Empoli vs Verona

20 March 2022 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Matteo Marcenaro

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Federico Di Francesco 26’
  • Matteo Cancellieri 71’

Match summary

The points were shared as Empoli and Verona drew 1-1. Empoli led 1-0 at half-time.

Federico Di Francesco put Empoli ahead in the 26th minute, set up by Andrea Pinamonti and Matteo Cancellieri equalised in the 71st minute, set up by Nicolò Casale.

Verona had the better of the chances, with 1.54 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Empoli's 0.93 from 7. Giovanni Simeone hit the woodwork from the penalty spot for Verona.

Match stats

Empoli Verona
7 Shots 14
2 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.93 xG 1.54
0.93 Non-penalty xG 0.78
4 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Empoli Verona
Kick-off
Federico Di Francesco
Assist: Andrea Pinamonti1-0 (Empoli)
26’
Half-time1-0
71’
Matteo Cancellieri
Assist: Nicolò Casale1-1 (Verona)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Empoli
  • Simone Romagnoli
  • Fabiano Parisi
Verona
  • Nicolò Casale
  • Giovanni Simeone
  • Matteo Cancellieri

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 0.93 1.54 26’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), 1-0 26’ 71’ Matteo Cancellieri (Verona), 1-1 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.93 1.54 26’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), 1-0 Di Francesco 26’ 71’ Matteo Cancellieri (Verona), 1-1 Cancellieri 71’
Empoli 0.93 xGVerona 1.54 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Verona attacking Empoli attacking 
65’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), penalty, 0.76 xG, hit the woodwork 26’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 80’ Mattia Viti (Empoli), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 65’ Matteo Cancellieri (Verona), set piece, 0.25 xG, off target 48’ Diego Coppola (Verona), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 47’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 90’ Antonin Barak (Verona), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ Kristjan Asllani (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Koray Günter (Verona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Daniel Bessa (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Matteo Cancellieri (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 32’ Martin Hongla (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ Daniel Bessa (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Kristjan Asllani (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), penalty, 0.76 xG, hit the woodwork 26’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 80’ Mattia Viti (Empoli), from a corner, 0.35 xG, off target 65’ Matteo Cancellieri (Verona), set piece, 0.25 xG, off target 48’ Diego Coppola (Verona), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 47’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 90’ Antonin Barak (Verona), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 89’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 55’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 82’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 66’ Kristjan Asllani (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Koray Günter (Verona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Matteo Cancellieri (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 33’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Daniel Bessa (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Martin Hongla (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ Daniel Bessa (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Kristjan Asllani (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
Guglielmo Vicario GK900 0.000.000
Riccardo Fiamozzi DEF900 0.000.000
Simone Romagnoli DEF900 0.000.000
Mattia Viti DEF901 0.350.000
Fabiano Parisi DEF860 0.000.000
Kristjan Asllani MID902 0.060.000
Szymon Zurkowski MID861 0.040.000
Filippo Bandinelli MID800 0.000.052
Federico Di Francesco MID6911 0.390.000
Nedim Bajrami MID461 0.060.000
Andrea Pinamonti FWD9011 0.040.742
Andrea La Mantia Sub440 0.000.000
Leo Stulac Sub210 0.000.000
Lorenzo Tonelli Sub100 0.000.000
Liberato Cacace Sub40 0.000.000
Liam Henderson Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 36% Avg odds 2.64
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.46
Verona win 36% Avg odds 2.66

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

Form going into the game

Empoli DLLDL
Verona WDWDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Verona 2-1 Empoli, 22 Nov 21 Next meeting: Empoli 1-1 Verona, 31 Aug 22  All Empoli vs Verona 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.