Salernitana 1-3 Empoli
Key numbers
- Possession 61% – 39%
- Shots 13 (4 on target) – 17 (3)
- Decisive moment: 88' M'Baye Niang, FN xPts +1.8
Shon Weissman 69'
HT 0:1
Alessandro Zanoli 23' (OG)
M'Baye Niang 88' (pen)
Matteo Cancellieri 90+4'
M'Baye Niang 88' (pen)
Matteo Cancellieri 90+4'
Salernitana 20th · 13 pts|Empoli 19th → 15th · 21 pts
Empoli won on the scoreboard and on xG (0.88–2.21).
Player of the matchYoussef MalehDecisive moment88' M'Baye Niang+1.8
Player of the match
Youssef Maleh Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.5 (Strong)
Game state
Salernitana ahead 0 min · level 42 min · Empoli ahead 48 min
- Shon Weissman — off the bench 49 min · 1G 0A
- M'Baye Niang — off the bench 20 min · 1G 1A
- Matteo Cancellieri — off the bench 12 min · 1G 0A
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
23'
Alessandro Zanoli
Own goal
−0.8
69'
Shon Weissman
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Antonio Candreva +0.3
+1.0
88'
M'Baye Niang
Pen goal
+1.8
90+4'
Matteo Cancellieri
Goal · assist M'Baye Niang
0.0
Salernitana
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +0.2Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.9→ League points won 0
Empoli
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +1.8Opponent moments −0.4Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
SalernitanaEmpoli
61%Possession39%
0.88Expected goals (xG)2.21
0.07xG per shot0.13
13Shots17
4Shots on target3
31%Shots on target %18%
6Shots in box12
560Passes354
89%Pass accuracy81%
4Corners8
1Saves3
10Fouls17
3Yellow cards2
2Offsides1
Compared with usual
Salernitana
26 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.96 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.9 | |
| xG | 0.88 | 0.69 | |
| xG against | 2.21 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 13 | 10.4 | |
| On target | 4 | 3.4 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 14.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.07 | 0.06 | |
| Possession | 61% | 45.1% | |
| Passes | 560 | 388.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 89% | 77.9% | |
| Corners | 4 | 4 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 12.3 |
Empoli
last 23 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 0.65 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 2.21 | 0.92 | |
| xG against | 0.88 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 17 | 11.7 | |
| On target | 3 | 3.4 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 15.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 39% | 45.7% | |
| Passes | 354 | 382 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 77.8% | |
| Corners | 8 | 5 | |
| Fouls | 17 | 12.9 |
Timeline
- 21' Yellow Youssef Maleh
- 23' Goal Alessandro Zanoli (OG)
- 41' Sub Niccolò Pierozzi → Shon Weissman
- 42' Yellow Alessandro Zanoli
- 46' Sub Alessandro Zanoli → Junior Sambia
- 59' Sub Jérôme Boateng → Lorenzo Pirola
- 59' Sub Grīgorīs Kastanos → Loum Tchaouna
- 69' Goal Shon Weissman league goal #1 assist Antonio Candreva
- 70' Sub Youssef Maleh → Jacopo Fazzini
- 70' Sub Alberto Cerri → M'Baye Niang
- 76' Sub Giulio Maggiore → Lassana Coulibaly
- 77' Yellow Toma Bašić
- 78' Sub Szymon Żurkowski → Viktor Kovalenko
- 78' Sub Nicolò Cambiaghi → Matteo Cancellieri
- 88' Goal M'Baye Niang (pen) league goal #1
- 90+3' Yellow Domagoj Bradarić
- 90+4' Goal Matteo Cancellieri league goal #2 assist M'Baye Niang
Category leaders
- Key passesNicolò Cambiaghi5
- Duels wonYoussef Maleh9/13
- DribblesDomagoj Bradarić2/3
- Defensive actionsYoussef Maleh6
- Fouls wonGrīgorīs Kastanos4
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.