Bologna vs Empoli

31 August 2024 · Serie A · 2024/25 · Referee Livio Marinelli

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Giovanni Fabbian 2’
  • Emmanuel Gyasi 3’

Match summary

Bologna and Empoli drew 1-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Giovanni Fabbian put Bologna ahead from a corner in the 2nd minute, set up by Sam Beukema and Emmanuel Gyasi equalised in the 3rd minute, set up by Giuseppe Pezzella.

There was little between the sides on chances: Bologna created 1.38 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Empoli 1.11 from 3.

Match stats

Bologna Empoli
14 Shots 4
3 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.36 xG 1.11
1.36 Non-penalty xG 1.11
2 Deep Completions 0

Key events

Bologna Empoli
Kick-off
Giovanni Fabbian
Assist: Sam Beukema1-0 (Bologna)
2’
3’
Emmanuel Gyasi
Assist: Giuseppe Pezzella1-1 (Empoli)
Half-time1-1
Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Empoli
  • Devis Vásquez
  • Giuseppe Pezzella
  • Liam Henderson

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.38 1.11 2’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), 1-0 2’ 3’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), 1-1 3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.38 1.11 2’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), 1-0 Fabbian 2’ 3’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), 1-1 Gyasi 3’
Bologna 1.38 xGEmpoli 1.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Bologna attacking 
38’ Ola Solbakken (Empoli), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 2’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), from a corner, 0.61 xG, goal 3’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 41’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 81’ Thijs Dallinga (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 2’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Thijs Dallinga (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+9’ Mattia Viti (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 38’ Ola Solbakken (Empoli), open play, 0.64 xG, saved 2’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), from a corner, 0.61 xG, goal 3’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 41’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 81’ Thijs Dallinga (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 16’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 2’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90’ Thijs Dallinga (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+9’ Mattia Viti (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 31’ Stefan Posch (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukasz Skorupski GK900 0.000.000
Stefan Posch DEF901 0.010.091
Sam Beukema DEF9012 0.060.611
Jhon Lucumí DEF871 0.020.000
Juan Miranda DEF900 0.000.083
Remo Freuler MID900 0.000.011
Giovanni Fabbian MID7011 0.610.000
Nikola Moro MID591 0.020.071
Riccardo Orsolini FWD873 0.410.021
Santiago Castro FWD903 0.130.000
Jesper Karlsson FWD590 0.000.000
Jens Odgaard Sub310 0.000.000
Michel Aebischer Sub310 0.000.021
Thijs Dallinga Sub202 0.120.021
Lorenzo De Silvestri Sub30 0.000.031
Kacper Urbanski Sub30 0.000.021

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bologna win 56% Avg odds 1.72
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.62
Empoli win 18% Avg odds 5.37

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bologna WDLDL
Empoli LDWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Empoli 0-1 Bologna, 15 Mar 24 Next meeting: Empoli 1-1 Bologna, 25 Jan 25  All Bologna vs Empoli meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.