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Empoli 0-1 Arezzo: result and stats, Serie B

Matchday 4
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  • Simone Romagnoli74' (og)
    Stadio Carlo CastellaniM. FabbriCapacity 16,284Fri, 11 Sept 202619:00
    Salvatore Accursi portrait
    Assistant
    Salvatore Accursi
    Player of the match
    Mauro Coppolaro headshot
    Mauro Coppolaro
    Defender · Arezzo
    7.9
    This match
    Shooting0.0Finishing0.0Creativity0.0Passing9.7Involvement7.9Defending10.0Physical7.5Dribbling3.0
    Attacking
    Goals0
    Assists0
    Build-up
    Passes74
    Pass accuracy91%
    Defending
    Tackles4
    Interceptions1
    Duels won8 · 80%
    Fouls won/made2 / 1
    This match · octagon = season skill index

    Highest-rated players

    Magnino7.3Corrado7.2Yepes6.9Mancuso7.7Gilli7.7Coppolaro7.9
    Player
    Alessandro NunzianteAlessandro NunzianteG200,18+0,1825/327/14
    Jacopo SeghettiJacopo SeghettiG210,96+0,9622/388/22
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    Possession & Passing

    45%Possession55%
    377Total passes469
    80%Pass accuracy86%
    3Corners4

    Attack

    10Shots15
    2On target2
    4Off target8
    4Blocked shots5

    Box & Quality

    6Shots in box7
    4Shots out box8
    0.5xG1.1

    Defense & Discipline

    2Goalkeeper saves2
    1Offsides0
    16Fouls15
    1Yellow cards1
    1Red cards0

    Half by half

    The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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    First half

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    0,37xG0,09
    7Shots2
    1On target0
    0Big chances0
    12Touches in box3
    60%Possession40%
    2Corners0
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    Second half

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    0,11xG1,00
    3Shots13
    1On target2
    1Big chances2
    9Touches in box17
    30%Possession70%
    1Corners4

    xG analytics

    TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
    Empoli crestEmpoli
    0.4811745%
    81% open play19% set piece
    Arezzo crestArezzo
    1.0815755%
    72% open play28% set piece

    Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

    xG race

    26 shots

    Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

    0,00,30,60,91,20'15'30'45'60'75'90'Simone Romagnoli 74'Arezzo1,08 xGEmpoli0,48 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
    Empoli crestEmpoli0,48 xG · 0 scoredArezzo crestArezzo1,08 xG · 1 scored

    How those chances were made

    Empoli19
    Open play 13Set piece 2Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 1Defensive 1
    Arezzo28
    Open play 23Set piece 2Dribble 1Rebound 1Defensive 1

    Momentum

    10 swings

    Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

    Simone Romagnoli 74'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'EmpoliArezzo
    Empoli crestEmpoli32% pressureArezzo crestArezzo68% pressure

    Match replay

    91'
    0-1
    0%Draw 0%100%
    0.48xG1.08
    11Shots15
    7On target7
    Momentum
    Luca Belardinelli portrait90' Off the post Luca Belardinelli 0.08 xG

    Shot map

    10 v 15

    Empoli shoot right, Arezzo left. Bigger dot = better chance.

    EMPAREgoalsavedoff target

    Goal mouth

    13 on target · 0 scored

    Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

    Edoardo Biondini, 13', off targetShaka Mawuli, 23', off targetSamuele Righetti, 27', off targetStiven Shpendi, 32', off targetJoseph Ceesay, 41', off targetEmiliano Pattarello, 51', off targetMattia Viviani, 60', off targetEmiliano Pattarello, 61', off targetMatteo Gilli, 64', off targetSamuele Righetti, 67', off targetEmiliano Pattarello, 77', off targetLuca Belardinelli, 90', off target
    EmpoliArezzogoalsavedoff target

    Average positions

    Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

    EmpoliDefensive line 37%
    19Egan27Ceesay56Saporiti55Curto61Yepes36Shpendi42Biondini54Corrado65Cauz60Seghetti84Magnino
    ArezzoDefensive line 42%
    21Arena46Nunziante106Gilli119Righetti44Olivieri24Cianci52Viviani100Coppolaro56Mawuli62Ioniță86Renzi

    An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

    Passing network

    Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

    EmpoliUntil 25'
    258213339911235111015

    Most-connected pair: Curto and Magnino, 13 passes between them.

