Empoli vs Frosinone

17 March 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Davide Massa

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Francesco Caputo 20’ (pen)
  • Marko Pajac 38’
  • Luca Valzania 70’

Match summary

Empoli beat Frosinone 2-1. Empoli led 2-0 at half-time.

Francesco Caputo put Empoli ahead from the penalty spot in the 20th minute, Marko Pajac made it 2-0 in the 38th minute, set up by Rade Krunic, and Luca Valzania pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 70th minute.

The chances backed that up: Empoli created 2.34 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Frosinone's 1.38 from 14.

Match stats

Empoli Frosinone
8 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.34 xG 1.33
1.58 Non-penalty xG 1.33
11 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Empoli Frosinone
Kick-off
Francesco Caputo
Penalty
1-0 (Empoli)
20’
Marko Pajac
Assist: Rade Krunic
2-0 (Empoli)
38’
Half-time2-0
70’
Luca Valzania2-1 (Frosinone)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Empoli
  • Bartlomiej Dragowski
  • Matías Silvestre
  • Afriyie Acquah
  • Manuel Pasqual
Frosinone
  • Edoardo Goldaniga
  • Luca Valzania

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 2.34 1.38 20’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), 1-0 20’ 38’ Marko Pajac (Empoli), 2-0 38’ 70’ Luca Valzania (Frosinone), 2-1 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.34 1.38 20’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), 1-0 Caputo 20’ 38’ Marko Pajac (Empoli), 2-0 Pajac 38’ 70’ Luca Valzania (Frosinone), 2-1 Valzania 70’
Empoli 2.34 xGFrosinone 1.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Frosinone attacking Empoli attacking 
20’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 70’ Luca Valzania (Frosinone), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 42’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 57’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 26’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 48’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 6’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 38’ Marko Pajac (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 47’ Luca Paganini (Frosinone), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 63’ Camillo Ciano (Frosinone), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 81’ Marcello Trotta (Frosinone), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 76’ Luca Valzania (Frosinone), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Daniel Ciofani (Frosinone), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 42’ Marko Pajac (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 49’ Luca Paganini (Frosinone), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Marko Pajac (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Daniel Ciofani (Frosinone), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Ismael Bennacer (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Daniel Ciofani (Frosinone), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Federico Dionisi (Frosinone), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Luca Valzania (Frosinone), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Cristian Molinaro (Frosinone), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Federico Dionisi (Frosinone), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Raman Chibsah (Frosinone), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 20’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 70’ Luca Valzania (Frosinone), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 42’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 57’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 26’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.23 xG, saved 48’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 6’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 38’ Marko Pajac (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 81’ Marcello Trotta (Frosinone), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 63’ Camillo Ciano (Frosinone), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Luca Paganini (Frosinone), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 76’ Luca Valzania (Frosinone), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 70’ Daniel Ciofani (Frosinone), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 42’ Marko Pajac (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Daniel Ciofani (Frosinone), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 49’ Luca Paganini (Frosinone), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 56’ Marko Pajac (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Daniel Ciofani (Frosinone), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 42’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Ismael Bennacer (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Federico Dionisi (Frosinone), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Luca Valzania (Frosinone), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Cristian Molinaro (Frosinone), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Federico Dionisi (Frosinone), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Raman Chibsah (Frosinone), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bartlomiej Dragowski GK900 0.000.000
Matías Silvestre DEF900 0.000.000
Domenico Maietta DEF900 0.000.000
Cristian Dell'Orco DEF900 0.000.231
Giovanni Di Lorenzo MID900 0.000.000
Marko Pajac MID7213 0.230.391
Ismael Bennacer MID901 0.040.031
Rade Krunic MID9012 0.070.172
Hamed Junior Traore MID811 0.020.121
Diego Farias FWD903 0.610.000
Francesco Caputo FWD9013 1.380.533
Manuel Pasqual Sub180 0.000.000
Afriyie Acquah Sub90 0.000.000
Salih Ucan Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 53% Bet365 odds 1.80
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.50
Frosinone win 20% Bet365 odds 4.75

Chances implied by the Bet365 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.