Lazio 2-1 Empoli
Key numbers
- Possession 59% – 41%
- Shots 16 (6 on target) – 7 (2)
- Decisive moment: 84' Pedro, FN xPts +1.6
Mattia Zaccagni 45+4'
Pedro 84'
Pedro 84'
HT 1:1
Sebastiano Esposito 9'
Lazio 9th → 4th · 13 pts|Empoli 8th → 9th · 10 pts
Lazio won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.1–0.55).
Player of the matchNuno TavaresDecisive moment84' Pedro+1.6
Player of the match
Nuno Tavares Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.9 (Strong)
Game state
Lazio ahead 6 min · level 48 min · Empoli ahead 36 min
- Pedro — off the bench 17 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.
9'
Sebastiano Esposito
Goal
+0.8
45+4'
Mattia Zaccagni
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Nuno Tavares +0.3
+1.0
51'
Valentín Castellanos
Pen miss
−0.8
84'
Pedro
Goal · scorer +1.1 · assist Valentín Castellanos +0.5
+1.6
Lazio
Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +1.8Opponent moments −0.8Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Empoli
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.5Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0
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
LazioEmpoli
59%Possession41%
2.1Expected goals (xG)0.55
0.13xG per shot0.08
16Shots7
6Shots on target2
38%Shots on target %29%
9Shots in box5
419Passes297
86%Pass accuracy74%
5Corners3
1Saves4
10Fouls17
2Yellow cards4
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Lazio
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.4 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 2.1 | 1.8 | |
| xG against | 0.55 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 16 | 13.9 | |
| On target | 6 | 6.1 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 10.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.15 | |
| Possession | 59% | 51.1% | |
| Passes | 419 | 426.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 85.3% | |
| Corners | 5 | 6.6 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 13.6 |
Empoli
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.4 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.5 | high |
| xG | 0.55 | 0.75 | |
| xG against | 2.1 | 0.97 | |
| Shots | 7 | 10.1 | |
| On target | 2 | 3.3 | |
| Shots faced | 16 | 14.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 41% | 38.5% | |
| Passes | 297 | 319.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 74% | 75.4% | |
| Corners | 3 | 4.6 | |
| Fouls | 17 | 13.9 |
Timeline
- 9' Goal Sebastiano Esposito league goal #2
- 29' Yellow Giuseppe Pezzella
- 31' Yellow Jacopo Fazzini
- 38' Sub Manuel Lazzari → Adam Marušić
- 45+4' Yellow Nicolò Rovella
- 45+4' Goal Mattia Zaccagni league goal #2 assist Nuno Tavares
- 51' Pen miss Valentín Castellanos
- 53' Yellow Valentín Castellanos
- 53' Sub Giuseppe Pezzella → Liberato Cacace
- 65' Sub Faustino Anjorin → Emmanuel Ekong
- 65' Sub Jacopo Fazzini → Liam Henderson
- 73' Sub Gustav Isaksen → Pedro
- 78' Yellow Emmanuel Gyasi
- 82' Yellow Alberto Grassi
- 83' Sub Ola Solbakken → Lorenzo Colombo
- 83' Sub Sebastiano Esposito → Mattia De Sciglio
- 84' Goal Pedro league goal #1 assist Valentín Castellanos
- 86' Sub Nuno Tavares → Luca Pellegrini
- 86' Sub Boulaye Dia → Gaetano Castrovilli
- 87' Sub Mattia Zaccagni → Tijjani Noslin
Category leaders
- Key passesManuel Lazzari3
- Duels wonMario Gila Fuentes11/21
- DribblesFaustino Anjorin4/5
- Defensive actionsMario Gila Fuentes10
- ShotsValentín Castellanos5 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonBoulaye Dia4
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.