Sampdoria vs Empoli

19 February 2022 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Antonio Rapuano

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Fabio Quagliarella 14’, 29’

Match summary

Sampdoria saw off Empoli 2-0. Sampdoria led 2-0 at half-time.

Fabio Quagliarella put Sampdoria ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Antonio Candreva and Quagliarella made it 2-0 in the 29th minute, set up by Bartosz Bereszynski.

Empoli can feel hard done by, creating 1.32 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Sampdoria's 0.57 from 8.

Match stats

Sampdoria Empoli
8 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.57 xG 1.32
0.57 Non-penalty xG 1.32
2 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Sampdoria Empoli
Kick-off
Fabio Quagliarella
Assist: Antonio Candreva
1-0 (Sampdoria)
14’
Fabio Quagliarella
Assist: Bartosz Bereszynski
2-0 (Sampdoria)
29’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Sampdoria
  • Bartosz Bereszynski
  • Antonio Candreva
  • Albin Ekdal
  • Andrea Conti
Empoli
  • Kristjan Asllani
  • Nedim Bajrami

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 0.57 1.32 14’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), 1-0 14’ 29’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), 2-0 29’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.57 1.32 14’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), 1-0 Quagliarella 14’ 29’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), 2-0 Quagliarella 29’
Sampdoria 0.57 xGEmpoli 1.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Sampdoria attacking 
7’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 24’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 73’ Andrea La Mantia (Empoli), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 34’ Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 21’ Omar Colley (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 29’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 20’ Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 32’ Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Marco Benassi (Empoli), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 60’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Kristjan Asllani (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 79’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 7’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 24’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 73’ Andrea La Mantia (Empoli), open play, 0.30 xG, blocked 34’ Francesco Caputo (Sampdoria), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 21’ Omar Colley (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 29’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 32’ Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Marco Benassi (Empoli), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 60’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Kristjan Asllani (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Filippo Bandinelli (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
Wladimiro Falcone GK900 0.000.000
Bartosz Bereszynski DEF9010 0.000.122
Omar Colley DEF901 0.100.000
Alex Ferrari DEF900 0.000.000
Nicola Murru DEF700 0.000.101
Antonio Candreva MID9012 0.140.102
Morten Thorsby MID900 0.000.000
Albin Ekdal MID860 0.000.000
Abdelhamid Sabiri MID691 0.060.111
Francesco Caputo FWD901 0.110.000
Fabio Quagliarella FWD6223 0.160.142
Andrea Conti Sub280 0.000.000
Tomás Rincón Sub210 0.000.000
Tommaso Augello Sub200 0.000.000
Ronaldo Vieira Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sampdoria win 40% Avg odds 2.39
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.44
Empoli win 32% Avg odds 2.98

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

Form going into the game

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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.