Match summary
Empoli saw off Sampdoria 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.
Tyronne Ebuehi put Empoli ahead with a header in the 55th minute, set up by Razvan Marin.
The chances backed that up: Empoli created 1.96 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Sampdoria's 1.18 from 16.
Before kick-off
Empoli win
45%
Avg odds 2.11
Draw
30%
Avg odds 3.26
Sampdoria win
25%
Avg odds 3.78
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
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.