Serie A · 2023Fri, 9 Feb 2024, 19:45 UTCFull timeFull-time recap

Salernitana

LLLLD

1–3Full-time recap

Empoli

LLWDD

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

This match

Match statistics

Metric	Salernitana	Empoli
Shots	13 shots/match	17 shots/match▲
Shots on target	4 shots/match▲	3 shots/match
Expected goals	0.88 xG/match	2.21 xG/match▲
Possession	61%●	39%
Corners	4 corners/match	8 corners/match●
Fouls	10 fouls/match	17 fouls/match

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What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Empoli's last-five goals scored average is above their season average. A second useful context is: Salernitana's home-only shot average is above their full-season average. Limitation: The fixture is outside the configured active season.

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 · Season0.75 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	1.6 goals/match	0.75 goals/match	1.2 goals/match

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

Salernitana have a visible home split

moderate

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

12.7 shots/match▲ShotsHome only · Season10.7 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

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

Window: home

Metric	Home only	Season	Baseline
Shots	12.7 shots/match	10.7 shots/match	12.5 shots/match

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

History

Head-to-head

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

0Salernitana

2Draws

3Empoli

27 Sept 2023Empoli — Salernitana · Serie A1–0

8 May 2023Empoli — Salernitana · Serie A2–1

5 Sept 2022Salernitana — Empoli · Serie A2–2

14 May 2022Empoli — Salernitana · Serie A1–1

23 Oct 2021Salernitana — Empoli · Serie A2–4

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

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

0.83 goals/match▲Goals scoredseason · 24/240.75 goals/match

1.96 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 24/24▲1.54 goals/match

0.79 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 24/24▲0.98 xG/match

1.83 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 24/24▲1.36 xG/match

10.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 24/24▲11.9 shots/match

14.9 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 24/2415.2 shots/match

3.33 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 24/243.38 shots/match

5.17 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 24/245.04 shots/match

44.5%Possessionseason · 24/24●45.4%

4.17 corners/matchCornersseason · 24/24●5.13 corners/match

6.5 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 24/24▲5.92 corners/match

—Cardsseason · 0/0—

12.5 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 24/2413.1 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—

8%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 24/24▲29%

63%▲Scoring frequencyseason · 24/2446%

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.

Salernitana22.5

Empoli37.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Salernitana10.8

Empoli19.2

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

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

Salernitana7.5

Empoli15.8

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

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

Salernitana42.5

Empoli57.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Salernitana62.5

Empoli87.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Salernitana22.5

Empoli77.5

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

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

Salernitana27.5

Empoli55

0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Season

Salernitana24 matchesEmpoli24 matches

0.83 goals/match▲Goals scored24/240.75 goals/match

1.96 goals/matchGoals allowed24/24▲1.54 goals/match

0.79 xG/matchExpected goals24/24▲0.98 xG/match

10.7 shots/matchShots24/24▲11.9 shots/match

3.33 shots/matchShots on target24/243.38 shots/match

44.5%Possession24/24●45.4%

4.17 corners/matchCorners24/24●5.13 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.5 fouls/matchFouls24/2413.1 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

Salernitana13 matchesEmpoli12 matches

1 goals/match▲Goals scored13/120.83 goals/match

2.08 goals/matchGoals allowed13/12▲1.67 goals/match

0.94 xG/matchExpected goals13/120.9 xG/match

12.7 shots/match▲Shots13/1210.9 shots/match

4.08 shots/match▲Shots on target13/122.75 shots/match

44.8%Possession13/12●45.1%

5.08 corners/matchCorners13/12●5.17 corners/match

—Cards0/0—

12.2 fouls/matchFouls13/1212.8 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

5.34 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.24 days

2 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidencelimited

Season samples24 / 24home / 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: Fri, 9 Feb 2024, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4