Verona vs Empoli

22 November 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Matteo Gariglio

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Antonin Barak 49’
  • Adrien Tameze 90+1’
  • Simone Romagnoli 67’

Match summary

Verona won 2-1 at home to Empoli, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Antonin Barak put Verona ahead with a header in the 49th minute, set up by Darko Lazovic, Simone Romagnoli equalised from a corner in the 67th minute, set up by Andrea Pinamonti, and Adrien Tameze won it in stoppage time, set up by Antonin Barak.

There was little between the sides on chances: Verona created 1.30 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots, Empoli 1.57 from 9.

Match stats

Verona Empoli
22 Shots 9
5 Shots on Target 4
1 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.30 xG 1.56
1.30 Non-penalty xG 1.56
10 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Verona Empoli
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Antonin Barak
Assist: Darko Lazovic
1-0 (Verona)
49’
67’
Simone Romagnoli
Assist: Andrea Pinamonti
1-1 (Empoli)
Adrien Tameze
Assist: Antonin Barak
2-1 (Verona)
90+1’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Verona
  • Giovanni Simeone
Empoli
  • Sebastiano Luperto
  • Federico Di Francesco
  • 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 1.30 1.57 49’ Antonin Barak (Verona), 1-0 49’ 67’ Simone Romagnoli (Empoli), 1-1 67’ 90+1’ Adrien Tameze (Verona), 2-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.30 1.57 49’ Antonin Barak (Verona), 1-0 Barak 49’ 67’ Simone Romagnoli (Empoli), 1-1 Romagnoli 67’ 90+1’ Adrien Tameze (Verona), 2-1 Tameze 90+1’
Verona 1.30 xGEmpoli 1.57 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Verona attacking 
67’ Simone Romagnoli (Empoli), from a corner, 0.93 xG, goal 23’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 51’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 69’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 5’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 73’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 49’ Antonin Barak (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 62’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 82’ Marco Faraoni (Verona), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 15’ Nicolò Casale (Verona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 22’ Marco Faraoni (Verona), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Adrien Tameze (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 79’ Darko Lazovic (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Adrien Tameze (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 44’ Koray Günter (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 70’ Miguel Veloso (Verona), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Marco Faraoni (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Miguel Veloso (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Antonin Barak (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 2’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Federico Ceccherini (Verona), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Samuele Ricci (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 67’ Simone Romagnoli (Empoli), from a corner, 0.93 xG, goal 23’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 51’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 69’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 73’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 5’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 49’ Antonin Barak (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 15’ Nicolò Casale (Verona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 82’ Marco Faraoni (Verona), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 74’ Federico Di Francesco (Empoli), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 22’ Marco Faraoni (Verona), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 78’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 3’ Adrien Tameze (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 44’ Koray Günter (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Darko Lazovic (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Adrien Tameze (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 61’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Miguel Veloso (Verona), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Marco Faraoni (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Miguel Veloso (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 32’ Andrea Pinamonti (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 5’ Antonin Barak (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 41’ Federico Ceccherini (Verona), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Samuele Ricci (Empoli), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Nedim Bajrami (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Liam Henderson (Empoli), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lorenzo Montipò GK900 0.000.000
Koray Günter DEF901 0.050.041
Federico Ceccherini DEF901 0.020.000
Pawel Dawidowicz DEF901 0.030.051
Marco Faraoni MID903 0.180.061
Nicolò Casale MID471 0.080.000
Adrien Tameze MID9012 0.110.243
Miguel Veloso MID902 0.060.102
Antonin Barak MID90112 0.110.314
Gianluca Caprari MID905 0.340.254
Giovanni Simeone FWD903 0.260.042
Darko Lazovic Sub4311 0.050.091
Martin Hongla Sub10 0.000.000
Giangiacomo Magnani Sub10 0.000.000
Bosko Sutalo Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Verona win 55% Avg odds 1.74
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.82
Empoli win 20% Avg odds 4.74

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

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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.