Napoli vs Empoli

12 November 2023 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Alessandro Prontera

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Viktor Kovalenko 90+1’

Match summary

Empoli took a 1-0 win at Napoli, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Viktor Kovalenko put Empoli ahead in stoppage time, set up by Tyronne Ebuehi.

Napoli can feel hard done by, creating 1.07 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Empoli's 0.39 from 8.

Match stats

Napoli Empoli
18 Shots 8
7 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.06 xG 0.39
1.06 Non-penalty xG 0.39
4 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Napoli Empoli
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
90+1’
Viktor Kovalenko
Assist: Tyronne Ebuehi0-1 (Empoli)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Napoli
  • Jens Cajuste
Empoli
  • Matteo Cancellieri

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.07 0.39 90+1’ Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli), 0-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.07 0.39 90+1’ Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli), 0-1 Kovalenko 90+1’
Napoli 1.07 xGEmpoli 0.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Napoli attacking 
89’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), set piece, 0.29 xG, saved 60’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 13’ Giovanni Simeone (Napoli), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 13’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 23’ Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 71’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 69’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Jesper Lindstrom (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 35’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 55’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Filippo Ranocchia (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+1’ Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 37’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Eljif Elmas (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 57’ Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Pierluigi Gollini (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Jesper Lindstrom (Napoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), set piece, 0.29 xG, saved 60’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 13’ Giovanni Simeone (Napoli), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 13’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 23’ Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 71’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 69’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ Jesper Lindstrom (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 32’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 55’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 29’ Filippo Ranocchia (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 90+1’ Viktor Kovalenko (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 37’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 64’ Franck Zambo (Napoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Matteo Politano (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Eljif Elmas (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 57’ Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Pierluigi Gollini (Napoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Amir Rrahmani (Napoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 89’ Jesper Lindstrom (Napoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Pierluigi Gollini GK901 0.020.000
Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF900 0.000.031
Leo Østigard DEF900 0.000.000
Amir Rrahmani DEF901 0.010.021
Mathías Olivera DEF850 0.000.193
Stanislav Lobotka MID900 0.000.113
Franck Zambo MID732 0.120.000
Matteo Politano MID733 0.130.091
Giacomo Raspadori MID903 0.100.061
Eljif Elmas MID551 0.020.062
Giovanni Simeone FWD551 0.100.000
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Sub354 0.500.051
Piotr Zielinski Sub350 0.000.021
Jesper Lindstrom Sub172 0.060.291
Jens Cajuste Sub170 0.000.000
Mário Rui Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Napoli win 74% Avg odds 1.29
Draw 16% Avg odds 6.09
Empoli win 10% Avg odds 9.84

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

Form going into the game

Napoli WLWDW
Empoli LDWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Empoli 0-2 Napoli, 25 Feb 23 Next meeting: Empoli 1-0 Napoli, 20 Apr 24  All Napoli 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.