Fiorentina vs SPAL

22 September 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Davide Ghersini

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Marko Pjaca 18’
  • Nikola Milenkovic 28’
  • Federico Chiesa 56’

Match summary

Fiorentina won comfortably, 3-0 at home to SPAL. Fiorentina led 2-0 at half-time.

Marko Pjaca put Fiorentina ahead in the 18th minute, Nikola Milenkovic made it 2-0 with a header in the 28th minute, set up by Jordan Veretout, and Federico Chiesa made it 3-0 in the 56th minute, set up by Marko Pjaca.

The chances backed that up: Fiorentina created 1.72 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to SPAL's 0.72 from 7.

Match stats

Fiorentina SPAL
15 Shots 5
5 Shots on Target 2
11 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.72 xG 0.72
1.72 Non-penalty xG 0.72
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Fiorentina SPAL
Kick-off
Marko Pjaca1-0 (Fiorentina)
18’
Nikola Milenkovic
Assist: Jordan Veretout2-0 (Fiorentina)
28’
Half-time2-0
Federico Chiesa
Assist: Marko Pjaca3-0 (Fiorentina)
56’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Fiorentina
  • Cristiano Biraghi
SPAL
  • Pasquale Schiattarella
  • Jasmin Kurtic

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 1.72 0.72 18’ Marko Pjaca (Fiorentina), 1-0 18’ 28’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), 2-0 28’ 56’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), 3-0 56’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.72 0.72 18’ Marko Pjaca (Fiorentina), 1-0 Pjaca 18’ 28’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), 2-0 Milenkovic 28’ 56’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), 3-0 Chiesa 56’
Fiorentina 1.72 xGSPAL 0.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 SPAL attacking Fiorentina attacking 
18’ Marko Pjaca (Fiorentina), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 28’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.44 xG, goal 24’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 56’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 52’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+5’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 48’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 45’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 6’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 69’ Kevin Mirallas (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Marko Pjaca (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 20’ Gerson (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 46’ Vitor Hugo (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Marko Pjaca (Fiorentina), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 28’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.44 xG, goal 24’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 56’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 52’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+5’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 48’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 45’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 6’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 16’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ Kevin Mirallas (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 51’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 9’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Marko Pjaca (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 82’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 20’ Gerson (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 46’ Vitor Hugo (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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 DEF9012 0.470.000
Germán Pezzella DEF900 0.000.000
Vitor Hugo DEF901 0.010.000
Cristiano Biraghi DEF481 0.010.000
Gerson MID901 0.020.082
Jordan Veretout MID9010 0.000.554
Marco Benassi MID901 0.030.021
Federico Chiesa FWD6815 0.350.021
Giovanni Simeone FWD903 0.160.071
Marko Pjaca FWD79112 0.610.162
David Hancko Sub420 0.000.051
Kevin Mirallas Sub221 0.050.021
Valentin Eysseric Sub110 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fiorentina win 59% Bet365 odds 1.61
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.60
SPAL 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.