Empoli vs Bari

29 November 2025 · Serie B · 2025/26 · Referee Fabio Maresca

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Gabriele Guarino 45+2’
  • Stiven Shpendi 52’
  • Gerard Yepes 66’
  • Pietro Pellegri 89’
  • Joseph Ceesay 90+1’

Match summary

Empoli won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Bari. Empoli led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Gabriele Guarino put Empoli ahead with a header in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Stiven Shpendi made it 2-0 in the 52nd minute, Gerard Yepes made it 3-0 in the 66th minute, Pietro Pellegri made it 4-0 in the 89th minute, and Joseph Ceesay made it 5-0 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Empoli created 1.85 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Bari's 0.39 from 7.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%
16 Shots 7
8 Shots on target 0
4 Corners 5
445 Passes 425
84.7% Pass accuracy 82.1%
20 Tackles 17
12 Fouls 19
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Empoli Bari
Stiven ShpendiShot on target
44’
Gerard YepesShot on target
45’
Pietro PellegriShot on target
82’

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 1.85 0.39 45+2’ Gabriele Guarino (Empoli), 1-0 45+2’ 52’ Stiven Shpendi (Empoli), 2-0 52’ 66’ Gerard Yepes (Empoli), 3-0 66’ 89’ Pietro Pellegri (Empoli), 4-0 89’ 90+1’ Joseph Ceesay (Empoli), 5-0 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.85 0.39 45+2’ Gabriele Guarino (Empoli), 1-0 Guarino 45+2’ 52’ Stiven Shpendi (Empoli), 2-0 Shpendi 52’ 66’ Gerard Yepes (Empoli), 3-0 Yepes 66’ 89’ Pietro Pellegri (Empoli), 4-0 Pellegri 89’ 90+1’ Joseph Ceesay (Empoli), 5-0 Ceesay 90+1’
Empoli 1.85 xGBari 0.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bari attacking Empoli attacking 
52’ Stiven Shpendi (Empoli), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 17’ Francesco Vicari (Bari), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 47’ Gabriele Guarino (Empoli), set piece, 0.15 xG, goal 45’ Gerard Yepes (Empoli), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 82’ Pietro Pellegri (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 89’ Pietro Pellegri (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 90+1’ Joseph Ceesay (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 44’ Stiven Shpendi (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 34’ Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ Nosa Edward Obaretin (Empoli), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Stiven Shpendi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 7’ Gabriele Moncini (Bari), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Riccardo Pagano (Bari), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Matteo Lovato (Empoli), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 23’ Gaetano Castrovilli (Bari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 58’ Marco Nasti (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Gerard Yepes (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 66’ Rareș Ilie (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Pietro Pellegri (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Matthias Braunöder (Bari), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Raffaele Pucino (Bari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Emanuele Rao (Bari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Brando Moruzzi (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Stiven Shpendi (Empoli), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 17’ Francesco Vicari (Bari), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 45’ Gerard Yepes (Empoli), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 47’ Gabriele Guarino (Empoli), set piece, 0.15 xG, goal 89’ Pietro Pellegri (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 90+1’ Joseph Ceesay (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 82’ Pietro Pellegri (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 44’ Stiven Shpendi (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 34’ Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 45’ Nosa Edward Obaretin (Empoli), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 26’ Stiven Shpendi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 7’ Gabriele Moncini (Bari), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Riccardo Pagano (Bari), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Matteo Lovato (Empoli), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Marco Nasti (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 23’ Gaetano Castrovilli (Bari), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Gerard Yepes (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 66’ Rareș Ilie (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Pietro Pellegri (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Matthias Braunöder (Bari), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ Raffaele Pucino (Bari), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Emanuele Rao (Bari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Brando Moruzzi (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Empoli 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Fulignati
Lovato
Guarino
Obaretin
Yepes
Innocenti
Moruzzi
Elia
Shpendi
Saporiti
Nasti
Bari 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Cerofolini
Vicari
Nikolaou
Pucino
Dickmann
Braunöder
Verreth
Dorval
Castrovilli
Pagano
Moncini

Player stats

Players11 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.15 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.18 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.87 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 45% Avg odds 2.06
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.07
Bari win 25% Avg odds 3.64

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

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.