Lazio vs Empoli

6 October 2024 · Serie A · 2024/25 · Referee Giovanni Ayroldi

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Mattia Zaccagni 45+4’
  • Pedro 84’
  • Sebastiano Esposito 9’

Match summary

Lazio came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Empoli. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Sebastiano Esposito put Empoli ahead with a header in the 9th minute, Mattia Zaccagni equalised with a header in first-half stoppage time, set up by Nuno Tavares, and Pedro won it in the 84th minute, set up by Valentín Castellanos.

The chances backed that up: Lazio created 2.34 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Empoli's 0.91 from 7. Valentín Castellanos had a penalty saved for Lazio.

Match stats

Lazio Empoli
16 Shots 7
6 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2.05 xG 0.91
1.19 Non-penalty xG 0.91
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Lazio Empoli
Kick-off
9’
Sebastiano Esposito0-1 (Empoli)
Mattia Zaccagni
Assist: Nuno Tavares1-1 (Lazio)
45+4’
Half-time1-1
Pedro
Assist: Valentín Castellanos2-1 (Lazio)
84’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Lazio
  • Nicolo Rovella
  • Valentín Castellanos
Empoli
  • Alberto Grassi
  • Emmanuel Gyasi
  • Jacopo Fazzini
  • Giuseppe Pezzella

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.34 0.91 9’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), 0-1 9’ 45+4’ Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), 1-1 45+4’ 84’ Pedro (Lazio), 2-1 84’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.34 0.91 9’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), 0-1 Esposito 9’ 45+4’ Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), 1-1 Zaccagni 45+4’ 84’ Pedro (Lazio), 2-1 Pedro 84’
Lazio 2.34 xGEmpoli 0.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Lazio attacking 
51’ Valentín Castellanos (Lazio), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 9’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 90+1’ Valentín Castellanos (Lazio), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 51’ Valentín Castellanos (Lazio), set piece, 0.38 xG, off target 34’ Faustino Anjorin (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 6’ Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 11’ Boulaye Dia (Lazio), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 57’ Gustav Isaksen (Lazio), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 44’ Gustav Isaksen (Lazio), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Pedro (Lazio), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 90+1’ Gaetano Castrovilli (Lazio), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 19’ Nicolo Rovella (Lazio), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 26’ Faustino Anjorin (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Mattia Viti (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Valentín Castellanos (Lazio), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Valentín Castellanos (Lazio), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Mario Gila (Lazio), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 72’ Ardian Ismajli (Empoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Valentín Castellanos (Lazio), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 9’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 90+1’ Valentín Castellanos (Lazio), open play, 0.57 xG, saved 51’ Valentín Castellanos (Lazio), set piece, 0.38 xG, off target 34’ Faustino Anjorin (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 6’ Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 11’ Boulaye Dia (Lazio), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 71’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 57’ Gustav Isaksen (Lazio), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 44’ Gustav Isaksen (Lazio), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 84’ Pedro (Lazio), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 90+1’ Gaetano Castrovilli (Lazio), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 79’ Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 19’ Nicolo Rovella (Lazio), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Mattia Viti (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 22’ Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Faustino Anjorin (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Valentín Castellanos (Lazio), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Valentín Castellanos (Lazio), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Mario Gila (Lazio), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 72’ Ardian Ismajli (Empoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ivan Provedel GK900 0.000.000
Manuel Lazzari DEF370 0.000.183
Alessio Romagnoli DEF900 0.000.021
Mario Gila DEF901 0.010.000
Nuno Tavares DEF9010 0.000.062
Matteo Guendouzi MID900 0.000.643
Nicolo Rovella MID901 0.040.071
Gustav Isaksen MID772 0.140.000
Boulaye Dia MID901 0.070.051
Mattia Zaccagni MID9014 0.210.000
Valentín Castellanos FWD9015 1.740.122
Adam Marusic Sub530 0.000.000
Pedro Sub1311 0.060.000
Luca Pellegrini Sub10 0.000.000
Gaetano Castrovilli Sub11 0.060.000
Tijjani Noslin Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Lazio win 60% Avg odds 1.60
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.95
Empoli win 16% Avg odds 6.08

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

Form going into the game

Lazio LDWLW
Empoli WDDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Lazio 2-0 Empoli, 12 May 24 Next meeting: Empoli 0-1 Lazio, 04 May 25  All Lazio 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.