Serie A · 2023

Hellas Verona 2–1 Empoli · Serie A

2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Hellas Verona won 2–1.

Shots
1114
Shots on target
71
Expected goals
0.810.83
Possession
40%60%

Full time

What the match recorded

Hellas Verona beat Empoli 2–1. Recorded in this match (Hellas Verona – Empoli): shots 11–14, shots on target 7–1, expected goals 0.81–0.83, possession 40%–60%. 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.

0.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.55 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 for0.2 goals/match0.55 goals/match1.18 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots14 shotsHellas Verona 11 shots, Empoli 14 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots1 shotHellas Verona 7 shots, Empoli 1 shot
  • Expected goals0.81 xG0.83 xGHellas Verona 0.81 xG, Empoli 0.83 xG
  • Possession40%60%Hellas Verona 40%, Empoli 60%
  • Corners5 corners9 cornersHellas Verona 5 corners, Empoli 9 corners
  • Fouls20 fouls17 foulsHellas Verona 20 fouls, Empoli 17 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.

Tomáš Suslov · Hellas Verona · 9′ · 0.01 xG · on targetJacopo Fazzini · Empoli · 27′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJacopo Fazzini · Empoli · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLiberato Cacace · Empoli · 88′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedRăzvan Marin · Empoli · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTomáš Suslov · Hellas Verona · 75′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLiberato Cacace · Empoli · 7′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedJacopo Fazzini · Empoli · 20′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedRiccardo Saponara · Hellas Verona · 73′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedCyril Ngonge · Hellas Verona · 15′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNicolò Cambiaghi · Empoli · 22′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMichael Folorunsho · Hellas Verona · 38′ · 0.04 xG · on targetCyril Ngonge · Hellas Verona · 56′ · 0.05 xG · goalSzymon Żurkowski · Empoli · 64′ · 0.05 xG · goalMilan Đurić · Hellas Verona · 53′ · 0.06 xG · on targetSuat Serdar · Hellas Verona · 49′ · 0.07 xG · on targetEmmanuel Gyasi · Empoli · 71′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedMatteo Cancellieri · Empoli · 90′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedCyril Ngonge · Hellas Verona · 31′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedAlberto Grassi · Empoli · 34′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedMichael Folorunsho · Hellas Verona · 51′ · 0.10 xG · on targetAlberto Grassi · Empoli · 71′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedEmmanuel Gyasi · Empoli · 19′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedStiven Shpendi · Empoli · 5′ · 0.15 xG · off target or blockedMilan Đurić · Hellas Verona · 3′ · 0.33 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Hellas Verona: 11 shots, 7 on target, 0.84 xG. Empoli: 14 shots, 1 on target, 0.83 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.510′HT90′Milan Đurić · Hellas Verona · 3′Cyril Ngonge · Hellas Verona · 56′Szymon Żurkowski · Empoli · 64′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Hellas Verona 0.84 xG · Empoli 0.83 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Hellas Verona
3Draws
0Empoli
Empoli — Hellas Verona · Serie A0–1
Hellas Verona — Empoli · Serie A1–1
Empoli — Hellas Verona · Serie A1–1
Empoli — Hellas Verona · Serie A1–1
Hellas Verona — Empoli · Serie A2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Hellas Verona favored in 8 of 11 directional metrics · Empoli in 1 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Hellas Verona20 matchesEmpoli20 matches
0.9 goals/match ▲Goals scored20/200.55 goals/match
1.35 goals/match ▲Goals allowed20/201.75 goals/match
0.9 xG/matchExpected goals20/200.93 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShots20/2011.5 shots/match
3.75 shots/match ▲Shots on target20/203.2 shots/match
45.1%Possession20/20● 45.7%
3.65 corners/matchCorners20/20● 5.05 corners/match
13.3 fouls/matchFouls20/2013.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples20 / 20home / 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, 13 Jan 2024, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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