Empoli 1-2 Genoa
Key numbers
- Possession 59% – 41%
- Shots 12 (8 on target) – 14 (5)
- Decisive moment: 46' Milan Badelj, FN xPts +1.2
Sebastiano Esposito 74'
HT 0:0
Milan Badelj 46'
Caleb Ekuban 68'
Caleb Ekuban 68'
Empoli 11th · 19 pts|Genoa 13th · 19 pts
Genoa won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.34–1.77).
Player of the matchNicola LealiDecisive moment46' Milan Badelj+1.2
Player of the match
Nicola Leali Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)
Game state
Empoli ahead 0 min · level 46 min · Genoa ahead 44 min
- Fabio Miretti — off the bench 27 min · 0G 1A
- Caleb Ekuban — off the bench 27 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.
46'
Milan Badelj
Goal
+1.2
54'
Sebastiano Esposito
Pen miss
−0.7
68'
Caleb Ekuban
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Fabio Miretti +0.1
+0.3
74'
Sebastiano Esposito
Goal · assist Faustino Anjorin
+0.2
Empoli
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments −0.5Opponent moments −1.1Time effect +0.3→ League points won 0
Genoa
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +1.5Opponent moments +0.6Time 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
EmpoliGenoa
59%Possession41%
1.34Expected goals (xG)1.77
0.11xG per shot0.13
12Shots14
8Shots on target5
67%Shots on target %36%
5Shots in box9
451Passes316
80%Pass accuracy72%
7Corners4
3Saves7
16Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
2Offsides1
Compared with usual
Empoli
20 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.34 | 0.64 | |
| xG against | 1.77 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 12 | 9.1 | |
| On target | 8 | 3.1 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 14.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 59% | 40% | |
| Passes | 451 | 332.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 80% | 76.3% | |
| Corners | 7 | 4.5 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 14.6 |
Genoa
19 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0.84 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 1.77 | 0.86 | |
| xG against | 1.34 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 14 | 11.9 | |
| On target | 5 | 3.7 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 13.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 41% | 43% | |
| Passes | 316 | 355.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 72% | 78.6% | |
| Corners | 4 | 3.9 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 12.9 |
Timeline
- 39' Sub Brooke Norton-Cuffy → Stefano Sabelli
- 46' Goal Milan Badelj league goal #1
- 52' VAR Sebastiano Esposito
- 54' Pen miss Sebastiano Esposito
- 59' Sub Liam Henderson → Jacopo Fazzini
- 63' Sub Andrea Pinamonti → Caleb Ekuban
- 63' Sub Milan Badelj → Fabio Miretti
- 63' Sub Alessandro Zanoli → Patrizio Masini
- 66' Yellow Morten Thorsby
- 68' Goal Caleb Ekuban league goal #1 assist Fabio Miretti
- 71' Sub Alberto Grassi → Youssef Maleh
- 71' Sub Saba Goglichidze → Mattia De Sciglio
- 74' Goal Sebastiano Esposito league goal #6 assist Faustino Anjorin
- 79' Yellow Vitinha
- 80' Sub Liberato Cacace → Emmanuel Ekong
- 80' Sub Faustino Anjorin → Luca Marianucci
- 81' Yellow Emmanuel Gyasi
- 82' Sub Morten Thorsby → Koni De Winter
Category leaders
- Key passesFaustino Anjorin3
- Duels wonMorten Thorsby10/16
- DribblesAlessandro Zanoli3/6
- Defensive actionsArdian Ismajli6
- ShotsFaustino Anjorin3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonPatrizio Masini4
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.