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Modena 2-1 Empoli: result and stats, Serie B

Matchday 5
FT
  • A. Belotti61'
  • G. Ambrosino70'
  • 27'G. Yepes
Stadio Alberto BragliaA. CalzavaraCapacity 21,151Sun, 20 Sept 202619:30
Salvatore Accursi portrait
Assistant
Salvatore Accursi
Player of the match
Jacopo Seghetti headshot
Jacopo Seghetti
Goalkeeper · Empoli
8.3
This match
Shooting0.0Finishing0.0Creativity0.0Passing4.9Involvement4.4Defending0.0Physical8.1Dribbling0.0
Attacking
Goals0
Assists0
Build-up
Passes29
Pass accuracy83%
Goalkeeping
Saves6
Goals conceded2
Penalties saved0
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Nador7.6Azzi7.5Ambrosino7.5Magnino6.9Yepes8.0Seghetti8.3
Player
Jacopo SeghettiJacopo SeghettiG622,28+0,2824/2910/15
Leandro ChichizolaLeandro ChichizolaG310,49-0,5122/263/7
Modena crestLive statsEmpoli crest

Possession & Passing

60%Possession40%
533Total passes345
87%Pass accuracy83%
3Corners2

Attack

22Shots9
8On target4
8Off target2
6Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

14Shots in box5
8Shots out box4
1.7xG0.7
0.3Goals prevented0.3

Defense & Discipline

3Goalkeeper saves6
6Offsides0
11Fouls11
2Yellow cards2

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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0,96xG0,28
14Shots4
4On target2
3Big chances0
20Touches in box4
69%Possession31%
2Corners1
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Second half

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0,75xG0,44
8Shots5
4On target2
1Big chances0
13Touches in box9
52%Possession48%
1Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Modena crestModena
1.72221460%
60% open play40% set piece
Empoli crestEmpoli
0.719740%
70% open play30% 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

31 shots

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

0,00,51,01,41,90'15'30'45'60'75'90'Gerard Yepes 27'Andrea Belotti 61'Giuseppe Ambrosino 70'Modena1,72 xGEmpoli0,71 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Modena crestModena1,72 xG · 2 scoredEmpoli crestEmpoli0,71 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Modena43
Open play 36Set piece 4Foul won 1Rebound 2
Empoli18
Open play 16Set piece 1Rebound 1

Momentum

17 swings

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

Gerard Yepes 27'Andrea Belotti 61'Giuseppe Ambrosino 70'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'ModenaEmpoli
Modena crestModena76% pressureEmpoli crestEmpoli24% pressure

Match replay

91'
2-1
100%Draw 0%0%
1.72xG0.71
22Shots9
14On target7
Momentum
Simone Romagnoli portrait90' Saved Simone Romagnoli 0.14 xG

Shot map

22 v 9

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

MODEMPgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

21 on target · 3 scored

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

Edoardo Biondini, 9', off targetGiuseppe Caso, 20', off targetDaniel Tonoli, 30', off targetGiuseppe Ambrosino, 36', off targetGiuseppe Caso, 44', off targetGiuseppe Caso, 45', off targetBryant Nieling, 51', off targetPaulo Azzi, 60', off targetGiuseppe Ambrosino, 65', off targetJoseph Ceesay, 79', off target
ModenaEmpoligoalsavedoff 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.

ModenaDefensive line 36%
35Olzer51Chichizola82Brugman48Ambrosino99Bianco104Nieling45Caso109Nador89Tonoli59Azzi69Zampano
EmpoliDefensive line 31%
46Romagnoli54Ceesay15Shpendi55Yepes58Seghetti59Saporiti69Magnino41Biondini59Corrado66Zedadka76Cauz

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.

ModenaUntil 55'
6201642777277072110

Most-connected pair: Nador and Nieling, 28 passes between them.

EmpoliUntil 41'
82133106911215981139

Most-connected pairs: Magnino and Romagnoli; Magnino and Yepes. 8 passes each.

Tactical battle

63control37
64%Field tiltField tilt 36%15Box entriesBox entries 716Passes into boxPasses into box 7
Giuseppe Ambrosino
Giuseppe Ambrosino
7 touches in box
Press13.7 · 18.0Territory64% · 36%Direct2.22 · 2.63Progress58 · 31Dribble4 · 6Creation43 · 18Threat1.31 · 0.78Recover7 · 6
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In possession

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63,8%Field tilt36,2%
16Passes into box7
50Progressive passes17
7Carries into final third8
18Chances created7

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

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Out of possession

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13,65Press intensity (PPDA)18,04
9High turnovers2
7Regains within 5s6
19,8sBall recovery time26,8s
7Interceptions13

↓ 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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130Carries86
1461mCarry distance944m
8Progressive carries14
826mProgressive carry distance636m
3Carries into the box1

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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4Take-ons won6
13Take-ons attempted13
821mProgressive pass distance281m
1Through balls0
6Switches of play4

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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1,31Expected threat (xT)0,78
2,28Action value (VAEP)1,20
43Shot-creating actions18
4Goal-creating actions2
15Box entries7

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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5,1Passes per attack3,2
16,9sAttack duration12,3s
2,22 m/sAttack directness2,63 m/s
8Build-up attacks1
14Direct attacks4

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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33Touches in box13
77Final third entries55
4Big chances0
2,31xG on target0,59
4Big chances missed0
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Passing

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9/22 (41%)Crosses3/19 (16%)
22/37 (59%)Long balls22/49 (45%)
18Throw-ins15
11Free kicks11
5Goal kicks11
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Duels

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44Total56
27/68 (40%)Ground41/68 (60%)
10/16 (63%)Aerial6/16 (38%)
4/13 (31%)Dribbles8/13 (62%)
13Dispossessed8
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Defending

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47Recoveries39
5Interceptions9
13Tackles22
69%Tackles won41%
21Clearances29
0Errors led to shot1
2Fouled in final third3
99.3 kmDistance covered100.1 km
69Sprints56
7,70Average rating7,13

Goal profile

This season

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

Modena crestShare of their matchesEmpoli crest

They score

83%1+ goal83%
67%2+ goals17%

They concede

83%1+ goal67%
17%2+ goals50%

Heaviest results

Modena crestbest 3-0 (A)·worst 0-1 (H)

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

Match summary

Modena beat Empoli 2-1 at Stadio Alberto Braglia in Serie B. Empoli led 1-0 at half-time, but Modena came from behind to win. Scorers: A. Belotti (61'), G. Ambrosino (70') for Modena; G. Yepes (27') for Empoli. In their last 3 meetings, Modena have won 2, Empoli 0, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 50%
MOD50%
X36%
EMP14%

→ Double chance: Modena or draw

Why this prediction

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

Modena crestShare per factorEmpoli crest
54%Form46%
67%Attack33%
57%Defence43%
0%Goal model (Poisson)100%
71%Head-to-head29%
67%Goals33%
63%Overall37%
Last 4 matches
Scored 6, conceded 3
Last 4 matches
Scored 3, conceded 4

Who will win?

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Prematch standings

Head-to-headLast 6 meetings

Modena crest2
Wins
2
Draws
1Empoli crest
Wins
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  • 15 Mar 2014Modena crest0 - 0Empoli crestSerie B
  • 5 Oct 2013Empoli crest2 - 1Modena crestSerie B
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