Inter vs Empoli

26 May 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Luca Banti

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Keita 51’
  • Radja Nainggolan 81’
  • Hamed Junior Traore 76’

Match summary

Inter saw off Empoli 2-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Keita put Inter ahead in the 51st minute, set up by Matteo Politano, Hamed Junior Traore equalised in the 76th minute, set up by Salih Ucan, and Radja Nainggolan won it in the 81st minute.

The chances backed that up: Inter created 2.79 expected goals (xG) from 28 shots to Empoli's 1.77 from 12. Mauro Icardi had a penalty saved for Inter. Both sides had a player sent off.

Match stats

Inter Empoli
20 Shots 9
15 Shots on Target 5
8 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 1
2.74 xG 1.77
1.98 Non-penalty xG 1.77
16 Deep Completions 12

Key events

Inter Empoli
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Keita
Assist: Matteo Politano1-0 (Inter)
51’
76’
Hamed Junior Traore
Assist: Salih Ucan1-1 (Empoli)
Radja Nainggolan2-1 (Inter)
81’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Inter
  • Keita
  • Danilo D'Ambrosio
  • Ivan Perisic
Empoli
  • Marko Pajac
  • Francesco Caputo

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 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.79 1.77 51’ Keita (Inter), 1-0 51’ 76’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), 1-1 76’ 81’ Radja Nainggolan (Inter), 2-1 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.79 1.77 51’ Keita (Inter), 1-0 Keita 51’ 76’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), 1-1 Traore 76’ 81’ Radja Nainggolan (Inter), 2-1 Nainggolan 81’
Inter 2.79 xGEmpoli 1.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Inter attacking 
61’ Mauro Icardi (Inter), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 76’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 90+2’ Salih Ucan (Empoli), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 90+2’ Keita (Inter), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 81’ Radja Nainggolan (Inter), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 31’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 13’ Matías Vecino (Inter), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 12’ Matías Vecino (Inter), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 90+3’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 81’ Matías Vecino (Inter), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ Radja Nainggolan (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 21’ Mauro Icardi (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 84’ Salih Ucan (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ Matteo Politano (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Salih Ucan (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Matías Vecino (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Radja Nainggolan (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Stefan de Vrij (Inter), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Keita (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 86’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+8’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Ivan Perisic (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Matteo Politano (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Ivan Perisic (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Stefan de Vrij (Inter), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Radja Nainggolan (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Matteo Politano (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Keita (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Radja Nainggolan (Inter), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 33’ Radja Nainggolan (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 43’ Kwadwo Asamoah (Inter), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 63’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 27’ Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 29’ Kwadwo Asamoah (Inter), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Cristian Dell'Orco (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ Matías Vecino (Inter), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 61’ Mauro Icardi (Inter), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 76’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 90+2’ Salih Ucan (Empoli), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 90+2’ Keita (Inter), open play, 0.43 xG, saved 81’ Radja Nainggolan (Inter), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 31’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 13’ Matías Vecino (Inter), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 12’ Matías Vecino (Inter), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 90+3’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 81’ Matías Vecino (Inter), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 21’ Mauro Icardi (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 40’ Radja Nainggolan (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 84’ Salih Ucan (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ Matteo Politano (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Salih Ucan (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Matías Vecino (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 20’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Radja Nainggolan (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Stefan de Vrij (Inter), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Keita (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 86’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+8’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Ivan Perisic (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Matteo Politano (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Ivan Perisic (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Stefan de Vrij (Inter), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Radja Nainggolan (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Keita (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Matteo Politano (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Radja Nainggolan (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Radja Nainggolan (Inter), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 27’ Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 29’ Kwadwo Asamoah (Inter), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Kwadwo Asamoah (Inter), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 74’ Cristian Dell'Orco (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 41’ Matías Vecino (Inter), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Samir Handanovic GK900 0.000.000
Danilo D'Ambrosio DEF901 0.060.000
Stefan de Vrij DEF902 0.060.111
Milan Skriniar DEF900 0.000.000
Kwadwo Asamoah DEF462 0.030.214
Marcelo Brozovic MID901 0.010.104
Matías Vecino MID905 0.410.031
Matteo Politano MID9013 0.120.706
Radja Nainggolan MID9016 0.600.152
Ivan Perisic MID742 0.050.042
Mauro Icardi FWD712 0.850.112
Keita Sub4413 0.480.021
Lautaro Martínez Sub191 0.110.000
Dalbert Sub160 0.000.111

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Inter win 69% Bet365 odds 1.36
Draw 19% Bet365 odds 5.00
Empoli win 12% Bet365 odds 8.00

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

Form going into the game

Inter DDDWL
Empoli LLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Empoli 0-1 Inter, 29 Dec 18 Next meeting: Empoli 0-2 Inter, 27 Oct 21  All Inter 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.