Venezia vs Empoli

25 April 2026 · Serie B · 2025/26 · Referee Mario Perri

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Andrea Adorante 50’
Issa Doumbia 87’

Match summary

Venezia saw off Empoli 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Andrea Adorante put Venezia ahead with a header in the 50th minute and Issa Doumbia made it 2-0 in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Venezia created 1.61 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Empoli's 0.72 from 9.

Match stats

78% Possession 22%

18 Shots 9

6 Shots on target 3

9 Corners 6

555 Passes 146

88.5% Pass accuracy 58.2%

14 Tackles 13

10 Fouls 15

0 Yellow cards 2

1 Offsides 0

Key events

Venezia Empoli

John YeboahShot on target

13’

John YeboahShot on target

28’

37’

Stiven ShpendiShot on target

Andrea AdoranteShot on target

46’

John YeboahShot on target

53’

90+2’

Luca MagninoShot on target

90+3’

Joseph CeesayShot on target

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.

Venezia 1.61 xGEmpoli 0.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Empoli attacking Venezia attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Venezia 3-5-2 Starting XI

Empoli 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Players11 players


Filip Stanković	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joel Schingtienne	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Michael Svoboda	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bartol Franjić	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Antoine Hainaut	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kike Pérez	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Gianluca Busio	90′	–	–	2	0.23	–	–	–
Issa Doumbia	90′	1	–	4	0.26	–	–	–
Ridgeciano Haps	90′	–	–	2	0.07	–	–	–
John Yeboah	90′	–	–	5	0.25	–	–	–
Andrea Adorante	90′	1	–	4	0.76	–	–	–


Andrea Fulignati	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gabriele Guarino	90′	–	–	1	0.16	–	–	–
Simone Romagnoli	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matteo Lovato	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Antonio Candela	90′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Luca Magnino	90′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Gerard Yepes	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tyronne Ebuehi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joseph Ceesay	90′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Rareș Ilie	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Stiven Shpendi	90′	–	–	4	0.44	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Venezia win 68% Avg odds 1.34

Draw 19% Avg odds 4.78

Empoli win 13% Avg odds 7.27

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

Form going into the game

Venezia W D W D W

Empoli D W L L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Empoli 1-1 Venezia, 19 Oct 25 All Venezia vs Empoli meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.