Empoli vs Spezia

9 April 2022 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Giovanni Ayroldi

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Empoli and Spezia could not be separated in a goalless draw.

Spezia had the better of the chances, with 1.56 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Empoli's 0.89 from 15.

Match stats

Empoli Spezia
15 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.89 xG 1.52
0.89 Non-penalty xG 1.52
14 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Empoli Spezia
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Full-time0-0

Bookings

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

Empoli
  • Szymon Zurkowski
  • Federico Di Francesco
Spezia
  • Kelvin Adou
  • Emmanuel Gyasi

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 0.89 1.56 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.89 1.56
Empoli 0.89 xGSpezia 1.56 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spezia attacking Empoli attacking 
86’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.74 xG, saved 43’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 37’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 63’ Rey Manaj (Spezia), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 66’ Marco Benassi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 76’ Andrea La Mantia (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 66’ Andrea La Mantia (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 73’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Andrea La Mantia (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 89’ Marco Benassi (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 8’ Rey Manaj (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 35’ Jakub Kiwior (Spezia), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Rey Manaj (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 27’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Kristjan Asllani (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Kristjan Asllani (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.74 xG, saved 43’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 63’ Rey Manaj (Spezia), from a corner, 0.11 xG, saved 37’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 66’ Marco Benassi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 76’ Andrea La Mantia (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 66’ Andrea La Mantia (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 84’ Andrea La Mantia (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 89’ Marco Benassi (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 8’ Rey Manaj (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 73’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 35’ Jakub Kiwior (Spezia), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 46’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Rey Manaj (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 86’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 75’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 90+1’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Kristjan Asllani (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Kristjan Asllani (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), 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
Petar Stojanovic DEF900 0.000.193
Mattia Viti DEF900 0.000.000
Simone Romagnoli DEF800 0.000.000
Fabiano Parisi DEF900 0.000.000
Kristjan Asllani MID902 0.050.000
Filippo Bandinelli MID800 0.000.111
Szymon Zurkowski MID573 0.120.000
Nedim Bajrami MID902 0.060.163
Andrea Pinamonti FWD902 0.190.091
Federico Di Francesco FWD570 0.000.000
Marco Benassi Sub332 0.180.000
Andrea La Mantia Sub333 0.280.000
Ardian Ismajli Sub100 0.000.000
Liam Henderson Sub101 0.020.091

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 51% Avg odds 1.90
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Spezia win 22% Avg odds 4.35

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

Form going into the game

Empoli LDLDL
Spezia LLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Spezia 1-1 Empoli, 19 Dec 21 Next meeting: Spezia 1-0 Empoli, 14 Aug 22  All Empoli vs Spezia 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.