VERONA. Hellas Verona topped Empoli to win 2-1. It was Hellas Verona to strike first with an early goal of Milan Đurić at the 3′. Then Cyril Ngonge scored again for Hellas Verona in the 56′ minute. Eventually, Szymon Zurkowski reduced the distance for Empoli (64′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Empoli lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi stadium in Verona on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Doveri with the collaboration of Giuseppe Perrotti and Marcello Rossi. The 4th official was Daniele Minelli. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 0.27 degrees Celsius or 32.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 11 Total 14
- 7 On Target 1
- 3 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 89 Attack 104
- 34 Dangerous attack 31
- 64 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 9
Fouls
- 21 Total 17
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Empoli had a strong ball possession 60% while Hellas Verona was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hellas Verona was more aggressive with 34 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hellas Verona won the match.
Hellas Verona shot 11 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Empoli shot 14 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Hellas Verona received 3 yellow cards (Jackson Tchatchoua, Diego Coppola and Ondrej Duda). Talking about the opposition, Empoli received 3 yellow cards (Matteo Cancellieri, Nicolò Cambiaghi and Szymon Zurkowski).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Hellas Verona has 17 points like Udinese to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Empoli will stays with 13 points to remain in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Hellas Verona will play away with Roma on the 20th of January with a 10-2 head to head in favor of Roma (4 draws).
Empoli will host Monza on the 21st of January with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Monza (2 draws).
Hellas Verona – Formation
Hellas Verona started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Baroni decided to play with the following team: Lorenzo Montipò
, Jackson Tchatchoua , Diego Coppola , Giangiacomo Magnani , Josh Doig , Michael Folorunsho , Ondrej Duda , Cyril Ngonge , Tomas Suslov , Suat Serdar and Milan Đurić .The home team had on the bench: Jordi Mboula, Bruno Amione, Thomas Henry
, Juan Manuel Cruz, Riccardo Saponara , Alessandro Berardi, Paweł Dawidowicz , Juan Cabal, Simone Perilli, Charlys and Federico Bonazzoli.Hellas Verona could not rely on the presence of Riccardo Saponara (injured).
Substitutions
Hellas Verona made 5 changes: Michael Folorunsho for Riccardo Saponara (67′), Diego Coppola for Paweł Dawidowicz (80′), Milan Đurić for Thomas Henry (80′), Cyril Ngonge for Jordi Mboula (90′) and Tomas Suslov for Bruno Amione (90′).
Player of the match: Milan Đurić
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hellas Verona was Milan Đurić.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 24 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 16.Empoli – Formation
Empoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Aurelio Andreazzoli played with: Elia Caprile
, Bartosz Bereszyński , Sebastian Walukiewicz , Sebastiano Luperto , Liberato Cacace , Jacopo Fazzini , Alberto Grassi , Youssef Maleh , Emmanuel Gyasi , Tommaso Baldanzi and Francesco Caputo, Mattia Destro, Stiven Shpendi , Nicolò Cambiaghi .They had on the bench: Răzvan Marin
, Gabriele Indragoli, Samuele Perisan, Matteo Cancellieri , Filippo Ranocchia, Szymon Zurkowski , Giacomo Corona , Andrea Sodero and Etrit Berisha.Substitutions
Empoli made 4 changes: Stiven Shpendi for Matteo Cancellieri (56′), Jacopo Fazzini for Szymon Zurkowski (56′), Emmanuel Gyasi for Giacomo Corona (86′) and Alberto Grassi for Răzvan Marin (77′).
Player of the match: Nicolò Cambiaghi
The player that probably impressed the most for Empoli was Nicolò Cambiaghi.
His rating is
with 23 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 19. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.