Sampdoria vs Empoli

12 May 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Daniele Doveri

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Fabio Quagliarella 90+2’ (pen)
  • Diego Farias 56’
  • Giovanni Di Lorenzo 75’

Match summary

Empoli won 2-1 away at Sampdoria. It was goalless at half-time.

Diego Farias put Empoli ahead in the 56th minute, set up by Hamed Junior Traore, Giovanni Di Lorenzo made it 0-2 in the 75th minute, and Fabio Quagliarella pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Empoli created 2.66 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Sampdoria's 1.88 from 18. Francesco Caputo had a penalty saved for Empoli.

Match stats

Sampdoria Empoli
11 Shots 5
7 Shots on Target 4
8 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.88 xG 2.21
1.12 Non-penalty xG 1.31
10 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Sampdoria Empoli
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
56’
Diego Farias
Assist: Hamed Junior Traore
0-1 (Empoli)
75’
Giovanni Di Lorenzo0-2 (Empoli)
Fabio Quagliarella
Penalty
1-2 (Sampdoria)
90+2’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Sampdoria
  • Lorenzo Tonelli
  • Albin Ekdal
Empoli
  • Giovanni Di Lorenzo

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.88 2.66 56’ Diego Farias (Empoli), 0-1 56’ 75’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), 0-2 75’ 90+2’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), 1-2 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.88 2.66 56’ Diego Farias (Empoli), 0-1 Farias 56’ 75’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), 0-2 Di Lorenzo 75’ 90+2’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), 1-2 Quagliarella 90+2’
Sampdoria 1.88 xGEmpoli 2.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Sampdoria attacking 
75’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 90+2’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 56’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 75’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), set piece, 0.57 xG, goal 8’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 42’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 31’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 53’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 9’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 60’ Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 63’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 18’ Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Marko Pajac (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 75’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 90+2’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 56’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.68 xG, goal 75’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), set piece, 0.57 xG, goal 8’ Francesco Caputo (Empoli), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 42’ Rade Krunic (Empoli), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 31’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 53’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 9’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 28’ Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 60’ Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 63’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 86’ Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Gianluca Caprari (Sampdoria), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 18’ Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 77’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Diego Farias (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 61’ Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Marko Pajac (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emil Audero GK900 0.000.000
Jacopo Sala DEF900 0.000.183
Lorenzo Tonelli DEF900 0.000.000
Alex Ferrari DEF900 0.000.000
Nicola Murru DEF900 0.000.082
Dennis Praet MID900 0.000.021
Jakub Jankto MID903 0.170.061
Albin Ekdal MID730 0.000.000
Gianluca Caprari MID732 0.150.274
Fabio Quagliarella FWD90110 1.420.091
Manolo Gabbiadini FWD812 0.070.192
Ronaldo Vieira Sub170 0.000.000
Marco Sau Sub170 0.000.000
Gastón Ramírez Sub91 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sampdoria win 40% Bet365 odds 2.37
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.60
Empoli win 33% Bet365 odds 2.87

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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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.