Monza vs Empoli

26 August 2023 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Gianluca Aureliano

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Andrea Colpani 45’, 53’

Match summary

Monza beat Empoli 2-0. Monza led 1-0 at half-time.

Andrea Colpani put Monza ahead in the 45th minute, set up by Samuele Birindelli and Colpani made it 2-0 with a header in the 53rd minute, set up by Patrick Ciurria.

The chances backed that up: Monza created 2.05 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Empoli's 1.14 from 18.

Match stats

Monza Empoli
20 Shots 18
5 Shots on Target 6
6 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.05 xG 1.14
2.05 Non-penalty xG 1.14
8 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Monza Empoli
Kick-off
Andrea Colpani
Assist: Samuele Birindelli1-0 (Monza)
45’
Half-time1-0
Andrea Colpani
Assist: Patrick Ciurria2-0 (Monza)
53’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Monza
  • Armando Izzo
Empoli
  • Nicolas Haas
  • Tommaso Baldanzi

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 1.14 45’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), 1-0 45’ 53’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), 2-0 53’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.05 1.14 45’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), 1-0 Colpani 45’ 53’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), 2-0 Colpani 53’
Monza 2.05 xGEmpoli 1.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Monza attacking 
73’ Mirko Maric (Monza), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 88’ Samuele Vignato (Monza), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 53’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 90+1’ Roberto Piccoli (Empoli), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 50’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90’ Roberto Gagliardini (Monza), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 17’ Dany Mota (Monza), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 25’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 30’ Gianluca Caprari (Monza), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 38’ Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90+4’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 48’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 77’ Nicolas Haas (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 62’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Gianluca Caprari (Monza), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Dany Mota (Monza), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 2’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Patrick Ciurria (Monza), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Dany Mota (Monza), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Gianluca Caprari (Monza), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Valentín Carboni (Monza), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Patrick Ciurria (Monza), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Roberto Gagliardini (Monza), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Ardian Ismajli (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+8’ Mirko Maric (Monza), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 29’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 48’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Roberto Gagliardini (Monza), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 18’ Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 66’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 73’ Mirko Maric (Monza), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 88’ Samuele Vignato (Monza), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 53’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 90+1’ Roberto Piccoli (Empoli), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 50’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 90’ Roberto Gagliardini (Monza), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 17’ Dany Mota (Monza), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 25’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 30’ Gianluca Caprari (Monza), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 38’ Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 90+4’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 48’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 9’ Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Nicolas Haas (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 48’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 62’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Gianluca Caprari (Monza), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Dany Mota (Monza), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 2’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 7’ Patrick Ciurria (Monza), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 26’ Dany Mota (Monza), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Gianluca Caprari (Monza), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Valentín Carboni (Monza), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Roberto Gagliardini (Monza), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 79’ Patrick Ciurria (Monza), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+8’ Mirko Maric (Monza), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 56’ Ardian Ismajli (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Roberto Gagliardini (Monza), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 18’ Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 45’ Andrea Colpani (Monza), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 66’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Michele Di Gregorio GK900 0.000.000
Luca Caldirola DEF900 0.000.000
Pablo Marí DEF900 0.000.000
Armando Izzo DEF730 0.000.000
Samuele Birindelli MID8410 0.000.011
Patrick Ciurria MID9012 0.060.885
Matteo Pessina MID900 0.000.031
Roberto Gagliardini MID903 0.160.000
Andrea Colpani MID9025 0.470.143
Gianluca Caprari MID843 0.190.644
Dany Mota FWD733 0.200.111
Mirko Maric Sub172 0.590.031
Danilo D'Ambrosio Sub170 0.000.000
Samuele Vignato Sub61 0.350.000
Pedro Pereira Sub60 0.000.121
Valentín Carboni Sub11 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Monza win 50% Avg odds 1.93
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.66
Empoli win 24% Avg odds 3.96

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

Form going into the game

Monza WWLLL
Empoli DWDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Monza 2-1 Empoli, 04 Mar 23 Next meeting: Empoli 3-0 Monza, 21 Jan 24  All Monza 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.