Serie A

Napoli 5-1 Empoli

Napoli vs Empoli finished 5-1 in Serie A. Key event: 1' Lorenzo Insigne (assist Dries Mertens · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77.3%, 37.3%). Head to head: H2H last 8: 3-3-2. Home form: D W W L W; Away form: L D L L L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

NAP 5 - 1 Finished

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Competition Serie A Season 2018/2019 Country Italy Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 02 Nov 2018, 19:30 Venue time 02 Nov 2018, 20:30 CET

Match preview 2 facts

Home form D W W L W 10 pts, goals 10-4, 2.00 scored/match, 0.80 conceded/match

Away form L D L L L 1 pts, goals 4-9, 0.80 scored/match, 1.80 conceded/match

Shot map 31 shots · 6 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 · 2.45 xG · 5 goals

Empoli 11 shots · 0.77 xG · 1 goal

Attempt Goal Marker size = xG

Timeline 45 events

1' shot Lorenzo Insigne NAP assist Dries Mertens · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77.3%, 37.3%

1' shot Dries Mertens NAP assist Piotr Zielinski · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 91.3%, 29.7%

6' shot Lorenzo Insigne NAP assist Dries Mertens · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 78.5%, 58.8%

8' shot Lorenzo Insigne NAP assist Kalidou Koulibaly · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.3%, 65.3%

9' Goal Lorenzo Insigne NAP assist Kalidou Koulibaly

11' shot Kevin Malcuit NAP assist Dries Mertens · xG 0.09 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 96.6%, 34.3%

25' shot Lorenzo Insigne NAP assist Dries Mertens · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80%, 37.3%

27' shot Lorenzo Insigne NAP assist Dries Mertens · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 83.1%, 28.1%

30' shot Rade Krunic EMP xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80.1%, 63.1%

35' shot Piotr Zielinski NAP assist Dries Mertens · xG 0.04 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 80.5%, 66.4%

37' shot Dries Mertens NAP assist Lorenzo Insigne · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 77.1%, 62.7%

38' Goal Dries Mertens NAP assist Lorenzo Insigne

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42' Yellow Ismaël Bennacer EMP Yellow card

50' shot Fabián NAP assist Dries Mertens · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 73.3%, 28.5%

52' shot Elseid Hysaj NAP assist Dries Mertens · xG 0.13 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 97.3%, 61.4%

52' shot Marko Rog NAP assist Kalidou Koulibaly · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 68.2%, 54.2%

54' shot Fabián NAP assist Piotr Zielinski · xG 0.31 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90%, 39.5%

55' shot Fabián NAP assist Lorenzo Insigne · xG 0.05 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 77.9%, 54.8%

56' shot Dries Mertens NAP assist Fabián · xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 89.5%, 30%

57' shot Francesco Caputo EMP assist Rade Krunic · xG 0.29 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.3%, 36.3%

58' Goal Francesco Caputo EMP assist Rade Krunić

60' shot Hamed Junior Traore EMP xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 74.9%, 52%

61' shot Salih Ucan EMP assist Giovanni Di Lorenzo · xG 0.06 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 93.9%, 33.3%

63' shot Dries Mertens NAP assist José Callejón · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 82.5%, 30.5%

63' Sub Allan NAP on for Marko Rog

63' Sub José Callejón NAP on for Fabián Ruiz

64' Goal Dries Mertens NAP assist José Callejón

67' Sub Miha Zajc EMP on for Afriyie Acquah

68' Sub Manuel Pasqual EMP on for Rade Krunić

69' shot Salih Ucan EMP assist Ismael Bennacer · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 72.4%, 49.7%

70' shot Salih Ucan EMP xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 90.9%, 33.4%

70' shot Matías Silvestre EMP assist Manuel Pasqual · xG 0.1 · From Corner · location 95.1%, 57%

77' shot Piotr Zielinski NAP assist Lorenzo Insigne · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 74.6%, 65.5%

77' shot José Callejón NAP assist Dries Mertens · xG 0.4 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 95%, 33.6%

79' Sub Antonio La Gumina EMP on for Salih Uçan

80' shot Giovanni Di Lorenzo EMP assist Miha Zajc · xG 0.02 · From Corner · location 89.6%, 48.2%

