Empoli vs Atalanta

17 October 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Marco Serra

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–2

  • Federico Di Francesco 30’
  • Josip Ilicic 11’, 26’
  • Mattia Viti 49’ (og)
  • Duván Zapata 89’

Match summary

Atalanta won comfortably, 4-1 away at Empoli. Atalanta led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Josip Ilicic put Atalanta ahead in the 11th minute, set up by Mario Pasalic, Ilicic made it 0-2 in the 26th minute, set up by Luis Muriel, and Federico Di Francesco pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 30th minute, set up by Leo Stulac. In the second half, Viti's own goal made it 1-3 in the 49th minute and Duván Zapata made it 1-4 in the 89th minute, set up by Mario Pasalic.

The chances backed that up: Atalanta created 3.84 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Empoli's 0.58 from 12. Josip Ilicic missed a penalty for Atalanta.

Match stats

Empoli Atalanta
13 Shots 22
6 Shots on Target 7
5 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.58 xG 3.84
0.58 Non-penalty xG 3.07
5 Deep Completions 13

Key events

Empoli Atalanta
Kick-off
11’
Josip Ilicic
Assist: Mario Pasalic0-1 (Atalanta)
26’
Josip Ilicic
Assist: Luis Muriel0-2 (Atalanta)
Federico Di Francesco
Assist: Leo Stulac1-2 (Empoli)
30’
Half-time1-2
49’
Mattia Viti
Own goal1-3 (Atalanta)
89’
Duván Zapata
Assist: Mario Pasalic1-4 (Atalanta)
Full-time1-4

Bookings

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

Empoli
  • Riccardo Marchizza
  • Leo Stulac
  • Filippo Bandinelli
Atalanta
  • José Luis Palomino
  • Remo Freuler

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 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.58 3.84 11’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), 0-1 11’ 26’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), 0-2 26’ 30’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), 1-2 30’ 49’ Mattia Viti (Atalanta) own goal, 1-3 49’ 89’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), 1-4 89’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.58 3.84 11’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), 0-1 Ilicic 11’ 26’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), 0-2 Ilicic 26’ 30’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), 1-2 Di Francesco 30’ 49’ Mattia Viti (Atalanta) own goal, 1-3 Viti 49’ 89’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), 1-4 Zapata 89’
Empoli 0.58 xGAtalanta 3.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Atalanta attacking Empoli attacking 
89’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.92 xG, goal 67’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 11’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 45’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 85’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 16’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 47’ José Luis Palomino (Atalanta), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 4’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 42’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 7’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 26’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 65’ Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 84’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 29’ Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Leo Stulac (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 5’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Fabiano Parisi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 30’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 82’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 78’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 86’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 9’ Joakim Maehle (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Fabiano Parisi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Mattia Viti (Empoli), own goal 89’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.92 xG, goal 67’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), penalty, 0.76 xG, off target 11’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 45’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 85’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 16’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 47’ José Luis Palomino (Atalanta), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 4’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 42’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 7’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 26’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 65’ Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 84’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 19’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 56’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 29’ Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Leo Stulac (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 5’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 89’ Fabiano Parisi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 30’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 82’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 78’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 86’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Fabiano Parisi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Joakim Maehle (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 10’ Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Mattia Viti (Empoli), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Guglielmo Vicario GK900 0.000.000
Petar Stojanovic DEF900 0.000.000
Mattia Viti DEF900 0.000.000
Simone Romagnoli DEF410 0.000.000
Riccardo Marchizza DEF820 0.000.000
Leo Stulac MID9011 0.060.082
Szymon Zurkowski MID620 0.000.000
Nicolas Haas MID470 0.000.031
Federico Di Francesco FWD6311 0.040.091
Andrea Pinamonti FWD901 0.050.000
Liam Henderson FWD902 0.120.000
Lorenzo Tonelli Sub490 0.000.000
Filippo Bandinelli Sub432 0.100.061
Patrick Cutrone Sub283 0.140.000
Nedim Bajrami Sub270 0.000.000
Fabiano Parisi Sub82 0.070.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 19% Avg odds 5.11
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.20
Atalanta win 58% Avg odds 1.63

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

Form going into the game

Empoli LLWWL
Atalanta LWWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Atalanta 0-0 Empoli, 15 Apr 19 Next meeting: Atalanta 0-1 Empoli, 21 May 22  All Empoli vs Atalanta 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.