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Inter

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Empoli

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This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Inter	Empoli
Shots	19 shots/match▲	14 shots/match
Shots on target	7 shots/match▲	3 shots/match
Expected goals	2.09 xG/match▲	0.49 xG/match
Possession	59%●	41%
Corners	8 corners/match●	6 corners/match
Fouls	14 fouls/match	16 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.

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Inter: 19 shots, 7 on target, 2.08 xG. Empoli: 14 shots, 3 on target, 0.49 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Inter 2.08 xG · Empoli 0.49 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Inter's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines. A second useful context is: Empoli's last-five goals scored average is below their season average. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

Inter show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Inter's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

15.5 shots/match▲ShotsInter · Empoli11.6 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: season

Metric	Inter	Empoli	Baseline
Shots	15.5 shots/match	11.6 shots/match	12.4 shots/match
Shots against	10.2 shots/match	15.1 shots/match	12.8 shots/match

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

Empoli's recent record differs from the season

weak

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

0.6 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

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.6 goals/match	0.73 goals/match	1.18 goals/match

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

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Inter have recorded the higher season possession share.

55.6%●PossessionInter · Empoli44.6%

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 11.0 percentage points.

Window: season

Metric	Inter	Empoli	Baseline
Possession	55.6%	44.6%	50.9%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

History

Head-to-head

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

4Inter

0Draws

1Empoli

24 Sept 2023Empoli — Inter · Serie A0–1

23 Apr 2023Empoli — Inter · Serie A0–3

23 Jan 2023Inter — Empoli · Serie A0–1

6 May 2022Inter — Empoli · Serie A4–2

27 Oct 2021Empoli — Inter · Serie A0–2

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

Inter favored in 11 of 13 directional metrics · Empoli in 0 · 2 too close

2.43 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 30/300.73 goals/match

0.47 goals/match▲Goals allowedseason · 30/301.5 goals/match

2.11 xG/match▲Expected goalsseason · 30/300.99 xG/match

0.79 xG/match▲Expected goals allowedseason · 30/301.36 xG/match

15.5 shots/match▲Shotsseason · 30/3011.6 shots/match

10.2 shots/match▲Shots allowedseason · 30/3015.1 shots/match

5.57 shots/match▲Shots on targetseason · 30/303.33 shots/match

2.6 shots/match▲Shots on target allowedseason · 30/305.17 shots/match

55.6%●Possessionseason · 30/3044.6%

6.17 corners/match●Cornersseason · 30/305 corners/match

3.87 corners/match▲Corners allowedseason · 30/305.87 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

11.2 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 30/3013.4 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—

63%▲Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 30/3023%

100%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 30/3043%

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.

Inter77.5

Empoli25

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Inter95.8

Empoli12.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Inter97.5

Empoli14.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Inter77.5

Empoli57.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Inter17.5

Empoli92.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Inter92.5

Empoli57.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Inter75

Empoli46.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Inter30 matchesEmpoli30 matches

2.43 goals/match▲Goals scored30/300.73 goals/match

0.47 goals/match▲Goals allowed30/301.5 goals/match

2.11 xG/match▲Expected goals30/300.99 xG/match

15.5 shots/match▲Shots30/3011.6 shots/match

5.57 shots/match▲Shots on target30/303.33 shots/match

55.6%●Possession30/3044.6%

6.17 corners/match●Corners30/305 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.2 fouls/matchFouls30/3013.4 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Inter16 matchesEmpoli15 matches

2.44 goals/match▲Goals scored16/150.87 goals/match

0.5 goals/match▲Goals allowed16/151.67 goals/match

2.37 xG/match▲Expected goals16/150.91 xG/match

17.8 shots/match▲Shots16/1510.9 shots/match

6.13 shots/match▲Shots on target16/152.93 shots/match

57.8%●Possession16/1544.4%

7.5 corners/match●Corners16/154.87 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

11.1 fouls/matchFouls16/1513.1 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

15 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/117 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/10 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples30 / 30home / 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: Mon, 1 Apr 2024, 22:45 UTC · analysis-v4