Empoli vs Chievo

2 February 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Marco Di Bello

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Francesco Caputo 45+2’, 52’
  • Emanuele Giaccherini 31’
  • Mariusz Stepinski 45+1’

Match summary

The points were shared as Empoli and Chievo drew 2-2. Chievo led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Emanuele Giaccherini put Chievo ahead in the 31st minute, set up by Filip Djordjevic, Mariusz Stepinski made it 0-2 from a corner in first-half stoppage time, and Francesco Caputo pulled one back to make it 1-2 in first-half stoppage time, set up by Giovanni Di Lorenzo. In the second half, Caputo equalised in the 52nd minute.

Empoli had the better of the chances, with 2.79 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Chievo's 1.72 from 12.

Match stats

Empoli Chievo
11 Shots 10
9 Shots on Target 4
10 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.77 xG 1.72
2.77 Non-penalty xG 1.72
9 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Empoli Chievo
Kick-off
31’
Emanuele Giaccherini
Assist: Filip Djordjevic0-1 (Chievo)
45+1’
Mariusz Stepinski0-2 (Chievo)
Francesco Caputo
Assist: Giovanni Di Lorenzo1-2 (Empoli)
45+2’
Half-time1-2
Francesco Caputo2-2 (Empoli)
52’
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Chievo
  • Federico Barba
  • Pawel Jaroszynski

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.79 1.72 31’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), 0-1 31’ 45+1’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), 0-2 45+1’ 45+2’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), 1-2 45+2’ 52’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), 2-2 52’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.79 1.72 31’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), 0-1 Giaccherini 31’ 45+1’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), 0-2 Stepinski 45+1’ 45+2’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), 1-2 Caputo 45+2’ 52’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), 2-2 Caputo 52’
Empoli 2.79 xGChievo 1.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chievo attacking Empoli attacking 
13’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 46’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), from a corner, 0.62 xG, goal 48’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.58 xG, off target 52’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 85’ Nicola Rigoni (Chievo), from a corner, 0.46 xG, off target 47’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 8’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 69’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 53’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 8’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 19’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 18’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Diego Farias (Empoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Federico Barba (Chievo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Sofian Kiyine (Chievo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Sofian Kiyine (Chievo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Assane Diousse (Chievo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Federico Barba (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 13’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 46’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), from a corner, 0.62 xG, goal 48’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.58 xG, off target 52’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 85’ Nicola Rigoni (Chievo), from a corner, 0.46 xG, off target 47’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 8’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 69’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 53’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 8’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 19’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 14’ Diego Farias (Empoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 18’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 85’ Federico Barba (Chievo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Sofian Kiyine (Chievo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Perparim Hetemaj (Chievo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 23’ Sofian Kiyine (Chievo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Assane Diousse (Chievo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Federico Barba (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ivan Provedel GK900 0.000.000
Frederic Veseli DEF900 0.000.000
Matías Silvestre DEF900 0.000.041
Jacob Rasmussen DEF900 0.000.000
Giovanni Di Lorenzo MID9012 0.601.002
Manuel Pasqual MID900 0.000.000
Ismael Bennacer MID900 0.000.000
Hamed Junior Traore MID904 0.500.071
Rade Krunic MID851 0.070.000
Francesco Caputo FWD9022 0.960.000
Diego Farias FWD602 0.660.082
Dimitri Oberlin Sub300 0.000.000
Levan Mchedlidze Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 49% Bet365 odds 1.95
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.50
Chievo win 24% Bet365 odds 4.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Empoli LLLDL
Chievo DLWLL

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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.