Spezia vs Empoli

19 December 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Lorenzo Maggioni

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Riccardo Marchizza 50’ (og)
  • Dimitris Nikolaou 71’ (og)

Match summary

Spezia and Empoli shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was goalless at half-time.

Marchizza's own goal put Spezia ahead in the 50th minute and Nikolaou's own goal equalised in the 71st minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Spezia created 1.37 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Empoli 1.23 from 22.

Match stats

Spezia Empoli
9 Shots 22
2 Shots on Target 6
3 Corners 5
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.37 xG 1.22
1.37 Non-penalty xG 1.22
5 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Spezia Empoli
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Riccardo Marchizza
Own goal1-0 (Spezia)
50’
71’
Dimitris Nikolaou
Own goal1-1 (Empoli)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Spezia
  • Kelvin Adou
  • Giulio Maggiore
  • Viktor Kovalenko
Empoli
  • Lorenzo Tonelli
  • Filippo Bandinelli

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 1.37 1.23 50’ Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia) own goal, 1-0 50’ 71’ Dimitris Nikolaou (Empoli) own goal, 1-1 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.37 1.23 50’ Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia) own goal, 1-0 Marchizza 50’ 71’ Dimitris Nikolaou (Empoli) own goal, 1-1 Nikolaou 71’
Spezia 1.37 xGEmpoli 1.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Spezia attacking 
50’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 24’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 74’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 23’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 38’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 84’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 62’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 75’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 54’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 86’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 85’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 6’ Rey Manaj (Spezia), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 52’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Rey Manaj (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Petar Stojanovic (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 70’ Fabiano Parisi (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Ebrima Colley (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Petar Stojanovic (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Ebrima Colley (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 7’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli), own goal 71’ Dimitris Nikolaou (Spezia), own goal 50’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 24’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 74’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 23’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 84’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 38’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 75’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 54’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 86’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 6’ Rey Manaj (Spezia), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 68’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Rey Manaj (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Petar Stojanovic (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 70’ Fabiano Parisi (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Ebrima Colley (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 57’ Petar Stojanovic (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Ebrima Colley (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Sebastiano Luperto (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ Patrick Cutrone (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Riccardo Marchizza (Empoli), own goal 71’ Dimitris Nikolaou (Spezia), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ivan Provedel GK900 0.000.000
Martin Erlic DEF900 0.000.000
Kelvin Adou DEF901 0.070.000
Dimitris Nikolaou DEF900 0.000.000
Emmanuel Gyasi MID900 0.000.071
Arkadiusz Reca MID900 0.000.952
Giulio Maggiore MID902 0.950.071
Jakub Kiwior MID900 0.000.000
Simone Bastoni MID730 0.000.182
M'Bala Nzola FWD821 0.120.051
Rey Manaj FWD732 0.120.000
Kevin Agudelo Sub171 0.070.000
Viktor Kovalenko Sub170 0.000.041
Ebrima Colley Sub82 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Spezia win 36% Avg odds 2.65
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53
Empoli win 37% Avg odds 2.58

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

Form going into the game

Spezia LLLDL
Empoli LWDWW

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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.