Venezia 1-1 Empoli
Key numbers
- Possession 50% – 50%
- Shots 8 (3 on target) – 18 (6)
- Decisive moment: 5' Joel Pohjanpalo, FN xPts +0.7
Joel Pohjanpalo 5'
HT 1:1
Sebastiano Esposito 32'
Venezia 19th → 18th · 14 pts|Empoli 12th → 11th · 20 pts
1-1 draw, with xG at 0.94–1.78.
Player of the matchSebastiano EspositoDecisive moment5' Joel Pohjanpalo+0.7
Player of the match
Sebastiano Esposito Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.5 (Strong)
Game state
Venezia ahead 27 min · level 63 min · Empoli ahead 0 min
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.
5'
Joel Pohjanpalo
Goal
+0.7
32'
Sebastiano Esposito
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Lorenzo Colombo +0.2
+0.7
Venezia
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.4→ League points won 1
Empoli
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.2→ League points won 1
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
VeneziaEmpoli
50%Possession50%
0.94Expected goals (xG)1.78
0.12xG per shot0.1
8Shots18
3Shots on target6
38%Shots on target %33%
4Shots in box10
423Passes408
75%Pass accuracy74%
2Corners8
4Saves2
15Fouls14
1Yellow cards2
2Offsides1
Compared with usual
Venezia
19 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.95 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 0.94 | 0.96 | |
| xG against | 1.78 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 8 | 10.9 | |
| On target | 3 | 3.8 | |
| Shots faced | 18 | 14.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 50% | 44.5% | |
| Passes | 423 | 367.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 75% | 79% | |
| Corners | 2 | 3.7 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 11.4 |
Empoli
21 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.78 | 0.67 | |
| xG against | 0.94 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 18 | 9.2 | |
| On target | 6 | 3.3 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 14.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 50% | 40.9% | |
| Passes | 408 | 338 | |
| Pass accuracy | 74% | 76.5% | |
| Corners | 8 | 4.6 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 14.6 |
Timeline
- 5' Goal Joel Pohjanpalo league goal #5
- 32' Goal Sebastiano Esposito league goal #7 assist Lorenzo Colombo
- 39' Yellow Marin Šverko
- 56' Yellow Mattia Viti
- 62' Yellow Sebastiano Esposito
- 65' Sub Franco Carboni → Magnus Kofod Andersen
- 70' Sub Gaetano Oristanio → John Yeboah
- 79' Sub Mattia Viti → Liberato Cacace
- 79' Sub Emmanuel Gyasi → Junior Sambia
- 82' Sub Faustino Anjorin → Liam Henderson
- 88' Sub Giuseppe Pezzella → Luca Marianucci
- 88' Sub Sebastiano Esposito → Emmanuel Ekong
Category leaders
- Key passesFaustino Anjorin3
- Duels wonLorenzo Colombo12/29
- DribblesFaustino Anjorin3/6
- Defensive actionsGiorgio Altare9
- ShotsLorenzo Colombo4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonGaetano Oristanio4
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.