Empoli vs Bologna

25 January 2025 · Serie A · 2024/25 · Referee Federico La Penna

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Lorenzo Colombo 24’
  • Benjamín Domínguez 44’

Match summary

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

Lorenzo Colombo put Empoli ahead in the 24th minute, set up by Giuseppe Pezzella and Benjamín Domínguez equalised in the 44th minute, set up by Charalampos Lykogiannis.

There was little between the sides on chances: Empoli created 0.83 expected goals (xG) from 5 shots, Bologna 0.90 from 9.

Match stats

Empoli Bologna
5 Shots 9
1 Shots on Target 8
2 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.83 xG 0.90
0.83 Non-penalty xG 0.90
4 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Empoli Bologna
Kick-off
Lorenzo Colombo
Assist: Giuseppe Pezzella
1-0 (Empoli)
24’
44’
Benjamín Domínguez
Assist: Charalampos Lykogiannis
1-1 (Bologna)
Half-time1-1
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Empoli
  • Giuseppe Pezzella
  • Alberto Grassi
  • 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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.83 0.90 24’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), 1-0 24’ 44’ Benjamín Domínguez (Bologna), 1-1 44’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.83 0.90 24’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), 1-0 Colombo 24’ 44’ Benjamín Domínguez (Bologna), 1-1 Domínguez 44’
Empoli 0.83 xGBologna 0.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking Empoli attacking 
24’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 90+5’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.26 xG, saved 57’ Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 80’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 78’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 42’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 3’ Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Benjamín Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 73’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 44’ Emil Holm (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Youssef Maleh (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 90+5’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.26 xG, saved 57’ Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), set piece, 0.21 xG, saved 80’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 78’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 42’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 3’ Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Benjamín Domínguez (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 73’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 44’ Emil Holm (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Youssef Maleh (Empoli), open play, 0.02 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
Ardian Ismajli DEF900 0.000.000
Saba Goglichidze DEF900 0.000.000
Mattia Viti DEF900 0.000.000
Emmanuel Gyasi MID900 0.000.000
Giuseppe Pezzella MID8510 0.000.722
Alberto Grassi MID750 0.000.000
Liam Henderson MID610 0.000.000
Sebastiano Esposito MID900 0.000.061
Jacopo Fazzini MID902 0.150.041
Lorenzo Colombo FWD8612 0.660.000
Youssef Maleh Sub291 0.020.000
Faustino Anjorin Sub150 0.000.000
Liberato Cacace Sub50 0.000.000
Mattia De Sciglio Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 24% Avg odds 3.99
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.17
Bologna win 46% Avg odds 2.06

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.