Empoli vs Torino

19 May 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Afriyie Acquah 27’
  • Matteo Brighi 65’
  • Giovanni Di Lorenzo 70’
  • Francesco Caputo 88’
  • Iago Falque 56’

Match summary

Empoli won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Torino. Empoli led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Afriyie Acquah put Empoli ahead in the 27th minute, set up by Marko Pajac. In the second half, Iago Falque equalised in the 56th minute, set up by Andrea Belotti, Matteo Brighi put Empoli back in front in the 65th minute, Giovanni Di Lorenzo made it 3-1 in the 70th minute, set up by Marko Pajac, and Francesco Caputo made it 4-1 in the 88th minute, set up by Diego Farias.

The chances backed that up: Empoli created 2.61 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Torino's 1.28 from 15.

Match stats

Empoli Torino
11 Shots 10
9 Shots on Target 6
7 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.54 xG 1.28
2.54 Non-penalty xG 1.28
10 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Empoli Torino
Kick-off
Afriyie Acquah
Assist: Marko Pajac1-0 (Empoli)
27’
Half-time1-0
56’
Iago Falque
Assist: Andrea Belotti1-1 (Torino)
Matteo Brighi2-1 (Empoli)
65’
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Assist: Marko Pajac3-1 (Empoli)
70’
Francesco Caputo
Assist: Diego Farias4-1 (Empoli)
88’
Full-time4-1

Bookings

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

Empoli
  • Diego Farias
Torino
  • Alex Berenguer

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.61 1.28 27’ Afriyie Acquah (Empoli), 1-0 27’ 56’ Iago Falque (Torino), 1-1 56’ 65’ Matteo Brighi (Empoli), 2-1 65’ 70’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), 3-1 70’ 88’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), 4-1 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.61 1.28 27’ Afriyie Acquah (Empoli), 1-0 Acquah 27’ 56’ Iago Falque (Torino), 1-1 Falque 56’ 65’ Matteo Brighi (Empoli), 2-1 Brighi 65’ 70’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), 3-1 Di Lorenzo 70’ 88’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), 4-1 Caputo 88’
Empoli 2.61 xGTorino 1.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Torino attacking Empoli attacking 
65’ Matteo Brighi (Empoli), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 88’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 42’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), from a corner, 0.49 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 52’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 65’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 87’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 59’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 74’ Simone Zaza (Torino), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 76’ Simone Zaza (Torino), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 35’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Iago Falque (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 25’ Afriyie Acquah (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 43’ Alex Berenguer (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 56’ Iago Falque (Torino), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 62’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 74’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 72’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 13’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 27’ Afriyie Acquah (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 41’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 11’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 65’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Iago Falque (Torino), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+4’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Daniele Baselli (Torino), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Domenico Maietta (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 6’ Armando Izzo (Torino), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Matteo Brighi (Empoli), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 88’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 42’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), from a corner, 0.49 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 52’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 65’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 87’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 74’ Simone Zaza (Torino), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 59’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 76’ Simone Zaza (Torino), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 35’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Iago Falque (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 25’ Afriyie Acquah (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 43’ Alex Berenguer (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 56’ Iago Falque (Torino), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 62’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 72’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 74’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 13’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 45’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 27’ Afriyie Acquah (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 41’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 11’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 65’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 54’ Iago Falque (Torino), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+4’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 60’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 24’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Daniele Baselli (Torino), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Domenico Maietta (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 6’ Armando Izzo (Torino), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bartlomiej Dragowski GK900 0.000.000
Matías Silvestre DEF900 0.000.000
Cristian Dell'Orco DEF900 0.000.000
Domenico Maietta DEF771 0.010.061
Ismael Bennacer MID900 0.000.102
Giovanni Di Lorenzo MID9013 0.610.051
Hamed Junior Traore MID903 0.250.142
Afriyie Acquah MID6412 0.130.101
Marko Pajac MID9020 0.000.563
Diego Farias FWD9014 0.180.663
Francesco Caputo FWD9014 0.780.000
Matteo Brighi Sub2611 0.640.000
Frederic Veseli Sub130 0.000.111
Leonardo Capezzi Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 37% Bet365 odds 2.55
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.50
Torino win 36% Bet365 odds 2.62

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Empoli DLLWW
Torino DWWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Torino 3-0 Empoli, 26 Dec 18 Next meeting: Torino 2-2 Empoli, 02 Dec 21  All Empoli vs Torino 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.