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Serie A · 2024

Empoli 0–1 Napoli · Serie A

Empoli

DDWDL
0–1Historical match

Napoli

WWDWW

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

Match at a glance

Napoli won 0–1.

Shots
119
Shots on target
41
Expected goals
0.691.41
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Napoli beat Empoli 1–0. Recorded in this match (Empoli – Napoli): shots 11–9, shots on target 4–1, expected goals 0.69–1.41, 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 show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Empoli's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

8.88 shots/match ▲ShotsEmpoli · Napoli13.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricEmpoliNapoliBaseline
Shots8.88 shots/match13.6 shots/match13.6 shots/match
Shots against15.1 shots/match10.6 shots/match13.1 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Napoli's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Napoli's last-five shots average is below their season average.

10 shots/match ▲ShotsLast 5 · Season13.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Shots10 shots/match13.6 shots/match13.6 shots/match

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

Napoli have a visible away split

weak

Napoli's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.6 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

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

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11 shots/match13.6 shots/match13.6 shots/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots9 shotsEmpoli 11 shots, Napoli 9 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots1 shotEmpoli 4 shots, Napoli 1 shot
  • Expected goals0.69 xG1.41 xGEmpoli 0.69 xG, Napoli 1.41 xG
  • Possession50%50%Empoli 50%, Napoli 50%
  • Corners7 corners7 cornersEmpoli 7 corners, Napoli 7 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls13 foulsEmpoli 14 fouls, Napoli 13 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.

Tino Anjorin · Empoli · 30′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedFrank Anguissa · Napoli · 59′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGiuseppe Pezzella · Empoli · 13′ · 0.03 xG · on targetSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 19′ · 0.03 xG · on targetAlessandro Buongiorno · Napoli · 26′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMattia Viti · Empoli · 45′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 54′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 11′ · 0.04 xG · on targetSebastiano Esposito · Empoli · 31′ · 0.04 xG · on targetBilly Gilmour · Napoli · 70′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedGiovanni Di Lorenzo · Napoli · 21′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMattia Viti · Empoli · 45′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDavid Neres · Napoli · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJacopo Fazzini · Empoli · 18′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedScott McTominay · Napoli · 68′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedGiovanni Simeone · Napoli · 60′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedJacopo Fazzini · Empoli · 39′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Colombo · Empoli · 35′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedRomelu Lukaku · Napoli · 26′ · 0.21 xG · off target or blockedKhvicha Kvaratskhelia · Napoli · 63′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Empoli: 11 shots, 4 on target, 0.73 xG. Napoli: 9 shots, 1 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′Khvicha Kvaratskhelia · Napoli · 63′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Empoli 0.73 xG · Napoli 1.44 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Empoli
0Draws
2Napoli
Empoli — Napoli · Serie A1–0
Napoli — Empoli · Serie A0–1
Empoli — Napoli · Serie A0–2
Napoli — Empoli · Serie A2–0
Empoli — Napoli · Serie A3–2

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 0 of 11 directional metrics · Napoli in 10 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Empoli8 matchesNapoli8 matches
0.75 goals/matchGoals scored8/8▲ 1.88 goals/match
0.63 goals/matchGoals allowed8/80.63 goals/match
0.91 xG/matchExpected goals8/8▲ 1.54 xG/match
8.88 shots/matchShots8/8▲ 13.6 shots/match
2.75 shots/matchShots on target8/8▲ 3.88 shots/match
37.3%Possession8/8● 47.8%
4.38 corners/matchCorners8/8● 4.63 corners/match
15.4 fouls/matchFouls8/812 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples8 / 8home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Evidence is usable but does not meet the strongest completeness 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, 20 Oct 2024, 14:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsEmpoliNapoli
CompetitionSerie ASerie A 2024/25
Head-to-headEmpoli — Napoli
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