UDINE. Empoli and Udinese draw 1-1. T. Baldanzi scored the first goal (3′) for Empoli. R. Pereyra equalized (70′). Udinese was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Dacia Arena stadium in Udine on Wednesday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Marco Serra assisted by Domenico Rocca and Alessio Saccenti. The 4th official was Antonio Rapuano. The weather was foggy. The temperature was cold at 8.5 degrees Celsius or 47.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Udinese was in firm control of the ball 60% while Empoli was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Udinese was more pushing with 70 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Udinese to win the match.
Udinese shot 22 times, 3 on target, 19 off target. Talking about the opposition, Empoli shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Udinese received 2 yellow cards (Walace and Ilija Nestorovski). On the opposite side, Empoli received 2 yellow cards (Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro and Francesco Caputo).
Also, Empoli didn’t end the match with 11 players after Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (Empoli) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (79′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Udinese will have 25 points to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Empoli will have 18 points like Lecce to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Udinese will host Hellas Verona on the 30th of January with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Udinese (5 draws).
Empoli will play away agasint Inter on the 23rd of January with a 17-1 head to head statistic in favor of Inter (1 draw).
Udinese – Formation
Udinese started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Andrea Sottil decided to play with the following team: Marco Silvestri
, Nehuén Pérez , Rodrigo Becão , Enzo Ebosse , Roberto Pereyra , Sandi Lovrić , Walace , Tolgay Arslan , Destiny Udogie , Beto and Isaac Success .The home team had on the bench: Axel Guessand, Edoardo Piana, Festy Ebosele
, Daniele Padelli, Simone Pafundi, Kingsley Ehizibue , Leonardo Buta, Ilija Nestorovski , Jean-Victor Makengo , Vivaldo Semedo, James Abankwah, Jaka Bijol, Mato Jajalo and Lazar Samardžić .Substitutions
Udinese made 4 changes: Tolgay Arslan for Lazar Samardzic (62′), Roberto Pereyra for Festy Ebosele (82′), Beto for Ilija Nestorovski (82′) and Destiny Udogie for Kingsley Ehizibue (82′).
Best player: Destiny Udogie
The player that probably impressed the most for Udinese was Destiny Udogie.
His rating is
with 46 passes (89% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.Empoli – Formation
Empoli started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Paolo Zanetti played with: Guglielmo Vicario
, Petar Stojanović , Ardian Ismajli , Sebastiano Luperto , Fabiano Parisi , Răzvan Marin , Alberto Grassi , Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro , Tommaso Baldanzi , Francesco Caputo and Martín Satriano .These were the players on the bench: Samuele Perisan, Koni De Winter, Emmanuel Ekong, Marko Pjaca, Nedim Bajrami
, Nicolò Cambiaghi , Tyronne Ebuehi, Samir Ujkani, Liam Henderson, Jacopo Fazzini, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Duccio Degli Innocenti, Liberato Cacace and Filippo Bandinelli .Substitutions
Empoli made 6 changes: Razvan Marin for Filippo Bandinelli (71′), Martín Satriano for Nedim Bajrami (73′), Sandi Lovric for Jean-Victor Makengo (73′), Tommaso Baldanzi for Liberato Cacace (83′), Tommaso Baldanzi for Nicolò Cambiaghi (89′) and Petar Stojanovic for Tyronne Ebuehi (90′).
Best player: Răzvan Marin
The player that probably impressed the most for Empoli was Răzvan Marin.
His rating is
with 21 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Salernitana – Milan – 1-2
- Torino – Hellas Verona – 1-1
- Inter – Napoli – 1-0
- Sassuolo – Sampdoria – 1-2
- Lecce – Lazio – 2-1
- Udinese – Empoli – 1-1
- Roma – Bologna – 1-0
- Spezia – Atalanta – 2-2
- Fiorentina – Monza – 1-1
- Cremonese – Juventus – 0-1