Empoli vs Bologna

15 March 2024 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Michael Fabbri

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Giovanni Fabbian 90+4’

Match summary

Bologna took a 1-0 win at Empoli, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Giovanni Fabbian put Bologna ahead in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Bologna created 2.34 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Empoli's 0.87 from 10.

Match stats

Empoli Bologna
10 Shots 20
1 Shots on Target 9
7 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.87 xG 2.31
0.87 Non-penalty xG 2.31
1 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Empoli Bologna
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
90+4’
Giovanni Fabbian0-1 (Bologna)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Empoli
  • Sebastiano Luperto
  • Giuseppe Pezzella
  • Youssef Maleh
Bologna
  • 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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 2.34 90+4’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), 0-1 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 2.34 90+4’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), 0-1 Fabbian 90+4’
Empoli 0.87 xGBologna 2.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bologna attacking Empoli attacking 
56’ M'Baye Niang (Empoli), from a corner, 0.48 xG, off target 18’ Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), from a corner, 0.44 xG, saved 86’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 81’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 19’ Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 84’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 19’ Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 83’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 53’ M'Baye Niang (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 60’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 19’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 34’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 51’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+4’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 26’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 39’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90’ Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 67’ M'Baye Niang (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+4’ Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ M'Baye Niang (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ M'Baye Niang (Empoli), from a corner, 0.48 xG, off target 86’ Riccardo Orsolini (Bologna), open play, 0.44 xG, off target 18’ Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), from a corner, 0.44 xG, saved 81’ Alexis Saelemaekers (Bologna), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 19’ Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 84’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 19’ Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 83’ Santiago Castro (Bologna), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 53’ M'Baye Niang (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 60’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 34’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Giovanni Fabbian (Bologna), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 26’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Dan Ndoye (Bologna), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90’ Jhon Lucumí (Bologna), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Sam Beukema (Bologna), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Jens Odgaard (Bologna), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ M'Baye Niang (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Riccardo Calafiori (Bologna), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 41’ M'Baye Niang (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Elia Caprile GK900 0.000.031
Sebastiano Luperto DEF901 0.050.000
Bartosz Bereszynski DEF901 0.020.092
Sebastian Walukiewicz DEF900 0.000.000
Emmanuel Gyasi MID660 0.000.000
Giuseppe Pezzella MID460 0.000.000
Youssef Maleh MID900 0.000.011
Razvan Marin MID901 0.010.492
Nicolò Cambiaghi MID752 0.110.111
Szymon Zurkowski MID661 0.060.000
M'Baye Niang FWD754 0.610.122
Liberato Cacace Sub440 0.000.000
Tyronne Ebuehi Sub240 0.000.000
Viktor Kovalenko Sub240 0.000.000
Alberto Cerri Sub150 0.000.000
Francesco Caputo Sub150 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 24% Avg odds 4.02
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.20
Bologna win 46% Avg odds 2.06

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

Form going into the game

Empoli WDWLL
Bologna WWWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bologna 3-0 Empoli, 01 Oct 23 Next meeting: Bologna 1-1 Empoli, 31 Aug 24  All Empoli vs Bologna 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.