Inter vs Empoli

19 January 2025 · Serie A · 2024/25 · Referee Ermanno Feliciani

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Lautaro Martínez 55’
  • Denzel Dumfries 79’
  • Marcus Thuram 89’
  • Sebastiano Esposito 84’

Match summary

Inter won 3-1 at home to Empoli. It was goalless at half-time.

Lautaro Martínez put Inter ahead in the 55th minute, set up by Nicolò Barella, Denzel Dumfries made it 2-0 with a header in the 79th minute, set up by Kristjan Asllani, Sebastiano Esposito pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 84th minute, set up by Liam Henderson, and Marcus Thuram made it 3-1 in the 89th minute, set up by Marko Arnautovic.

The chances backed that up: Inter created 1.64 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Empoli's 0.41 from 5.

Match stats

Inter Empoli
18 Shots 5
7 Shots on Target 1
7 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.64 xG 0.41
1.64 Non-penalty xG 0.41
18 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Inter Empoli
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Lautaro Martínez
Assist: Nicolò Barella1-0 (Inter)
55’
Denzel Dumfries
Assist: Kristjan Asllani2-0 (Inter)
79’
84’
Sebastiano Esposito
Assist: Liam Henderson2-1 (Empoli)
Marcus Thuram
Assist: Marko Arnautovic3-1 (Inter)
89’
Full-time3-1

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 1.64 0.41 55’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), 1-0 55’ 79’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), 2-0 79’ 84’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), 2-1 84’ 89’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), 3-1 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.64 0.41 55’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), 1-0 Martínez 55’ 79’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), 2-0 Dumfries 79’ 84’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), 2-1 Esposito 84’ 89’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), 3-1 Thuram 89’
Inter 1.64 xGEmpoli 0.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Inter attacking 
76’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 89’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 84’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 90+4’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 14’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 58’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 82’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Carlos Augusto (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Mattia Viti (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 5’ Piotr Zielinski (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 27’ Kristjan Asllani (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Kristjan Asllani (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Junior Sambia (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 55’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 76’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 89’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 84’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 90+4’ Marcus Thuram (Inter), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 14’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 58’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 82’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+2’ Carlos Augusto (Inter), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 3’ Mattia Viti (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Kristjan Asllani (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 5’ Piotr Zielinski (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Federico Dimarco (Inter), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Kristjan Asllani (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Junior Sambia (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Nicolò Barella (Inter), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Denzel Dumfries (Inter), from a corner, 0.02 xG, goal 55’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Yann Sommer GK900 0.000.000
Carlos Augusto DEF901 0.060.000
Stefan de Vrij DEF900 0.000.000
Benjamin Pavard DEF870 0.000.000
Denzel Dumfries MID9013 0.610.000
Federico Dimarco MID791 0.040.081
Kristjan Asllani MID9012 0.080.173
Nicolò Barella MID9014 0.120.133
Piotr Zielinski MID711 0.040.000
Lautaro Martínez FWD8014 0.210.000
Mehdi Taremi FWD710 0.000.112
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Sub190 0.000.031
Marcus Thuram Sub1912 0.480.000
Alessandro Bastoni Sub110 0.000.000
Marko Arnautovic Sub1010 0.000.401
Matteo Darmian Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Inter win 73% Avg odds 1.31
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.23
Empoli win 9% Avg odds 10.28

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

Form going into the game

Inter WWWWD
Empoli LLLDL

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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.