Serie A

Napoli 5-1 Empoli

Napoli vs Empoli finished 5-1 in Serie A. Key event: 4' Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín (Open Play · Off T · xG 0.13). Head to head: H2H last 7: 1-3-3. Home form: W W W W W; Away form: D D W L W. Forecast and odds: Home / Draw / Away: 1.29 / 5.50 / 11.00; Bookmaker samples: 7. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

NAP 5 - 1 Finished

EMP

Competition Serie A Season 2015/2016 Country Italy Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 31 Jan 2016, 18:00 Venue time 31 Jan 2016, 19:00 CET

Match context 4 facts

Home form W W W W W 15 pts, goals 17-6, 3.40 scored/match, 1.20 conceded/match

Away form D D W L W 8 pts, goals 7-6, 1.40 scored/match, 1.20 conceded/match

Napoli · season record 15 W · 5 D · 2 L 2015/2016: 22 recorded matches, goals 47–19; before 31 Jan 2016 UTC. Not official standings.

Empoli · season record 9 W · 5 D · 7 L 2015/2016: 21 recorded matches, goals 27–26; before 31 Jan 2016 UTC. Not official standings.

Shot map 28 shots · 5 goals

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

Napoli 20 shots · 2.69 xG · 4 goals

Full pitch shown to keep both teams on the same scale.

Empoli 8 shots · 0.24 xG · 1 goal

Full pitch retained for 1 location outside the attacking half.

Attempt Goal Marker size = xG

Pass map directional passes

Solid arrows are completed passes; dashed arrows are incomplete.

Napoli160 plotted of 311 coordinate passes

Focused view: 48 of 160 plotted passes Show all passesShow focused passes

CompletedIncompleteArrow = direction

Empoli160 plotted of 264 coordinate passes

Focused view: 48 of 160 plotted passes Show all passesShow focused passes

CompletedIncompleteArrow = direction

Passing networkexact player links onlyfull match

Node position is the player's full-match average pass location. Thicker connections represent more completed passes.

Napoli126 exact passer-recipient links

HYS KOU HAM GHO INS

HYSElseid Hysaj4 passes
KOUKalidou Koulibaly25 passes
HAMMarek Hamšík34 passes
GHOFaouzi Ghoulam42 passes
INSLorenzo Insigne21 passes

Empoli145 exact passer-recipient links

ZIE LAU KRU CRO SAP MAC PUC MCH BÜC TON CAM

ZIEPiotr Zieliński28 passes
LAUVincent Laurini31 passes
KRURade Krunić1 passes
CRODaniele Croce13 passes
SAPRiccardo Saponara12 passes
MACMassimo Maccarone9 passes
PUCManuel Pucciarelli11 passes
MCHLevan Mchedlidze0 passes
BÜCMarcel Büchel12 passes
TONLorenzo Tonelli19 passes
CAMMichele Camporese9 passes

Pass-location heatmapevent density, not tracking datafull match

Density is calculated from pass start locations in the accepted event feed.

Napoli311 coordinate passes

Fewer pass startsMore pass starts

Empoli264 coordinate passes

Fewer pass startsMore pass starts

Possession flow 27 recorded possessions

Share of recorded possession time in each five-minute interval. Official full-match possession is shown above.

NapoliEmpoli

0–5′0–100
5–10′6–94
10–15′51–49
15–20′0–100
20–25′18–82
25–30′31–69
30–35′16–84
35–40′42–58
40–45′9–91
50–55′100–0
55–60′100–0
60–65′100–0
65–70′100–0
70–75′100–0
75–80′100–0
80–85′100–0
85–90′100–0

Timeline 58 events

4' shot Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín NAP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.13

4' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP assist José Callejón · xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 82.4%, 47.2%

5' shot Marek Hamsik NAP xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 55.3%, 44.1%

8' shot Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín NAP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.12

8' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP assist Lorenzo Insigne · xG 0.37 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 91.6%, 53.6%

11' shot Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín NAP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.08

11' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP assist José Callejón · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89%, 37.5%

14' shot Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín NAP Open Play · Saved · xG 0.15

14' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP assist Lorenzo Insigne · xG 0.4 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89%, 52.4%

15' shot Lorenzo Insigne NAP xG 0.1 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 94.8%, 40.1%

16' shot Lorenzo Insigne NAP assist Allan · xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 71.9%, 65.1%

20' shot Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín NAP Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.05

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20' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP assist Allan · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 92.6%, 29.1%

22' shot Lorenzo Insigne NAP xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89%, 65.2%

25' shot Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín NAP Open Play · Wayward · xG 0.06

25' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 75.5%, 39.6%

27' Goal Leandro Daniel Paredes EMP Open Play · Goal

27' shot Leandro Paredes EMP xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 72%, 64.5%

32' Goal Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín NAP Open Play · Goal

32' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP assist Lorenzo Insigne · xG 0.38 · Open Play · location 92%, 51.1%

33' Yellow José Manuel Reina Páez NAP Yellow Card

35' Yellow Piotr Zieliński EMP Yellow Card

35' shot Marek Hamsik NAP assist Gonzalo Higuaín · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 76.5%, 54%

36' shot Lorenzo Insigne NAP xG 0.1 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 78.7%, 56.4%

38' Yellow Elseid Hysaj NAP Yellow Card

40' Yellow Elseid Hysaj NAP

43' Yellow Allan Marques Loureiro NAP Yellow Card

45' shot Allan Marques Loureiro NAP Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.12

