Spezia vs Empoli

14 August 2022 · Serie A · 2022/23 · Referee Daniele Chiffi

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • M'Bala Nzola 36’

Match summary

Spezia won 1-0 at home to Empoli. Spezia led 1-0 at half-time.

M'Bala Nzola put Spezia ahead in the 36th minute, set up by Simone Bastoni.

There was little between the sides on chances: Spezia created 0.86 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Empoli 0.99 from 18.

Match stats

Spezia Empoli
9 Shots 18
2 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.86 xG 0.99
0.86 Non-penalty xG 0.99
5 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Spezia Empoli
Kick-off
M'Bala Nzola
Assist: Simone Bastoni1-0 (Spezia)
36’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Spezia
  • Emmanuel Gyasi
  • Arkadiusz Reca
Empoli
  • Liam Henderson

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 0.86 0.99 36’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 1-0 36’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.86 0.99 36’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 1-0 Nzola 36’
Spezia 0.86 xGEmpoli 0.99 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Spezia attacking 
36’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 34’ Mattia Caldara (Spezia), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 19’ Mattia Destro (Empoli), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 66’ Sam Lammers (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 35’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 22’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 43’ Mattia Destro (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 31’ Sam Lammers (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Sam Lammers (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Sam Lammers (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 48’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 2’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Sam Lammers (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ Sam Lammers (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Petar Stojanovic (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Sam Lammers (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Fabiano Parisi (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 89’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Mattia Destro (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 34’ Mattia Caldara (Spezia), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 19’ Mattia Destro (Empoli), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 66’ Sam Lammers (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 35’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 22’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 43’ Mattia Destro (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 31’ Sam Lammers (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Sam Lammers (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Sam Lammers (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 73’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 2’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Sam Lammers (Empoli), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 58’ Sam Lammers (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Petar Stojanovic (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Sam Lammers (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Fabiano Parisi (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 89’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 21’ Mattia Destro (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
Bartlomiej Dragowski GK900 0.000.000
Dimitris Nikolaou DEF900 0.000.000
Mattia Caldara DEF901 0.290.000
Jakub Kiwior DEF900 0.000.000
Emmanuel Gyasi MID760 0.000.051
Arkadiusz Reca MID772 0.080.291
Kevin Agudelo MID903 0.140.000
Simone Bastoni MID9011 0.020.362
Mehdi Bourabia MID901 0.020.021
M'Bala Nzola FWD9011 0.310.000
Daniele Verde FWD620 0.000.081
Albin Ekdal Sub280 0.000.000
David Strelec Sub140 0.000.000
Emil Holm Sub130 0.000.000
Jacopo Sala Sub10 0.000.000
Mikael Ellertsson Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Spezia win 39% Avg odds 2.45
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
Empoli win 33% Avg odds 2.91

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

Form going into the game

Spezia LLLWL
Empoli WLLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Empoli 0-0 Spezia, 09 Apr 22 Next meeting: Empoli 2-2 Spezia, 11 Feb 23  All Spezia 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.