Verona vs Empoli

8 December 2024 · Serie A · 2024/25 · Referee Marco Di Bello

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–4

  • Casper Tengstedt 35’
  • Sebastiano Esposito 16’, 19’
  • Liberato Cacace 32’
  • Lorenzo Colombo 42’

Match summary

Empoli won comfortably, 4-1 away at Verona. Empoli led 4-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Sebastiano Esposito put Empoli ahead in the 16th minute, Esposito made it 0-2 in the 19th minute, set up by Faustino Anjorin, Liberato Cacace made it 0-3 in the 32nd minute, set up by Youssef Maleh, Casper Tengstedt pulled one back to make it 1-3 in the 35th minute, set up by Jackson Tchatchoua, and Lorenzo Colombo made it 1-4 in the 42nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Empoli created 1.29 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Verona's 0.90 from 12.

Match stats

Verona Empoli
12 Shots 15
3 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.90 xG 1.29
0.90 Non-penalty xG 1.29
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Verona Empoli
Kick-off
16’
Sebastiano Esposito0-1 (Empoli)
19’
Sebastiano Esposito
Assist: Faustino Anjorin0-2 (Empoli)
32’
Liberato Cacace
Assist: Youssef Maleh0-3 (Empoli)
Casper Tengstedt
Assist: Jackson Tchatchoua1-3 (Verona)
35’
42’
Lorenzo Colombo1-4 (Empoli)
Half-time1-4
Full-time1-4

Bookings

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

Verona
  • Dani Silva
  • Daniele Ghilardi
Empoli
  • Youssef Maleh
  • 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 0.90 1.29 16’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), 0-1 16’ 19’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), 0-2 19’ 32’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), 0-3 32’ 35’ Casper Tengstedt (Verona), 1-3 35’ 42’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), 1-4 42’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.90 1.29 16’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), 0-1 Esposito 16’ 19’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), 0-2 Esposito 19’ 32’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), 0-3 Cacace 32’ 35’ Casper Tengstedt (Verona), 1-3 Tengstedt 35’ 42’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), 1-4 Colombo 42’
Verona 0.90 xGEmpoli 1.29 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Verona attacking 
62’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 43’ Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 49’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 32’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 35’ Casper Tengstedt (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 44’ Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 49’ Faustino Anjorin (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 81’ Daniel Mosquera (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 73’ Abdou Harroui (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 72’ Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 65’ Daniel Mosquera (Verona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 87’ Grigoris Kastanos (Verona), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 42’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Faustino Anjorin (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Abdou Harroui (Verona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Saba Goglichidze (Empoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 25’ Faustino Anjorin (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Tomás Suslov (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Luca Marianucci (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 39’ Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Grigoris Kastanos (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 2’ Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 42’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal 62’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), open play, 0.49 xG, off target 43’ Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 49’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 32’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 44’ Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 49’ Faustino Anjorin (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 35’ Casper Tengstedt (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 81’ Daniel Mosquera (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 73’ Abdou Harroui (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 72’ Emmanuel Ekong (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 65’ Daniel Mosquera (Verona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 87’ Grigoris Kastanos (Verona), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 42’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Faustino Anjorin (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 53’ Abdou Harroui (Verona), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Saba Goglichidze (Empoli), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 16’ Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 25’ Faustino Anjorin (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Tomás Suslov (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Luca Marianucci (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 2’ Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 39’ Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Grigoris Kastanos (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 42’ Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lorenzo Montipò GK900 0.000.000
Jackson Tchatchoua DEF9012 0.040.091
Giangiacomo Magnani DEF901 0.280.000
Pawel Dawidowicz DEF901 0.090.000
Domagoj Bradaric DEF330 0.000.000
Reda Belahyane MID900 0.000.011
Dani Silva MID640 0.000.000
Tomás Suslov MID631 0.020.091
Dailon Livramento MID500 0.000.000
Darko Lazovic MID900 0.000.373
Casper Tengstedt FWD8411 0.090.041
Daniele Ghilardi Sub570 0.000.000
Abdou Harroui Sub402 0.130.071
Daniel Mosquera Sub272 0.160.091
Grigoris Kastanos Sub262 0.080.000
Amin Sarr Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Verona win 35% Avg odds 2.71
Draw 34% Avg odds 2.80
Empoli win 31% Avg odds 3.13

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

Form going into the game

Verona LWLLL
Empoli LWDDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Verona 2-1 Empoli, 13 Jan 24 Next meeting: Empoli 1-2 Verona, 25 May 25  All Verona 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.