Monza 1-3 Empoli
Key numbers
- Possession 68% – 32%
- Shots 12 (4 on target) – 9 (4)
- Decisive moment: 51' Mattia Viti, FN xPts +1.1
Samuele Birindelli 30'
HT 1:0
Lorenzo Colombo 49'
Mattia Viti 51'
Semuel Pizzignacco 59' (OG)
Mattia Viti 51'
Semuel Pizzignacco 59' (OG)
Monza 20th · 18 pts|Empoli 18th → 17th · 31 pts
Empoli won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.15–1.27).
Player of the matchMattia VitiDecisive moment51' Mattia Viti+1.1
Player of the match
Mattia Viti Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.2 (Dominant)
Game state
Monza ahead 19 min · level 32 min · Empoli ahead 39 min
- Lorenzo Colombo — off the bench 45 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.
30'
Samuele Birindelli
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Gianluca Caprari +0.3
+0.9
49'
Lorenzo Colombo
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Jacopo Fazzini +0.3
+0.9
51'
Mattia Viti
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Liberato Cacace +0.3
+1.1
59'
Semuel Pizzignacco
Own goal
−0.3
Monza
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −2.0Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0
Empoli
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +2.0Opponent moments −0.4Time effect +0.1→ 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
MonzaEmpoli
68%Possession32%
1.15Expected goals (xG)1.27
0.1xG per shot0.14
12Shots9
4Shots on target4
33%Shots on target %44%
5Shots in box5
653Passes294
90%Pass accuracy78%
2Corners6
2Saves3
8Fouls16
0Yellow cards1
3Offsides1
Compared with usual
Monza
39 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.77 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 1.15 | 0.76 | |
| xG against | 1.27 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 12 | 9.2 | |
| On target | 4 | 2.8 | |
| Shots faced | 9 | 14.6 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 68% | 48.5% | |
| Passes | 653 | 423.6 | high |
| Pass accuracy | 90% | 83% | |
| Corners | 2 | 3.8 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 13.6 |
Empoli
42 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 0.93 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.6 | |
| xG | 1.27 | 0.72 | |
| xG against | 1.15 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 9 | 9.6 | |
| On target | 4 | 3 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 13.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 32% | 40.5% | |
| Passes | 294 | 324.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 74.1% | |
| Corners | 6 | 4.1 | |
| Fouls | 16 | 15 |
Timeline
- 30' Goal Samuele Birindelli league goal #3 assist Gianluca Caprari
- 46' Sub Liam Henderson → Lorenzo Colombo
- 46' Sub Luca Marianucci → Saba Goglichidze
- 49' Goal Lorenzo Colombo league goal #6 assist Jacopo Fazzini
- 51' Goal Mattia Viti league goal #1 assist Liberato Cacace
- 54' Sub Kevin Zeroli → Dany Mota
- 55' Sub Tomás Palacios → Luca Caldirola
- 59' Goal Semuel Pizzignacco (OG)
- 70' Sub Gianluca Caprari → Patrick Ciurria
- 70' Sub Sebastiano Esposito → Faustino Anjorin
- 71' Sub Keita Baldé → Andrea Petagna
- 79' Sub Alessandro Bianco → Stefano Sensi
- 83' Sub Jacopo Fazzini → Tyronne Ebuehi
- 87' Yellow Ardian Ismajli
Category leaders
- Key passesGianluca Caprari3
- Duels wonAlessandro Bianco9/13
- DribblesTomás Palacios2/2
- Defensive actionsArdian Ismajli6
- Fouls wonAlessandro Bianco4
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.