Serie A

Empoli 1-2 Genoa

Empoli vs Genoa finished 1-2 in Serie A. Key event: 7' Johan Vásquez (assist Aarón Martín · xG 0.03 · Set Piece · location 89.4%, 38.9%). Head to head: H2H last 8: 0-5-3. Home form: L L W L D; Away form: L D D W D. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

EMP 1 - 2 Finished

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Competition Serie A Season 2024 Country Italy Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 28 Dec 2024, 14:00 Venue time 28 Dec 2024, 15:00 CET

Match preview 2 facts

Home form L L W L D 4 pts, goals 7-9, 1.40 scored/match, 1.80 conceded/match

Away form L D D W D 6 pts, goals 5-4, 1.00 scored/match, 0.80 conceded/match

Shot map 26 shots · 3 goals

Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.

Empoli 12 shots · 1.43 xG · 1 goal

Genoa 14 shots · 2.08 xG · 2 goals

Attempt Goal Marker size = xG

Timeline 44 events

7' shot Johan Vásquez GEN assist Aarón Martín · xG 0.03 · Set Piece · location 89.4%, 38.9%

11' shot Vitinha GEN assist Milan Badelj · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77.7%, 52.8%

16' shot Johan Vásquez GEN assist Aarón Martín · xG 0.03 · From Corner · location 86.2%, 47.9%

16' shot Vitinha GEN xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Set Piece · location 84.8%, 38.8%

23' shot Liam Henderson EMP assist Lorenzo Colombo · xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 70.1%, 60%

31' shot Alessandro Zanoli GEN xG 0.01 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 74.9%, 36.4%

31' shot Faustino Anjorin EMP xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77.7%, 57.5%

39' Sub Stefano Sabelli GEN on for Brooke Norton-Cuffy · Injury substitution

42' shot Liberato Cacace EMP assist Liam Henderson · xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 71.1%, 70.9%

45' shot Andrea Pinamonti GEN assist Vitinha · xG 0.14 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 91.4%, 53.6%

45' shot Milan Badelj GEN xG 0.44 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.8%, 48.6%

46' Goal Milan Badelj 0–1 GEN Goal

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49' shot Lorenzo Colombo EMP assist Faustino Anjorin · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 80.8%, 41.1%

52' VAR Sebastiano Esposito EMP Penalty not awarded

53' shot Sebastiano Esposito EMP xG 0.76 · Right Foot · location 88.5%, 50%

54' Penalty Sebastiano Esposito EMP Missed penalty

56' shot Lorenzo Colombo EMP assist Faustino Anjorin · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 86.2%, 53.3%

59' Sub Jacopo Fazzini EMP on for Liam Henderson

62' shot Caleb Ekuban GEN assist Vitinha · xG 0.35 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 93.1%, 41.9%

63' shot Faustino Anjorin EMP assist Sebastiano Esposito · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77.9%, 27%

63' Sub Patrizio Masini GEN on for Alessandro Zanoli

63' Sub Fabio Miretti GEN on for Milan Badelj

63' Sub Caleb Ekuban GEN on for Andrea Pinamonti

64' shot Caleb Ekuban GEN assist Aarón Martín · xG 0.11 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.1%, 54.9%

66' shot Fabio Miretti GEN assist Morten Thorsby · xG 0.09 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 81.1%, 45.5%

66' Yellow Morten Thorsby GEN Yellow card

67' shot Caleb Ekuban GEN assist Fabio Miretti · xG 0.64 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 96.5%, 50.2%

68' Goal Caleb Ekuban 0–2GEN assist Fabio Miretti

69' shot Sebastiano Esposito EMP xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 69.8%, 58.4%

71' Sub Youssef Maleh EMP on for Alberto Grassi

71' Sub Mattia De Sciglio EMP on for Saba Goglichidze

72' shot Faustino Anjorin EMP xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 72.3%, 53.1%

73' shot Sebastiano Esposito EMP assist Faustino Anjorin · xG 0.3 · Open Play · location 90.7%, 50.4%

74' Goal Sebastiano Esposito 1–2EMP assist Tino Anjorin

75' shot Vitinha GEN xG 0.03 · Left Foot · Set Piece · location 80.2%, 40.7%

79' Yellow Vitinha GEN Yellow card

80' Sub Luca Marianucci EMP on for Tino Anjorin

80' Sub Emmanuel Ekong EMP on for Liberato Cacace

81' Yellow Emmanuel Gyasi EMP Yellow card

82' Sub Koni De Winter GEN on for Morten Thorsby

85' shot Lorenzo Colombo EMP assist Sebastiano Esposito · xG 0.04 · Open Play · location 87.7%, 45%

86' shot Sebastiano Esposito EMP assist Lorenzo Colombo · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.2%, 37%

89' shot Stefano Sabelli GEN xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Set Piece · location 65.9%, 49.8%

92' shot Vitinha GEN assist Caleb Ekuban · xG 0.12 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 85.2%, 60.8%

Head-to-head H2H last 12: 1-5-6

Genoa leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 5 wins, 1 loss, 6 draws. Latest meeting: 25 Sep 2025 · Genoa vs Empoli · 3 - 1.