82' shot Miha Zajc EMP assist Luca Antonelli · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 73.6%, 53.2%

83' Sub Arkadiusz Milik NAP on for Piotr Zieliński

84' shot Luca Antonelli EMP xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 73.8%, 52.4%

86' Yellow Giovanni Di Lorenzo EMP Yellow card

89' shot Arkadiusz Milik NAP assist Dries Mertens · xG 0.5 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 89.9%, 48.5%

90+3' Goal Dries Mertens NAP assist Lorenzo Insigne

90' Goal Arkadiusz Milik NAP assist Dries Mertens

92' shot Matías Silvestre EMP assist Manuel Pasqual · xG 0.15 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 95.9%, 51.1%

92' shot Dries Mertens NAP assist Lorenzo Insigne · xG 0.47 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 81.5%, 64.9%

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

19 Mar 2017

Empoli 2 - 3 Napoli

26 Oct 2016

Napoli 2 - 0 Empoli

31 Jan 2016

Napoli 5 - 1 Empoli

Team statistics 17 metrics

47% Ball Possession 53%

47% 53%

2.45 Expected Goals 0.77

76% 23%

20 Total Shots 11

64% 35%

13 Shots on Goal 4

76% 23%

0 Corner Kicks 7

0% 100%

8 Fouls 8

50% 50%

0 Yellow Cards 2

0% 100%

3 Goalkeeper Saves 8

27% 72%

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0 Blocked shots 2

1 Offsides 3

8 Free kicks 7

7 Shots off target 5

13 Throw-ins 20

7 Goal kicks 7

3 Total saves 8

0 Hit woodwork 0

9 Shots inside box 6

Lineups

1 Ivan Provedel GK 2 Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF 26 Matías Silvestre DEF 22 Domenico Maietta DEF 13 Luca Antonelli DEF 18 Afriyie Acquah MID 10 Ismaël Bennacer MID 8 Hamed Junior Traorè MID 33 Rade Krunić MID 48 Salih Uçan MID 11 Francesco Caputo FWD 27 Orestis Karnezis GK 2 Kévin Malcuit DEF 19 Nikola Maksimović DEF 26 Kalidou Koulibaly DEF 23 Elseid Hysaj DEF 8 Fabián Ruiz MID 30 Marko Rog MID 42 Amadou Diawara MID 20 Piotr Zieliński MID 14 Dries Mertens FWD 24 Lorenzo Insigne FWD

Empoli

4-3-2-1 · Manager Aurelio Andreazzoli

1 I Ivan Provedel GK

2 G Giovanni Di Lorenzo DEF

26 M Matías Silvestre DEF

22 D Domenico Maietta · Captain DEF

13 L Luca Antonelli DEF

18 A Afriyie Acquah MID

10 I Ismaël Bennacer MID

8 H Hamed Junior Traorè MID

33 R Rade Krunić MID

48 S Salih Uçan MID

11 F Francesco Caputo FWD

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6 M Miha Zajc MID

23 M Manuel Pasqual DEF

20 A Antonio La Gumina FWD

21 P Pietro Terracciano GK

99 A Andrea Fulignati GK

32 J Jacob Rasmussen DEF

27 J Joel Untersee DEF

5 F Frédéric Veseli DEF

29 M Michał Marcjanik DEF

28 L Leonardo Capezzi MID

4 M Matteo Brighi MID

66 S Samuel Mráz FWD

Napoli

4-4-2 · Manager Carlo Ancelotti

27 O Orestis Karnezis GK

2 K Kévin Malcuit DEF

19 N Nikola Maksimović DEF

26 K Kalidou Koulibaly DEF

23 E Elseid Hysaj DEF

8 F Fabián Ruiz MID

30 M Marko Rog MID

42 A Amadou Diawara MID

20 P Piotr Zieliński MID

14 D Dries Mertens FWD

24 L Lorenzo Insigne · Captain FWD

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5 A Allan MID

7 J José Callejón FWD

99 A Arkadiusz Milik FWD

25 D David Ospina GK

22 A Alessandro D'Andrea GK

6 M Mário Rui DEF

31 F Faouzi Ghoulam DEF

33 R Raúl Albiol DEF

11 A Adam Ounas MID

17 M Marek Hamšík MID