    ArezzoUntil 45'
    3762381314179943071

    Most-connected pair: Righetti and Olivieri, 9 passes between them.

    Tactical battle

    47control53
    37%Field tiltField tilt 63%8Box entriesBox entries 89Passes into boxPasses into box 8
    Leonardo Mancuso
    Leonardo Mancuso
    4 touches in box
    Press11.1 · 6.9Territory37% · 63%Direct1.79 · 2.01Progress28 · 50Dribble8 · 4Creation19 · 28Threat0.55 · 0.43Recover10 · 9
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    In possession

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    37,3%Field tilt62,7%
    9Passes into box8
    19Progressive passes32
    6Carries into final third12
    6Chances created11

    Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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    Out of possession

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    11,09Press intensity (PPDA)6,93
    8High turnovers12
    10Regains within 5s9
    23,1sBall recovery time20,9s
    12Interceptions16

    ↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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    Carrying

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    106Carries119
    1355mCarry distance1440m
    9Progressive carries18
    661mProgressive carry distance792m
    0Carries into the box2

    Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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    Beating the press

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    8Take-ons won4
    26Take-ons attempted11
    336mProgressive pass distance540m
    0Through balls2
    7Switches of play7

    A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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    Threat created

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    0,55Expected threat (xT)0,43
    -0,14Action value (VAEP)0,06
    19Shot-creating actions28
    0Goal-creating actions0
    8Box entries8

    xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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    Tempo

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    3,3Passes per attack4,4
    14,3sAttack duration14,3s
    1,79 m/sAttack directness2,01 m/s
    1Build-up attacks9
    5Direct attacks14

    An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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    More match stats

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    Attack

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    21Touches in box21
    45Final third entries49
    1Big chances2
    0,10xG on target0,99
    1Big chances missed2
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    Passing

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    7/18 (39%)Crosses5/29 (17%)
    22/58 (38%)Long balls31/52 (60%)
    25Throw-ins21
    15Free kicks16
    10Goal kicks6
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    Duels

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    42Total58
    35/79 (44%)Ground44/79 (56%)
    7/21 (33%)Aerial14/21 (67%)
    8/24 (33%)Dribbles4/9 (44%)
    10Dispossessed8
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    Defending

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    46Recoveries52
    6Interceptions11
    13Tackles26
    62%Tackles won50%
    33Clearances26
    1Big saves1
    1Errors led to shot0
    1Fouled in final third2
    97.3 kmDistance covered97.6 km
    77Sprints69
    6,40Average rating7,73

    Goal profile

    This season

    How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.

    Empoli crestShare of their matchesArezzo crest

    They score

    83%1+ goal67%
    17%2+ goals33%

    They concede

    67%1+ goal67%
    50%2+ goals50%
    33%3+ goals50%
    17%4+ goals33%

    Heaviest results

    Empoli crestbest 1-0 (H)·worst 2-4 (H)

    Arezzo crestbest 2-1 (A)·worst 0-5 (A)

    Match summary

    Arezzo beat Empoli 1-0 at Stadio Carlo Castellani in Serie B. It was goalless at half-time. The only goal was an own goal by Simone Romagnoli in the 74th minute. Empoli finished with ten men after Marco Curto was sent off. In their last 1 meeting, Empoli have won 0, Arezzo 1, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

    AI prediction
    Confidence 45%
    EMP45%
    X38%
    ARE17%

    → Double chance: Empoli or draw

    Why this prediction

    The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

    Empoli crestShare per factorArezzo crest
    67%Form33%
    43%Attack57%
    75%Defence25%
    100%Goal model (Poisson)0%
    62%Overall38%
    Last 3 matches
    Scored 3, conceded 3
    Last 3 matches
    Scored 4, conceded 9

    Who will win?

    Cast your vote!

    Empoli crestCompare teamsArezzo crest
    Team formsLatestPts
    13
    Empoli crestEmpoli
    LLLWL
    6
    12
    Arezzo crestArezzo
    DLWLL
    7
    Prematch standings

    Head-to-headLast 1 meetings

    Empoli crest0
    Wins
    0
    Draws
    1Arezzo crest
    Wins

    Venue spotlight

    Stadio Carlo Castellani
    Empoli, Italy
    16,284
    Capacity