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25 Sep 2025

Genoa 3 - 1 Empoli

02 Mar 2025

Genoa 1 - 1 Empoli

03 Feb 2024

Empoli 0 - 0 Genoa

02 Dec 2023

Genoa 1 - 1 Empoli

06 Mar 2022

Genoa 0 - 0 Empoli

05 Nov 2021

Empoli 2 - 2 Genoa

28 Jan 2019

Empoli 1 - 3 Genoa

26 Aug 2018

Genoa 2 - 1 Empoli

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05 Mar 2017

Empoli 0 - 2 Genoa

16 Oct 2016

Genoa 0 - 0 Empoli

06 Mar 2016

Genoa 1 - 0 Empoli

24 Oct 2015

Empoli 2 - 0 Genoa

Team statistics 17 metrics

59% Ball Possession 41%

59% 41%

1.43 Expected Goals 2.02

41% 58%

12 Total Shots 14

46% 53%

8 Shots on Goal 5

61% 38%

7 Corner Kicks 4

63% 36%

16 Fouls 13

55% 44%

1 Yellow Cards 2

33% 66%

3 Goalkeeper Saves 7

30% 70%

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1 Blocked shots 4

2 Offsides 1

12 Free kicks 16

3 Shots off target 5

22 Throw-ins 30

10 Goal kicks 6

3 Total saves 7

1 Hit woodwork 0

5 Shots inside box 9

Lineups

1 Nicola Leali GK 15 Brooke Norton-Cuffy DEF 13 Mattia Bani DEF 22 Johan Vásquez DEF 3 Aarón Martín DEF 47 Milan Badelj MID 32 Morten Frendrup MID 59 Alessandro Zanoli MID 2 Morten Thorsby MID 9 Vitinha MID 19 Andrea Pinamonti FWD 23 Devis Vásquez GK 2 Saba Goglichidze DEF 34 Ardian Ismajli DEF 3 Giuseppe Pezzella DEF 13 Liberato Cacace DEF 11 Emmanuel Gyasi MID 8 Tino Anjorin MID 5 Alberto Grassi MID 6 Liam Henderson MID 29 Lorenzo Colombo FWD 99 Sebastiano Esposito FWD

Genoa

4-2-3-1 · Manager Patrick Vieira

1 N Nicola Leali GK

15 B Brooke Norton-Cuffy DEF

13 M Mattia Bani DEF

22 J Johan Vásquez DEF

3 A Aarón Martín DEF

47 M Milan Badelj · Captain MID

32 M Morten Frendrup MID

59 A Alessandro Zanoli MID

2 M Morten Thorsby MID

9 V Vitinha MID

19 A Andrea Pinamonti FWD

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20 S Stefano Sabelli DEF

73 P Patrizio Masini MID

23 F Fabio Miretti MID

18 C Caleb Ekuban FWD

4 K Koni De Winter DEF

95 P Pierluigi Gollini GK

39 D Daniele Sommariva GK

27 A Alessandro Marcandalli DEF

14 A Alessandro Vogliacco DEF

53 L Lior Kasa MID

72 F Filippo Melegoni MID

8 E Emil Bohinen MID

11 G Gastón Pereiro MID

21 J Jeff Ekhator FWD

30 D David Ankeye FWD

Empoli

4-4-2 · Manager Roberto D'Aversa

23 D Devis Vásquez GK

2 S Saba Goglichidze DEF

34 A Ardian Ismajli DEF

3 G Giuseppe Pezzella DEF

13 L Liberato Cacace DEF

11 E Emmanuel Gyasi MID

8 T Tino Anjorin MID

5 A Alberto Grassi · Captain MID

6 L Liam Henderson MID

29 L Lorenzo Colombo FWD

99 S Sebastiano Esposito FWD

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10 J Jacopo Fazzini MID

22 M Mattia De Sciglio DEF

93 Y Youssef Maleh MID

35 L Luca Marianucci DEF

19 E Emmanuel Ekong FWD

12 J Jacopo Seghetti GK

1 S Samuele Perisan GK

37 D Dawid Bembnista DEF

31 L Lorenzo Tosto DEF

7 J Junior Sambia DEF

90 I Ismael Konate FWD