Torino vs Empoli

26 December 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Fabio Maresca

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Nicolas N'Koulou 44’
  • Lorenzo De Silvestri 49’
  • Iago Falque 75’

Match summary

Torino won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Empoli. Torino led 1-0 at half-time.

Nicolas N'Koulou put Torino ahead with a header in the 44th minute, set up by Daniele Baselli, Lorenzo De Silvestri made it 2-0 in the 49th minute, and Iago Falque made it 3-0 in the 75th minute, set up by Andrea Belotti.

The chances backed that up: Torino created 1.20 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Empoli's 0.22 from 6. Empoli had a player sent off.

Match stats

Torino Empoli
13 Shots 5
10 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 1
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
1.20 xG 0.22
1.20 Non-penalty xG 0.22
5 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Torino Empoli
Kick-off
Nicolas N'Koulou
Assist: Daniele Baselli1-0 (Torino)
44’
Half-time1-0
Lorenzo De Silvestri2-0 (Torino)
49’
Iago Falque
Assist: Andrea Belotti3-0 (Torino)
75’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

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

Torino
  • Tomás Rincón
Empoli
  • Rade Krunic
  • Frederic Veseli
  • Matías Silvestre
  • 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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 0.22 44’ Nicolas N'Koulou (Torino), 1-0 44’ 49’ Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino), 2-0 49’ 75’ Iago Falque (Torino), 3-0 75’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.20 0.22 44’ Nicolas N'Koulou (Torino), 1-0 N'Koulou 44’ 49’ Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino), 2-0 De Silvestri 49’ 75’ Iago Falque (Torino), 3-0 Falque 75’
Torino 1.20 xGEmpoli 0.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Torino attacking 
53’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 44’ Nicolas N'Koulou (Torino), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 90+3’ Simone Zaza (Torino), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 57’ Simone Zaza (Torino), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 1’ Simone Zaza (Torino), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 67’ Jacob Rasmussen (Empoli), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Ola Aina (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 72’ Simone Zaza (Torino), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Simone Zaza (Torino), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Iago Falque (Torino), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 4’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Simone Zaza (Torino), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Sasa Lukic (Torino), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Domenico Maietta (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 53’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 44’ Nicolas N'Koulou (Torino), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 90+3’ Simone Zaza (Torino), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 57’ Simone Zaza (Torino), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, blocked 1’ Simone Zaza (Torino), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 28’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 67’ Jacob Rasmussen (Empoli), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 49’ Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 90+2’ Ola Aina (Torino), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 72’ Simone Zaza (Torino), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Simone Zaza (Torino), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 62’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 75’ Iago Falque (Torino), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 4’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 19’ Andrea Belotti (Torino), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 1’ Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Simone Zaza (Torino), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 12’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Hamed Junior Traore (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Sasa Lukic (Torino), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Domenico Maietta (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Salvador Ichazo GK900 0.000.000
Nicolas N'Koulou DEF9011 0.130.000
Armando Izzo DEF900 0.000.000
Emiliano Moretti DEF900 0.000.000
Lorenzo De Silvestri MID9012 0.120.081
Tomás Rincón MID810 0.000.071
Daniele Baselli MID7310 0.000.172
Ola Aina MID901 0.080.142
Iago Falque MID8211 0.060.112
Andrea Belotti FWD9014 0.340.061
Simone Zaza FWD906 0.470.202
Soualiho Meité Sub170 0.000.000
Sasa Lukic Sub91 0.020.000
Alex Berenguer Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Torino win 56% Bet365 odds 1.70
Draw 25% Bet365 odds 3.80
Empoli win 19% Bet365 odds 5.00

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

Form going into the game

Torino DWDLD
Empoli WDWLL

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Previous and next meeting

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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.