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Serie A · 2023

Udinese 1–1 Empoli · Serie A

Udinese

LLDDW
1–1Historical match

Empoli

LWLDL

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

Match at a glance

Udinese and Empoli drew 1–1.

Shots
84
Shots on target
21
Expected goals
1.740.86
Possession
47%53%

Full time

What the match recorded

Udinese and Empoli drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Udinese – Empoli): shots 8–4, shots on target 2–1, expected goals 1.74–0.86, possession 47%–53%. 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

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Empoli's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.73 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 for0.4 goals/match0.73 goals/match1.19 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots4 shotsUdinese 8 shots, Empoli 4 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots1 shotUdinese 2 shots, Empoli 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.74 xG0.86 xGUdinese 1.74 xG, Empoli 0.86 xG
  • Possession47%53%Udinese 47%, Empoli 53%
  • Corners5 corners5 cornersUdinese 5 corners, Empoli 5 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls18 foulsUdinese 14 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.

Hassane Kamara · Udinese · 12′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedAlberto Grassi · Empoli · 8′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedWalace · Udinese · 11′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedWalace · Udinese · 25′ · 0.02 xG · on targetM'Baye Niang · Empoli · 88′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLazar Samardžić · Udinese · 74′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedArdian Ismajli · Empoli · 89′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedLazar Samardžić · Udinese · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKeinan Davis · Udinese · 57′ · 0.20 xG · off target or blockedJaka Bijol · Udinese · 90′ · 0.61 xG · off target or blockedLazar Samardžić · Udinese · 90′ · 0.82 xG · goalM'Baye Niang · Empoli · 90′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Udinese: 8 shots, 2 on target, 1.75 xG. Empoli: 4 shots, 1 on target, 0.90 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

0120′HT90′Lazar Samardžić · Udinese · 90′M'Baye Niang · Empoli · 90′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Udinese 1.75 xG · Empoli 0.90 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Udinese
2Draws
1Empoli
Empoli — Udinese · Serie A0–0
Empoli — Udinese · Serie A0–1
Udinese — Empoli · Serie A1–1
Udinese — Empoli · Serie A4–1
Empoli — Udinese · Serie A3–1

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

Udinese37 matchesEmpoli37 matches
0.97 goals/match ▲Goals scored37/370.73 goals/match
1.43 goals/matchGoals allowed37/371.43 goals/match
1.07 xG/match ▲Expected goals37/370.92 xG/match
12.2 shots/match ▲Shots37/3710.8 shots/match
3.62 shots/match ▲Shots on target37/373 shots/match
39%Possession37/37● 44%
4.22 corners/matchCorners37/37● 4.65 corners/match
13.1 fouls/matchFouls37/3713.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples37 / 37home / 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, 19 May 2024, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsUdineseEmpoli
CompetitionSerie ASerie A 2023/24
Head-to-headUdinese — Empoli
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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