Empoli vs Monza

21 January 2024 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Antonio Giua

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Szymon Zurkowski 13’, 38’, 73’

Match summary

Empoli won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Monza. Empoli led 2-0 at half-time.

Szymon Zurkowski put Empoli ahead in the 13th minute, Zurkowski made it 2-0 with a header in the 38th minute, and Zurkowski made it 3-0 in the 73rd minute, set up by Steven Shpendi.

The chances backed that up: Empoli created 1.98 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Monza's 0.88 from 15.

Match stats

Empoli Monza
9 Shots 15
5 Shots on Target 5
1 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.78 xG 0.87
1.78 Non-penalty xG 0.87
3 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Empoli Monza
Kick-off
Szymon Zurkowski1-0 (Empoli)
13’
Szymon Zurkowski2-0 (Empoli)
38’
Half-time2-0
Szymon Zurkowski
Assist: Steven Shpendi3-0 (Empoli)
73’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Empoli
  • Bartosz Bereszynski
Monza
  • Luca Caldirola
  • Pablo Marí
  • Dany Mota

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.98 0.88 13’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), 1-0 13’ 38’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), 2-0 38’ 73’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), 3-0 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.98 0.88 13’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), 1-0 Zurkowski 13’ 38’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), 2-0 Zurkowski 38’ 73’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), 3-0 Zurkowski 73’
Empoli 1.98 xGMonza 0.88 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Monza attacking Empoli attacking 
38’ Alberto Cerri (Empoli), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 73’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 55’ Dany Mota (Monza), set piece, 0.37 xG, saved 38’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 11’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 51’ Mirko Maric (Monza), set piece, 0.15 xG, saved 73’ Steven Shpendi (Empoli), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 2’ Alberto Cerri (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 52’ Danilo D'Ambrosio (Monza), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Dany Mota (Monza), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 17’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Monza), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Pablo Marí (Monza), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Roberto Gagliardini (Monza), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Monza), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Matteo Pessina (Monza), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Luca Caldirola (Monza), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Lorenzo Colombo (Monza), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 36’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Danilo D'Ambrosio (Monza), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 38’ Alberto Cerri (Empoli), open play, 0.59 xG, saved 73’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 55’ Dany Mota (Monza), set piece, 0.37 xG, saved 38’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 11’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 51’ Mirko Maric (Monza), set piece, 0.15 xG, saved 73’ Steven Shpendi (Empoli), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 2’ Alberto Cerri (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 52’ Danilo D'Ambrosio (Monza), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Dany Mota (Monza), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 17’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Monza), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Pablo Marí (Monza), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Roberto Gagliardini (Monza), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Matteo Pessina (Monza), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Monza), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Luca Caldirola (Monza), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 9’ Lorenzo Colombo (Monza), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 36’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Danilo D'Ambrosio (Monza), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Elia Caprile GK900 0.000.000
Ardian Ismajli DEF900 0.000.000
Sebastiano Luperto DEF900 0.000.311
Sebastian Walukiewicz DEF900 0.000.000
Bartosz Bereszynski MID630 0.000.000
Emmanuel Gyasi MID901 0.310.000
Alberto Grassi MID900 0.000.091
Szymon Zurkowski MID9033 0.830.000
Razvan Marin MID631 0.020.000
Nicolò Cambiaghi FWD881 0.010.591
Alberto Cerri FWD712 0.680.021
Youssef Maleh Sub270 0.000.131
Liberato Cacace Sub270 0.000.000
Steven Shpendi Sub1911 0.130.441
Jacopo Fazzini Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 37% Avg odds 2.62
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.26
Monza win 34% Avg odds 2.81

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

Form going into the game

Empoli LLDLL
Monza LLDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Monza 2-0 Empoli, 26 Aug 23 Next meeting: Empoli 0-0 Monza, 17 Aug 24  All Empoli vs Monza 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.