Empoli vs AC Milan

8 February 2025 · Serie A · 2024/25 · Referee Luca Pairetto

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Rafael Leão 68’
  • Santiago Giménez 76’

Match summary

AC Milan took a 2-0 win at Empoli. It was goalless at half-time.

Rafael Leão put AC Milan ahead with a header in the 68th minute, set up by Christian Pulisic and Santiago Giménez made it 0-2 in the 76th minute, set up by Christian Pulisic.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 1.91 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Empoli's 0.68 from 8. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Empoli AC Milan
8 Shots 16
0 Shots on Target 5
2 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 1
0.67 xG 1.91
0.67 Non-penalty xG 1.91
4 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Empoli AC Milan
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
68’
Rafael Leão
Assist: Christian Pulisic0-1 (AC Milan)
76’
Santiago Giménez
Assist: Christian Pulisic0-2 (AC Milan)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Empoli
  • Luca Marianucci
  • Alberto Grassi
  • Liam Henderson
AC Milan
  • Fikayo Tomori
  • João Félix
  • Santiago Giménez

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.68 1.91 68’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 0-1 68’ 76’ Santiago Giménez (AC Milan), 0-2 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.68 1.91 68’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 0-1 Leão 68’ 76’ Santiago Giménez (AC Milan), 0-2 Giménez 76’
Empoli 0.68 xGAC Milan 1.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AC Milan attacking Empoli attacking 
61’ João Félix (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.46 xG, off target 68’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 82’ João Félix (AC Milan), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 33’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), open play, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 76’ Santiago Giménez (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 57’ Luca Marianucci (Empoli), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 15’ Alberto Grassi (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 88’ Ismael Konaté (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90’ Saba Goglichidze (Empoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 57’ Luca Marianucci (Empoli), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 50’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 60’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 72’ João Félix (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ João Félix (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 7’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Yunus Musah (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 53’ Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 72’ Santiago Giménez (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ João Félix (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ João Félix (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.46 xG, off target 68’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 82’ João Félix (AC Milan), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 33’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), open play, 0.14 xG, hit the woodwork 76’ Santiago Giménez (AC Milan), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 57’ Luca Marianucci (Empoli), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 88’ Ismael Konaté (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90’ Saba Goglichidze (Empoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 15’ Alberto Grassi (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 57’ Luca Marianucci (Empoli), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 50’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 60’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 72’ João Félix (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ João Félix (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 7’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 10’ Yunus Musah (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 72’ Santiago Giménez (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ João Félix (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Strahinja Pavlovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Devis Vásquez GK900 0.000.000
Mattia De Sciglio DEF900 0.000.000
Luca Marianucci DEF692 0.200.000
Mattia Viti DEF270 0.000.000
Emmanuel Gyasi MID900 0.000.000
Giuseppe Pezzella MID900 0.000.051
Alberto Grassi MID851 0.090.000
Liam Henderson MID740 0.000.081
Liberato Cacace MID900 0.000.091
Sebastiano Esposito MID841 0.030.091
Lorenzo Colombo FWD742 0.180.000
Saba Goglichidze Sub631 0.090.000
Szymon Zurkowski Sub160 0.000.000
Christian Kouamé Sub160 0.000.091
Ismael Konaté Sub61 0.090.000
Jacopo Bacci Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 18% Avg odds 5.17
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.88
AC Milan win 57% Avg odds 1.68

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

Form going into the game

Empoli DLLDL
AC Milan DWLWD

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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.