Serie A · Matchweek 21
3:1
Lautaro Martínez 55'
Denzel Dumfries 79'
Marcus Thuram 89'
HT 0:0
Sebastiano Esposito 84'
Sun, 19 Jan 2025, 19:45 (UK) · Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano
Inter 2nd · 47 pts|Empoli 14th · 20 pts

Inter won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.59–0.28).

Player of the matchKristjan Asllani8.6Decisive moment55' Lautaro Martínez+0.9

Inter 3-1 Empoli

Key numbers

  • Possession 69% – 31%
  • Shots 18 (7 on target) – 5 (1)
  • Decisive moment: 55' Lautaro Martínez, FN xPts +0.9
Player of the match
Kristjan Asllani 8.6Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.6 (Dominant)

Game state

1-02-02-13-1
Inter ahead 35 min · level 55 min · Empoli ahead 0 min
  • Marcus Thuram — off the bench 21 min · 1G 0A
  • Marko Arnautović — off the bench 12 min · 0G 1A
  • Sebastiano Esposito — off the bench 24 min · 1G 0A
  • Liam Henderson — off the bench 17 min · 0G 1A

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.

55' Lautaro Martínez Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Nicolò Barella +0.3 +0.9
79' Denzel Dumfries Goal · assist Kristjan Asllani +0.2
84' Sebastiano Esposito Goal · assist Liam Henderson +0.1
89' Marcus Thuram Goal · assist Marko Arnautović +0.1
Inter Expected (last two seasons) 2.3Own moments +1.2Opponent moments −0.1Time effect −0.4→ League points won 3
Empoli Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments +0.1Opponent moments −0.7Time effect 0.0→ 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

InterEmpoli
69%Possession31%
1.59Expected goals (xG)0.28
0.09xG per shot0.06
18Shots5
7Shots on target1
39%Shots on target %20%
10Shots in box1
672Passes304
87%Pass accuracy75%
7Corners3
0Saves5
11Fouls9
0Yellow cards0
2Offsides0

Compared with usual

Inter

26 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals32.2
Conceded10.69
xG1.591.8
xG against0.280.89
Shots1814.6
On target75.2
Shots faced510.5
xG per shot0.090.12
Possession69%56.2%
Passes672524.7
Pass accuracy87%87.3%
Corners75.1
Fouls1110.9

Empoli

23 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals11.2
Conceded31.3
xG0.280.75
xG against1.591.2
Shots59.9
On target13.5
Shots faced1814.5
xG per shot0.060.08
Possession31%41.7%
Passes304342.7
Pass accuracy75%76%
Corners35
Fouls914.4

Timeline

  • 55' Goal Lautaro Martínez league goal #8 assist Nicolò Barella
  • 66' Sub Mattia De Sciglio → Saba Goglichidze
  • 66' Sub Jacopo Fazzini → Sebastiano Esposito
  • 69' Sub Mehdi Taremi → Marcus Thuram
  • 69' Sub Piotr Zieliński → Henrikh Mkhitaryan
  • 73' Sub Alberto Grassi → Liam Henderson
  • 77' Sub Federico Dimarco → Alessandro Bastoni
  • 78' Sub Lautaro Martínez → Marko Arnautović
  • 79' Goal Denzel Dumfries league goal #5 assist Kristjan Asllani
  • 83' Sub Giuseppe Pezzella → Junior Sambia
  • 83' Sub Liberato Cacace → Szymon Żurkowski
  • 84' Goal Sebastiano Esposito league goal #8 assist Liam Henderson
  • 85' Sub Benjamin Pavard → Matteo Darmian
  • 89' Goal Marcus Thuram league goal #13 assist Marko Arnautović

Category leaders

  • Key passesNicolò Barella4
  • Duels wonCarlos Augusto13/14
  • Defensive actionsKristjan Asllani7
  • ShotsLautaro Martínez4 (on target 3)
  • Fouls wonKristjan Asllani3

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.