Empoli vs Napoli

3 April 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Daniele Doveri

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Diego Farias 28’
  • Giovanni Di Lorenzo 52’
  • Piotr Zielinski 44’

Match summary

Empoli saw off Napoli 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Diego Farias put Empoli ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Ismael Bennacer, Piotr Zielinski equalised in the 44th minute, set up by Arkadiusz Milik, and Giovanni Di Lorenzo won it with a header in the 52nd minute, set up by Ismael Bennacer.

The chances backed that up: Empoli created 1.48 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Napoli's 0.64 from 14.

Match stats

Empoli Napoli
13 Shots 11
9 Shots on Target 5
8 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.48 xG 0.64
1.48 Non-penalty xG 0.64
6 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Empoli Napoli
Kick-off
Diego Farias
Assist: Ismael Bennacer
1-0 (Empoli)
28’
44’
Piotr Zielinski
Assist: Arkadiusz Milik
1-1 (Napoli)
Half-time1-1
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Assist: Ismael Bennacer
2-1 (Empoli)
52’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Empoli
  • Marko Pajac
  • Hamed Junior Traore
Napoli
  • Kalidou Koulibaly
  • Arkadiusz Milik

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 1.48 0.64 28’ Diego Farias (Empoli), 1-0 28’ 44’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), 1-1 44’ 52’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), 2-1 52’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.48 0.64 28’ Diego Farias (Empoli), 1-0 Farias 28’ 44’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), 1-1 Zielinski 44’ 52’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), 2-1 Di Lorenzo 52’
Empoli 1.48 xGNapoli 0.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Napoli attacking Empoli attacking 
38’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 52’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.27 xG, goal 75’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 52’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 21’ Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 18’ Amin Younes (Napoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 20’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 48’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 48’ Adam Ounas (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 68’ Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Adam Ounas (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Marko Pajac (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 17’ José Callejón (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 59’ Matías Silvestre (Empoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Domenico Maietta (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 6’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 45’ Kevin Malcuit (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 52’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.27 xG, goal 75’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.22 xG, saved 21’ Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 52’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 20’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 48’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 18’ Amin Younes (Napoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Adam Ounas (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 68’ Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Adam Ounas (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Marko Pajac (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 17’ José Callejón (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Dries Mertens (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 59’ Matías Silvestre (Empoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Domenico Maietta (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 45’ Kevin Malcuit (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 6’ Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ Diego Farias (Empoli), 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
Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF9011 0.270.000
Frederic Veseli DEF900 0.000.000
Matías Silvestre DEF901 0.040.000
Domenico Maietta DEF901 0.030.000
Marko Pajac DEF901 0.050.162
Ismael Bennacer MID9020 0.000.414
Hamed Junior Traore MID901 0.030.332
Rade Krunic MID400 0.000.031
Diego Farias FWD9015 0.390.422
Francesco Caputo FWD905 0.670.000
Matteo Brighi Sub500 0.000.051
Luca Antonelli Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 14% Bet365 odds 7.00
Draw 20% Bet365 odds 4.75
Napoli win 66% Bet365 odds 1.44

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.