Genoa vs Empoli

6 March 2022 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Gianluca Aureliano

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Genoa and Empoli could not be separated in a goalless draw.

Genoa had the better of the chances, with 1.26 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Empoli's 0.32 from 8.

Match stats

Genoa Empoli
18 Shots 8
7 Shots on Target 2
7 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.26 xG 0.32
1.26 Non-penalty xG 0.32
6 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Genoa Empoli
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Full-time0-0

Bookings

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

Genoa
  • Stefano Sturaro
  • Manolo Portanova
  • Kelvin Yeboah
  • Nicolo Rovella
Empoli
  • Sebastiano Luperto
  • Valerio Verre
  • Filippo Bandinelli

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.26 0.32 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.26 0.32
Genoa 1.26 xGEmpoli 0.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Genoa attacking 
25’ Manolo Portanova (Genoa), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 80’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 71’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 65’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 55’ Leo Østigard (Genoa), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 79’ Milan Badelj (Genoa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+1’ Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 60’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 84’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ Leo Østigard (Genoa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 52’ Fabiano Parisi (Empoli), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Leo Stulac (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Filippo Melegoni (Genoa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Filippo Melegoni (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Manolo Portanova (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 67’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Milan Badelj (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Nikola Maksimovic (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 7’ Kristjan Asllani (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 69’ Milan Badelj (Genoa), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 25’ Manolo Portanova (Genoa), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 80’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 65’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 71’ Mattia Destro (Genoa), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 55’ Leo Østigard (Genoa), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 79’ Milan Badelj (Genoa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+1’ Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 60’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 84’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 9’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ Leo Østigard (Genoa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 32’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Fabiano Parisi (Empoli), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Leo Stulac (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Filippo Melegoni (Genoa), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Johan Vásquez (Genoa), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Filippo Melegoni (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Manolo Portanova (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Milan Badelj (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Nikola Maksimovic (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 7’ Kristjan Asllani (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 69’ Milan Badelj (Genoa), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Salvatore Sirigu GK900 0.000.000
Silvan Hefti DEF900 0.000.242
Nikola Maksimovic DEF901 0.010.000
Leo Østigard DEF902 0.140.000
Johan Vásquez DEF902 0.090.042
Milan Badelj MID903 0.120.031
Stefano Sturaro MID900 0.000.000
Albert Gudmundsson MID903 0.120.397
Filippo Melegoni MID632 0.050.371
Manolo Portanova MID642 0.390.071
Kelvin Yeboah FWD570 0.000.041
Mattia Destro Sub333 0.340.000
Nadiem Amiri Sub270 0.000.000
Nicolo Rovella Sub260 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Genoa win 36% Avg odds 2.64
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.28
Empoli win 35% Avg odds 2.79

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

Form going into the game

Genoa DDDDD
Empoli LDDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Empoli 2-2 Genoa, 05 Nov 21 Next meeting: Genoa 1-1 Empoli, 02 Dec 23  All Genoa vs Empoli 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.