Empoli vs Venezia

11 September 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Antonio Rapuano

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Nedim Bajrami 89’ (pen)
  • Thomas Henry 13’
  • David Okereke 68’

Match summary

Venezia beat Empoli 2-1 on the road. Venezia led 1-0 at half-time.

Thomas Henry put Venezia ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Mattia Aramu, David Okereke made it 0-2 in the 68th minute, set up by Thomas Henry, and Nedim Bajrami pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Venezia created 2.43 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Empoli's 1.89 from 22.

Match stats

Empoli Venezia
17 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.89 xG 2.43
1.12 Non-penalty xG 2.43
13 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Empoli Venezia
Kick-off
13’
Thomas Henry
Assist: Mattia Aramu0-1 (Venezia)
Half-time0-1
68’
David Okereke
Assist: Thomas Henry0-2 (Venezia)
Nedim Bajrami
Penalty1-2 (Empoli)
89’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Empoli
  • Ardian Ismajli
  • Nicolas Haas
Venezia
  • Luca Lezzerini
  • Mattia Aramu
  • Dennis Johnsen
  • Daan Heymans
  • Niki Mäenpää

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 1.89 2.43 13’ Thomas Henry (Venezia), 0-1 13’ 68’ David Okereke (Venezia), 0-2 68’ 89’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), 1-2 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.89 2.43 13’ Thomas Henry (Venezia), 0-1 Henry 13’ 68’ David Okereke (Venezia), 0-2 Okereke 68’ 89’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), 1-2 Bajrami 89’
Empoli 1.89 xGVenezia 2.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Venezia attacking Empoli attacking 
89’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 20’ Thomas Henry (Venezia), open play, 0.63 xG, off target 13’ Thomas Henry (Venezia), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 7’ Mattia Caldara (Venezia), from a corner, 0.39 xG, off target 32’ Dennis Johnsen (Venezia), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 18’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 90+2’ David Okereke (Venezia), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 68’ David Okereke (Venezia), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 71’ Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 71’ Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+7’ Thomas Henry (Venezia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+6’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+4’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Dennis Johnsen (Venezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Pasquale Mazzocchi (Venezia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 31’ Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Samuele Ricci (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Thomas Henry (Venezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 20’ Thomas Henry (Venezia), open play, 0.63 xG, off target 13’ Thomas Henry (Venezia), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 7’ Mattia Caldara (Venezia), from a corner, 0.39 xG, off target 32’ Dennis Johnsen (Venezia), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 18’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 90+2’ David Okereke (Venezia), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 68’ David Okereke (Venezia), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 71’ Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 71’ Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 36’ Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+7’ Thomas Henry (Venezia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+6’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Pasquale Mazzocchi (Venezia), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Dennis Johnsen (Venezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 31’ Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 83’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 32’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Samuele Ricci (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Thomas Henry (Venezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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 DEF860 0.000.000
Sebastiano Luperto DEF901 0.130.000
Ardian Ismajli DEF490 0.000.000
Riccardo Marchizza DEF902 0.140.263
Samuele Ricci MID651 0.020.000
Nicolas Haas MID900 0.000.052
Nedim Bajrami MID9014 0.880.101
Filippo Bandinelli MID492 0.050.091
Patrick Cutrone FWD905 0.340.000
Leonardo Mancuso FWD651 0.090.041
Federico Di Francesco Sub411 0.030.102
Lorenzo Tonelli Sub410 0.000.072
Andrea Pinamonti Sub254 0.160.021
Leo Stulac Sub250 0.000.000
Liam Henderson Sub41 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 56% Avg odds 1.70
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.06
Venezia win 20% Avg odds 4.76

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

Form going into the game

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Venezia LL

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Previous and next meeting

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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.