Sassuolo vs Empoli

31 October 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Luca Massimi

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Lorenzo Tonelli 43’ (og)
  • Andrea Pinamonti 83’ (pen)
  • Szymon Zurkowski 90+2’

Match summary

Empoli came from behind to win 2-1 away at Sassuolo, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Sassuolo led 1-0 at half-time.

Tonelli's own goal put Sassuolo ahead in the 43rd minute, Andrea Pinamonti equalised from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute, and Szymon Zurkowski won it in stoppage time, set up by Liam Henderson.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sassuolo created 1.24 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Empoli 1.49 from 14.

Match stats

Sassuolo Empoli
15 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.24 xG 1.48
1.24 Non-penalty xG 0.72
9 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Sassuolo Empoli
Kick-off
Lorenzo Tonelli
Own goal1-0 (Sassuolo)
43’
Half-time1-0
83’
Andrea Pinamonti
Penalty1-1 (Empoli)
90+2’
Szymon Zurkowski
Assist: Liam Henderson1-2 (Empoli)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Sassuolo
  • Maxime Lopez
  • Gianluca Scamacca
  • Giacomo Raspadori
  • Gregoire Defrel
Empoli
  • Petar Stojanovic
  • Andrea Pinamonti

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 1.49 43’ Lorenzo Tonelli (Sassuolo) own goal, 1-0 43’ 83’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), 1-1 83’ 90+2’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), 1-2 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.24 1.49 43’ Lorenzo Tonelli (Sassuolo) own goal, 1-0 Tonelli 43’ 83’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), 1-1 Pinamonti 83’ 90+2’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), 1-2 Zurkowski 90+2’
Sassuolo 1.24 xGEmpoli 1.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Sassuolo attacking 
83’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 36’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 59’ Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90+2’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 7’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 68’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 64’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 3’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 50’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 31’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 75’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 76’ Petar Stojanovic (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Nicolas Haas (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 60’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 11’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 20’ Leo Stulac (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli), own goal 83’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 36’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 59’ Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90+2’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 7’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 64’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 68’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 3’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 38’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 17’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 50’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 31’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 48’ Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Petar Stojanovic (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 47’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 68’ Nicolas Haas (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 43’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 20’ Leo Stulac (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 43’ Lorenzo Tonelli (Empoli), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Andrea Consigli GK900 0.000.000
Jeremy Toljan DEF860 0.000.001
Gianmarco Ferrari DEF901 0.040.000
Vlad Chiriches DEF900 0.000.000
Georgios Kyriakopoulos DEF901 0.010.051
Maxime Lopez MID901 0.020.213
Davide Frattesi MID863 0.200.051
Hamed Junior Traore MID722 0.540.132
Domenico Berardi FWD902 0.120.624
Gianluca Scamacca FWD632 0.190.000
Giacomo Raspadori FWD721 0.020.000
Gregoire Defrel Sub270 0.000.000
Matheus Henrique Sub181 0.050.000
Jeremie Boga Sub181 0.060.000
Abdou Harroui Sub40 0.000.000
Mert Müldür Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sassuolo win 56% Avg odds 1.70
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.22
Empoli win 21% Avg odds 4.43

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

Form going into the game

Sassuolo WLDWW
Empoli WLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Empoli 3-0 Sassuolo, 17 Feb 19 Next meeting: Empoli 1-5 Sassuolo, 09 Jan 22  All Sassuolo 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.