45' shot Allan NAP assist Marek Hamsik · xG 0.09 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90%, 32.8%

49' Yellow Lorenzo Tonelli EMP Yellow Card

50' Goal Goal NAP Own goal

50' shot Michele Camporese EMP xG 0 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 4.9%, 54.2%

50' Yellow Lorenzo Tonelli EMP

55' shot Leandro Paredes EMP assist Piotr Zielinski · xG 0.01 · Right Foot · Set Piece · location 69.8%, 45%

56' shot Leandro Daniel Paredes EMP Open Play · Blocked · xG 0.02

57' Sub Marcel Büchel EMP on for Riccardo Saponara · Tactical

59' shot Piotr Zielinski EMP assist Daniele Croce · xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 72.4%, 36.9%

62' shot Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín NAP Open Play · Saved · xG 0.47

62' shot Marek Hamsik NAP assist Gonzalo Higuaín · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 72.4%, 54.2%

62' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP xG 0.14 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 92.4%, 55.2%

67' Sub Levan Mchedlidze EMP on for Massimo Maccarone · Tactical

67' shot Michele Camporese EMP assist Leandro Paredes · xG 0.13 · From Corner · location 94.8%, 54%

68' shot Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín NAP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.04

68' shot Gonzalo Higuaín NAP assist Marek Hamsik · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 74.3%, 49.8%

70' shot Marek Hamsik NAP assist Jorginho · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 74.1%, 49%

71' Sub Manolo Gabbiadini NAP on for Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín · Tactical

74' Sub Dries Mertens NAP on for Lorenzo Insigne · Tactical

78' Yellow Marcel Büchel EMP Yellow Card

80' shot Marcel Büchel EMP assist Daniele Croce · xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 77.5%, 67.1%

81' Sub Rade Krunić EMP on for Daniele Croce · Tactical

82' Goal José María Callejón Bueno NAP Open Play · Goal

82' shot José Callejón NAP assist Dries Mertens · xG 0.66 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 97.7%, 45.2%

85' Sub David López Silva NAP on for Marek Hamšík · Tactical

85' shot Piotr Zielinski EMP assist Leandro Paredes · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 74.3%, 45.2%

86' shot Mário Rui Silva Duarte EMP Open Play · Off T · xG 0.02

86' shot Mário Rui EMP xG 0.01 · Left Foot · From Corner · location 70.2%, 52.8%

87' Goal José María Callejón Bueno NAP Open Play · Goal

87' shot José Callejón NAP assist Dries Mertens · xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 92.3%, 32%

Head-to-head H2H last 12: 7-5-0

Napoli leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 7 wins, 5 losses, 0 draws. Latest meeting: 14 Apr 2025 · Napoli vs Empoli · 3 - 0.

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Showing 8 of 12 head-to-head matches.

14 Apr 2025

Napoli 3 - 0 Empoli

20 Oct 2024

Empoli 0 - 1 Napoli

20 Apr 2024

Empoli 1 - 0 Napoli

12 Nov 2023

Napoli 0 - 1 Empoli

25 Feb 2023

Empoli 0 - 2 Napoli

08 Nov 2022

Napoli 2 - 0 Empoli

24 Apr 2022

Empoli 3 - 2 Napoli

12 Dec 2021

Napoli 0 - 1 Empoli

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03 Apr 2019

Empoli 2 - 1 Napoli

02 Nov 2018

Napoli 5 - 1 Empoli

19 Mar 2017

Empoli 2 - 3 Napoli

26 Oct 2016

Napoli 2 - 0 Empoli

Team statistics 8 metrics

2.69 Expected Goals 0.24

91% 8%

20 Total Shots 8

71% 28%

63% Ball Possession 37%

63% 37%

4 Shots on Goal 3

57% 42%

11 Fouls 14

44% 56%

4 Corner Kicks 3

57% 42%

Possession over time 4 recorded checkpoints · Exact checkpoints

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10 Shots off target 4

20 Crosses 6

Lineups

Napoli

9 G Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín CENTER FORWARD

26 K Kalidou Koulibaly LEFT CENTER BACK

8 J Jorge Luiz Frello Filho CENTER DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD

17 M Marek Hamšík LEFT CENTER MIDFIELD

25 J José Manuel Reina Páez GK

7 J José María Callejón Bueno RIGHT WING

33 R Raúl Albiol i Tortajada RIGHT CENTER BACK

2 E Elseid Hysaj RIGHT BACK

5 A Allan Marques Loureiro RIGHT CENTER MIDFIELD

24 L Lorenzo Insigne LEFT WING

31 F Faouzi Ghoulam LEFT BACK

Empoli

17 P Piotr Zieliński RIGHT CENTER MIDFIELD

20 M Manuel Pucciarelli RIGHT CENTER FORWARD

5 R Riccardo Saponara CENTER ATTACKING MIDFIELD

21 M Mário Rui Silva Duarte LEFT BACK

2 V Vincent Laurini RIGHT BACK

26 L Lorenzo Tonelli RIGHT CENTER BACK

28 Ł Łukasz Skorupski GK

32 L Leandro Daniel Paredes CENTER DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD

31 M Michele Camporese LEFT CENTER BACK

11 D Daniele Croce LEFT CENTER MIDFIELD

7 M Massimo Maccarone LEFT CENTER FORWARD

Historical 1X2 odds

Home / Draw / Away1.29 / 5.50 / 11.00

Bookmaker samples7