Bologna vs Empoli

1 October 2023 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Fabio Maresca

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Riccardo Orsolini 21’, 66’, 90+2’

Match summary

Bologna won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Empoli. Bologna led 1-0 at half-time.

Riccardo Orsolini put Bologna ahead in the 21st minute, Orsolini made it 2-0 in the 66th minute, set up by Lewis Ferguson, and Orsolini made it 3-0 in stoppage time, set up by Oussama El Azzouzi.

The chances backed that up: Bologna created 3.31 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Empoli's 1.05 from 12.

Match stats

Bologna Empoli
21 Shots 12
9 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
3.29 xG 1.05
3.29 Non-penalty xG 1.05
12 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Bologna Empoli
Kick-off
Riccardo Orsolini1-0 (Bologna)
21’
Half-time1-0
Riccardo Orsolini
Assist: Lewis Ferguson
2-0 (Bologna)
66’
Riccardo Orsolini
Assist: Oussama El Azzouzi
3-0 (Bologna)
90+2’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Bologna
  • Tommaso Corazza
  • Oussama El Azzouzi
Empoli
  • Sebastian Walukiewicz
  • Liberato Cacace
  • Filippo Ranocchia
  • Matteo Cancellieri

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.31 1.05 21’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 1-0 21’ 66’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 2-0 66’ 90+2’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 3-0 90+2’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.31 1.05 21’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 1-0 Orsolini 21’ 66’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 2-0 Orsolini 66’ 90+2’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), 3-0 Orsolini 90+2’
Bologna 3.31 xGEmpoli 1.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Bologna attacking 
65’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 90+2’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 46’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 21’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 20’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 55’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 88’ Mattia Destro (Empoli), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 52’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.23 xG, saved 70’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 66’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 46’ Tommaso Corazza (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 4’ Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 8’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 21’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 24’ Youssef Maleh (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 6’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 19’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Mattia Destro (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Remo Freuler (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 16’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 18’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 65’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.47 xG, off target 90+2’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 21’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 20’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 55’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 88’ Mattia Destro (Empoli), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 52’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.23 xG, saved 70’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 66’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 46’ Tommaso Corazza (Bologna), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 4’ Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 8’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 87’ Charalampos Lykogiannis (Bologna), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 21’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Youssef Maleh (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 60’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 6’ Lewis Ferguson (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 55’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 83’ Mattia Destro (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 6’ Remo Freuler (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Tommaso Baldanzi (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Joshua Zirkzee (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 11’ Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Nikola Moro (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lukasz Skorupski GK900 0.000.000
Tommaso Corazza DEF731 0.100.000
Riccardo Calafiori DEF900 0.000.000
Sam Beukema DEF900 0.000.000
Victor Kristiansen DEF900 0.000.344
Remo Freuler MID731 0.040.041
Nikola Moro MID591 0.010.000
Riccardo Orsolini MID9038 1.550.402
Lewis Ferguson MID9014 0.560.162
Dan Ndoye MID901 0.330.492
Joshua Zirkzee FWD904 0.620.471
Oussama El Azzouzi Sub3110 0.000.471
Lorenzo De Silvestri Sub170 0.000.000
Michel Aebischer Sub170 0.000.000
Charalampos Lykogiannis Sub11 0.090.000
Sydney van Hooijdonk Sub10 0.000.091

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Bologna win 56% Avg odds 1.71
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.91
Empoli win 19% Avg odds 5.02

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

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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.