Empoli vs Genoa

5 November 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Luca Pairetto

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Federico Di Francesco 62’
  • Szymon Zurkowski 71’
  • Domenico Criscito 13’ (pen)
  • Flavio Junior Bianchi 89’

Match summary

Empoli and Genoa shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Genoa led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Domenico Criscito put Genoa ahead from the penalty spot in the 13th minute. In the second half, Federico Di Francesco equalised in the 62nd minute, set up by Szymon Zurkowski, Szymon Zurkowski put Empoli in front in the 71st minute, set up by Fabiano Parisi, and Flavio Junior Bianchi equalised in the 89th minute, set up by Felipe Caicedo.

Genoa had the better of the chances, with 1.70 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Empoli's 0.75 from 10.

Match stats

Empoli Genoa
10 Shots 15
2 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.75 xG 1.70
0.75 Non-penalty xG 0.94
5 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Empoli Genoa
Kick-off
13’
Domenico Criscito
Penalty0-1 (Genoa)
Half-time0-1
Federico Di Francesco
Assist: Szymon Zurkowski1-1 (Empoli)
62’
Szymon Zurkowski
Assist: Fabiano Parisi2-1 (Empoli)
71’
89’
Flavio Junior Bianchi
Assist: Felipe Caicedo2-2 (Genoa)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Genoa
  • Andrea Masiello
  • Johan Vásquez
  • Nicolo Rovella
  • Stefano Sturaro

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.75 1.70 13’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), 0-1 13’ 62’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), 1-1 62’ 71’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), 2-1 71’ 89’ Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa), 2-2 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.75 1.70 13’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), 0-1 Criscito 13’ 62’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), 1-1 Di Francesco 62’ 71’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), 2-1 Zurkowski 71’ 89’ Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa), 2-2 Bianchi 89’
Empoli 0.75 xGGenoa 1.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Genoa attacking Empoli attacking 
13’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 70’ Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli), set piece, 0.38 xG, off target 89’ Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 41’ Felipe Caicedo (Genoa), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 3’ Felipe Caicedo (Genoa), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 47’ Felipe Caicedo (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 18’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Davide Biraschi (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Felipe Caicedo (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Andrea Masiello (Genoa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Yayah Kallon (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Felipe Caicedo (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Stefano Sturaro (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 80’ Filippo Melegoni (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 13’ Domenico Criscito (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 70’ Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli), set piece, 0.38 xG, off target 89’ Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 41’ Felipe Caicedo (Genoa), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 3’ Felipe Caicedo (Genoa), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 47’ Felipe Caicedo (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 18’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Davide Biraschi (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 5’ Felipe Caicedo (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Flavio Junior Bianchi (Genoa), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Andrea Masiello (Genoa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Paolo Ghiglione (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Yayah Kallon (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ Stefano Sturaro (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Felipe Caicedo (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 80’ Filippo Melegoni (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Guglielmo Vicario GK900 0.000.000
Riccardo Fiamozzi DEF820 0.000.051
Lorenzo Tonelli DEF901 0.380.000
Mattia Viti DEF900 0.000.000
Riccardo Marchizza DEF620 0.000.000
Leo Stulac MID620 0.000.000
Nicolas Haas MID620 0.000.031
Filippo Bandinelli MID491 0.040.000
Liam Henderson MID901 0.050.021
Federico Di Francesco FWD9013 0.170.051
Andrea Pinamonti FWD903 0.090.041
Patrick Cutrone Sub410 0.000.000
Samuele Ricci Sub280 0.000.000
Szymon Zurkowski Sub28111 0.020.111
Fabiano Parisi Sub2810 0.000.021
Ardian Ismajli Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 45% Avg odds 2.15
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.49
Genoa win 28% Avg odds 3.38

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

Form going into the game

Empoli LLWLW
Genoa LDLDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Empoli 1-3 Genoa, 28 Jan 19 Next meeting: Genoa 0-0 Empoli, 06 Mar 22  All Empoli vs Genoa 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.