Napoli vs Empoli

14 April 2025 · Serie A · 2024/25 · Referee Michael Fabbri

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Scott McTominay 18’, 61’
  • Romelu Lukaku 56’

Match summary

Napoli won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Empoli. Napoli led 1-0 at half-time.

Scott McTominay put Napoli ahead in the 18th minute, set up by Romelu Lukaku, Romelu Lukaku made it 2-0 in the 56th minute, set up by Mathías Olivera, and McTominay made it 3-0 with a header in the 61st minute, set up by Romelu Lukaku.

The chances backed that up: Napoli created 2.14 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Empoli's 1.37 from 12.

Match stats

Napoli Empoli
17 Shots 12
6 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.14 xG 1.37
2.14 Non-penalty xG 1.37
9 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Napoli Empoli
Kick-off
Scott McTominay
Assist: Romelu Lukaku1-0 (Napoli)
18’
Half-time1-0
Romelu Lukaku
Assist: Mathías Olivera2-0 (Napoli)
56’
Scott McTominay
Assist: Romelu Lukaku3-0 (Napoli)
61’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Napoli
  • Romelu Lukaku
Empoli
  • Saba Goglichidze

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 2.14 1.37 18’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), 1-0 18’ 56’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), 2-0 56’ 61’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), 3-0 61’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.14 1.37 18’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), 1-0 McTominay 18’ 56’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), 2-0 Lukaku 56’ 61’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), 3-0 McTominay 61’
Napoli 2.14 xGEmpoli 1.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Napoli attacking 
6’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), open play, 0.63 xG, off target 56’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 54’ Mathías Olivera (Napoli), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 27’ David Neres (Napoli), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 90+2’ Alberto Grassi (Empoli), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 76’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 61’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 56’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 67’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 52’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 47’ Juan Jesus (Napoli), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 59’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 67’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Luca Marianucci (Empoli), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Billy Gilmour (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ Alberto Grassi (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 18’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 1’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Mathías Olivera (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 6’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), open play, 0.63 xG, off target 56’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 54’ Mathías Olivera (Napoli), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 90+2’ Alberto Grassi (Empoli), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 27’ David Neres (Napoli), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 76’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 61’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 56’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 67’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 52’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Juan Jesus (Napoli), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 67’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 20’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Luca Marianucci (Empoli), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Billy Gilmour (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 71’ Alberto Grassi (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Romelu Lukaku (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 18’ Scott McTominay (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 1’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 68’ Mathías Olivera (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 40’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alex Meret GK900 0.000.000
Pasquale Mazzocchi DEF760 0.000.000
Amir Rrahmani DEF900 0.000.000
Juan Jesus DEF731 0.070.000
Mathías Olivera DEF9012 0.400.492
Stanislav Lobotka MID900 0.000.031
Scott McTominay MID9025 0.380.101
Billy Gilmour MID831 0.060.294
Matteo Politano FWD831 0.030.403
Romelu Lukaku FWD83126 0.890.263
David Neres FWD901 0.310.573
Rafa Marín Sub170 0.000.000
Leonardo Spinazzola Sub140 0.000.000
Cyril Ngonge Sub70 0.000.000
Philip Billing Sub70 0.000.000
Giacomo Raspadori Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Napoli win 67% Avg odds 1.44
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.46
Empoli win 12% Avg odds 7.93

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

Form going into the game

Napoli DWDWD
Empoli DLLDD

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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.