Frosinone grabs a 2-1 win against Empoli. HIGHLIGHTS

FROSINONE. Frosinone prevailed over Empoli to win 2-1. A goal from F. Caputo was decisive in the 86min.

November 7, 2023

FROSINONE. Frosinone beat Empoli to win 2-1. A goal from F. Caputo was decisive in the 86min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Frosinone to strike first with a goal of Marvin Cuni at the 58′. Then Arijon Ibrahimović scored again for Frosinone in the 74′ minute. Eventually, Francesco Caputo reduced the distance for Empoli (86′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Frosinone was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Stadio Benito Stirpe stadium in Frosinone on Monday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Gianluca Manganiello assisted by Marcello Rossi and Federico Fontani. The 4th official was Niccolò Baroni. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.46 degrees Celsius or 63.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.

Match Statistics

Frosinone

2 - 1

Empoli

! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

17 Total 10
5 On Target 2
7 Off Target 4
5 Shots blocked 4

140 Attack 70
81 Dangerous attack 27
76 Ball safe 80

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 2
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

6 Total 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Frosinone was in firm control of the ball 64% while Empoli was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Frosinone was putting more pressure with 81 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Frosinone won the match.

Frosinone shot 17 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Empoli shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Frosinone received 3 yellow cards (Enzo Barrenechea, Reinier and Pol Lirola). On the opposite side, Empoli received 3 yellow cards (Filippo Ranocchia, Emmanuel Gyasi and Filippo Ranocchia).

Match Timeline

Marvin Cuni(VAR)

20'

Enzo Barrenechea- Yellow

34'

Reinier- Yellow

42'

44'

Emmanuel Gyasi- Yellow

Pol Lirola- Yellow

45'

Marvin Cuni(goal)Arijon Ibrahimović

58'

62'

Nicolò Cambiaghi- sub ->Emmanuel Gyasi

62'

70'

Arijon Ibrahimovic(goal)Riccardo Marchizza

74'

76'

77'

Liberato Cacace- sub ->Simone Bastoni

77'

Viktor Kovalenko- sub ->Alberto Grassi

Giuseppe Caso- sub ->Arijon Ibrahimović

80'

Kaio Jorge- sub ->Marvin Cuni

80'

Marco Brescianini- sub ->Reinier

83'

86'

Francesco Caputo(goal)Nicolò Cambiaghi

Anthony Oyono - sub ->Matías Soulé

88'

87'

Francesco Caputo(VAR)

76'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Frosinone will have 15 points like Torino to remain in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Empoli will stay with 7 points to hold in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Frosinone will host Roma on the 18th of February with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of Roma (0 draws).

Empoli will play away agasint Hellas Verona on the 14th of January with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Hellas Verona (7 draws).

Frosinone – Formation

Frosinone

Stefano Turati 80.Italy

6.8

Ilario Monterisi 30.Italy

7.0

Riccardo Marchizza 3.Italy

7.7

Caleb Okoli 5.Italy

7.3

Pol Lirola 20.Spain

6.8

45'

Arijon Ibrahimovic 27.Germany

8.5

80'

74'

Enzo Barrenechea 45.Argentina

7.3

34'

Reinier 12.Brazil

7.1

83'

42'

Matìas Soulé 18.Italy

7.1

88'

Luca Mazzitelli 36.Italy

7.0

Marvin Cuni 11.Albania

7.8

80'

58'

Substitutes

Michele Cerofolini 31.Italy

Pierluigi Frattali 1.Italy

Anthony Oyono 22.France

6.4

88'

Mateus Lusuardi 47.Brazil

Simone Romagnoli 6.Italy

Mehdi Bourabia 24.Morocco

Marco Brescianini 4.Italy

6.6

83'

K. Lulić 8.Croatia

Luca Garritano 16.Italy

Jaime Báez 7.Uruguay

Walid Cheddira 70.Morocco

Kaio Jorge 9.Brazil

6.4

80'

Giuseppe Caso 10.Italy

7.0

80'

Giorgi Kvernadze 17.Georgia

Frosinone started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Eusebio Di Francesco decided to play with the following team: Stefano Turati (6.8), Pol Lirola (6.8), Ilario Monterisi (7.0), Caleb Okoli (7.3), Riccardo Marchizza (7.7), Luca Mazzitelli (7.0), Enzo Barrenechea (7.3), Matías Soulé (7.1), Reinier (7.1), Arijon Ibrahimović (8.5) and Marvin Cuni (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Marco Brescianini (6.6), Simone Romagnoli, Jaime Báez, Walid Cheddira, Michele Cerofolini, Pierluigi Frattali, Karlo Lulic , Kaio Jorge (6.4), Giuseppe Caso (7.0), Luca Garritano, Giorgi Kvernadze, Anthony Oyono (6.4), Mehdi Bourabia and Mateus Henrique Vanelli Lusuardi.

Substitutions

Frosinone made 4 changes: Reinier for Marco Brescianini (83′), Arijon Ibrahimović for Giuseppe Caso (80′), Marvin Cuni for Kaio Jorge (80′) and Matías Soulé for Anthony Oyono (88′).

Best player: Arijon Ibrahimović

The player that probably impressed the most for Frosinone was Arijon Ibrahimović.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 50 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Empoli – Formation

Empoli

Etrit Berisha 99.Albania

6.7

Sebastiano Luperto 33.Italy

6.4

Ardian Ismajli 34.Albania

6.8

B. Bereszyński 19.Poland

7.0

Simone Bastoni 30.Italy

7.5

77'

Alberto Grassi 5.Italy

7.0

77'

Răzvan Marin 18.Romania

6.7

62'

Jacopo Fazzini 21.Italy

7.0

Francesco Caputo 9.Italy

7.3

86'

Matteo Cancellieri 20.Italy

7.3

70'

Emmanuel Gyasi 11.Ghana

6.6

62'

44'

Substitutes

Samuele Perisan 1.Italy

Elia Caprile 25.Italy

Liberato Cacace 13.New Zealand

6.4

77'

Tyronne Ebuehi 24.Nigeria

G. Guarino 14.Italy

Viktor Kovalenko 8.Ukraine

6.6

77'

Filippo Ranocchia 22.Italy

6.4

62'

76'

Tommaso Baldanzi 35.Italy

6.6

70'

Nicolò Cambiaghi 28.Italy

7.3

62'

Stiven Shpendi 7.Albania

Daniel Maldini 27.Italy

Empoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Aurelio Andreazzoli played with: Etrit Berisha (6.7), Bartosz Bereszyński (7.0), Ardian Ismajli (6.8), Sebastiano Luperto (6.4), Simone Bastoni (7.5), Razvan Marin (6.7), Alberto Grassi (7.0), Jacopo Fazzini (7.0), Emmanuel Gyasi (6.6), Francesco Caputo (7.3) and Matteo Cancellieri (7.3).

They had on the bench: Liberato Cacace (6.4), Tyronne Ebuehi, Nicolò Cambiaghi (7.3), Samuele Perisan, Stiven Shpendi, Viktor Kovalenko (6.6), Gabriele Guarino, Filippo Ranocchia (6.4), Elia Caprile, Daniel Maldini and Tommaso Baldanzi (6.6).

Substitutions

Empoli made 5 changes: Simone Bastoni for Liberato Cacace (77′), Alberto Grassi for Viktor Kovalenko (77′), Emmanuel Gyasi for Nicolò Cambiaghi (62′), Razvan Marin for Filippo Ranocchia (62′) and Matteo Cancellieri for Tommaso Baldanzi (70′).