Verona vs Empoli

13 January 2024 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Daniele Doveri

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Milan Djuric 3’
  • Cyril Ngonge 56’
  • Szymon Zurkowski 64’

Match summary

Verona won 2-1 at home to Empoli. Verona led 1-0 at half-time.

Milan Djuric put Verona ahead with a header in the 3rd minute, set up by Ondrej Duda, Cyril Ngonge made it 2-0 in the 56th minute, set up by Suat Serdar, and Szymon Zurkowski pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 64th minute, set up by Bartosz Bereszynski.

The chances backed that up: Verona created 1.25 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Empoli's 0.72 from 14. Verona had a player sent off.

Match stats

Verona Empoli
12 Shots 14
7 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 9
4 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1.25 xG 0.72
1.25 Non-penalty xG 0.72
1 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Verona Empoli
Kick-off
Milan Djuric
Assist: Ondrej Duda1-0 (Verona)
3’
Half-time1-0
Cyril Ngonge
Assist: Suat Serdar2-0 (Verona)
56’
64’
Szymon Zurkowski
Assist: Bartosz Bereszynski2-1 (Empoli)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Verona
  • Ondrej Duda
  • Jackson Tchatchoua
  • Diego Coppola
Empoli
  • Nicolò Cambiaghi
  • Matteo Cancellieri
  • Szymon Zurkowski

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 1.25 0.72 3’ Milan Djuric (Verona), 1-0 3’ 56’ Cyril Ngonge (Verona), 2-0 56’ 64’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), 2-1 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 0.72 3’ Milan Djuric (Verona), 1-0 Djuric 3’ 56’ Cyril Ngonge (Verona), 2-0 Ngonge 56’ 64’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), 2-1 Zurkowski 64’
Verona 1.25 xGEmpoli 0.72 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Verona attacking 
3’ Milan Djuric (Verona), from a corner, 0.46 xG, goal 51’ Michael Folorunsho (Verona), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 49’ Suat Serdar (Verona), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 5’ Steven Shpendi (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 39’ Michael Folorunsho (Verona), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 19’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 71’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 31’ Cyril Ngonge (Verona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 34’ Alberto Grassi (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 71’ Alberto Grassi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90’ Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Milan Djuric (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 15’ Cyril Ngonge (Verona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Riccardo Saponara (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Cyril Ngonge (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 20’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Tomás Suslov (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Tomás Suslov (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 3’ Milan Djuric (Verona), from a corner, 0.46 xG, goal 51’ Michael Folorunsho (Verona), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 49’ Suat Serdar (Verona), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 5’ Steven Shpendi (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 39’ Michael Folorunsho (Verona), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 19’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 71’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 71’ Alberto Grassi (Empoli), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90’ Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 31’ Cyril Ngonge (Verona), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 34’ Alberto Grassi (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Milan Djuric (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 15’ Cyril Ngonge (Verona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Riccardo Saponara (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 22’ Nicolò Cambiaghi (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Cyril Ngonge (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 20’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Tomás Suslov (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Liberato Cacace (Empoli), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Jacopo Fazzini (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+4’ Razvan Marin (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Tomás Suslov (Verona), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lorenzo Montipò GK900 0.000.000
Jackson Tchatchoua DEF900 0.000.152
Giangiacomo Magnani DEF900 0.000.281
Diego Coppola DEF820 0.000.021
Josh Doig DEF900 0.000.000
Suat Serdar MID9011 0.120.042
Ondrej Duda MID8910 0.000.461
Cyril Ngonge MID9013 0.150.000
Tomás Suslov MID902 0.030.051
Michael Folorunsho MID702 0.380.081
Milan Djuric FWD8212 0.520.000
Riccardo Saponara Sub201 0.050.000
Thomas Henry Sub80 0.000.000
Pawel Dawidowicz Sub80 0.000.000
Bruno Amione Sub10 0.000.000
Jordi Mboula Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Verona win 44% Avg odds 2.18
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.31
Empoli win 27% Avg odds 3.55

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

Form going into the game

Verona DLWLL
Empoli DLLDL

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Empoli 0-1 Verona, 19 Aug 23 Next meeting: Verona 1-4 Empoli, 08 Dec 24  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.