Fiorentina vs Chievo

26 August 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Rosario Abisso

Full time 6 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Nikola Milenkovic 8’
  • Gerson 42’
  • Marco Benassi 49’, 90’
  • Federico Chiesa 71’
  • Giovanni Simeone 90+3’
  • Nenad Tomovic 76’

Match summary

Fiorentina won comfortably, 6-1 at home to Chievo. Fiorentina led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Nikola Milenkovic put Fiorentina ahead in the 8th minute and Gerson made it 2-0 from a corner in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Marco Benassi made it 3-0 with a header in the 49th minute, set up by Giovanni Simeone, Federico Chiesa made it 4-0 in the 71st minute, set up by Gerson, Nenad Tomovic pulled one back to make it 4-1 with a header in the 76th minute, set up by Valter Birsa, Benassi made it 5-1 in the 90th minute, set up by Cristiano Biraghi, and Giovanni Simeone made it 6-1 in stoppage time, set up by Valentin Eysseric.

The chances backed that up: Fiorentina created 3.36 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Chievo's 0.64 from 8.

Match stats

Fiorentina Chievo
19 Shots 5
15 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.33 xG 0.64
3.33 Non-penalty xG 0.64
10 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Fiorentina Chievo
Kick-off
Nikola Milenkovic1-0 (Fiorentina)
8’
Gerson2-0 (Fiorentina)
42’
Half-time2-0
Marco Benassi
Assist: Giovanni Simeone3-0 (Fiorentina)
49’
Federico Chiesa
Assist: Gerson4-0 (Fiorentina)
71’
76’
Nenad Tomovic
Assist: Valter Birsa4-1 (Chievo)
Marco Benassi
Assist: Cristiano Biraghi5-1 (Fiorentina)
90’
Giovanni Simeone
Assist: Valentin Eysseric6-1 (Fiorentina)
90+3’
Full-time6-1

Bookings

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

Fiorentina
  • Edimilson Fernandes
Chievo
  • Fabio Depaoli
  • Ivan Radovanovic
  • Riccardo Meggiorini

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.36 0.64 8’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), 1-0 8’ 42’ Gerson (Fiorentina), 2-0 42’ 49’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), 3-0 49’ 71’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), 4-0 71’ 76’ Nenad Tomovic (Chievo), 4-1 76’ 90’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), 5-1 90’ 90+3’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), 6-1 90+3’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.36 0.64 8’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), 1-0 Milenkovic 8’ 42’ Gerson (Fiorentina), 2-0 Gerson 42’ 49’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), 3-0 Benassi 49’ 71’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), 4-0 Chiesa 71’ 76’ Nenad Tomovic (Chievo), 4-1 Tomovic 76’ 90’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), 5-1 Benassi 90’ 90+3’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), 6-1 Simeone 90+3’
Fiorentina 3.36 xGChievo 0.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chievo attacking Fiorentina attacking 
42’ Gerson (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.61 xG, goal 61’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 90+3’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 71’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 12’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 41’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 42’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.15 xG, saved 41’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 42’ Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 46’ Gerson (Fiorentina), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 37’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 45’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 56’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 17’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Gerson (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 76’ Nenad Tomovic (Chievo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 42’ Vitor Hugo (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Ivan Radovanovic (Chievo), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Valter Birsa (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 8’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 70’ Joel Obi (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 42’ Gerson (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.61 xG, goal 61’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 90+3’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 71’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.46 xG, goal 12’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 41’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 42’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.15 xG, saved 41’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 42’ Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 46’ Gerson (Fiorentina), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 45’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 37’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 56’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Emanuele Giaccherini (Chievo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 49’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 17’ Mariusz Stepinski (Chievo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 69’ Gerson (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 76’ Nenad Tomovic (Chievo), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 42’ Vitor Hugo (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 37’ Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Ivan Radovanovic (Chievo), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Valter Birsa (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 8’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 70’ Joel Obi (Chievo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alban Lafont GK900 0.000.000
Nikola Milenkovic DEF9011 0.010.000
Germán Pezzella DEF901 0.120.000
Vitor Hugo DEF901 0.030.000
Cristiano Biraghi DEF9011 0.020.863
Marco Benassi MID9024 0.230.091
Gerson MID76113 0.770.482
Edimilson Fernandes MID551 0.020.000
Federico Chiesa FWD7616 1.300.000
Giovanni Simeone FWD90114 0.860.395
Valentin Eysseric FWD9010 0.000.624
Christian Nørgaard Sub350 0.000.000
Marko Pjaca Sub140 0.000.000
Bryan Dabo Sub140 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fiorentina win 63% Bet365 odds 1.50
Draw 22% Bet365 odds 4.33
Chievo win 15% Bet365 odds 6.50

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

Form going into the game

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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.