoel Pohjanpalo · Venezia · 42′ · 0.07 xG · on targetTino Anjorin · Empoli · 41′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedYoussef Maleh · Empoli · 49′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedJoel Pohjanpalo · Venezia · 81′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 14′ · 0.09 xG · on targetArdian Ismajli · Empoli · 37′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 40′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedJoel Pohjanpalo · Venezia · 78′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 3′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedLiberato Cacace · Empoli · 86′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 67′ · 0.27 xG · on targetJoel Pohjanpalo · Venezia · 5′ · 0.46 xG · goalSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 32′ · 0.52 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Venezia: 8 shots, 3 on target, 0.82 xG. Empoli: 18 shots, 6 on target, 1.73 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Joel Pohjanpalo · Venezia · 5′Sebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 32′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Venezia 0.82 xG · Empoli 1.73 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Venezia
1Draws
0Empoli
Venezia — Empoli · Serie A1–1
Empoli — Venezia · Serie A1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Venezia favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · Empoli in 6 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Venezia19 matchesEmpoli19 matches
0.95 goals/matchGoals scored19/190.95 goals/match
1.68 goals/matchGoals allowed19/19▲ 1.16 goals/match
1.01 xG/match ▲Expected goals19/190.83 xG/match
10.4 shots/match ▲Shots19/199.32 shots/match
3.63 shots/match ▲Shots on target19/193.26 shots/match
43.7% ●Possession19/1940.4%
3.32 corners/matchCorners19/19● 4.58 corners/match
11.5 fouls/matchFouls19/1915 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples19 / 19home / 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, 4 Jan 2025, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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