EMPOLI. Sassuolo had a close win over Empoli.
The match was played at the Stadio Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Simone Sozza with the support of Francesca Di Monte and Marco Ricci. The 4th official was Alberto Santoro. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 9.56 degrees Celsius or 49.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Empoli was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Sassuolo that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sassuolo was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sassuolo won the match.
Empoli shot 11 times, 9 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo shot 17 times, 9 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Empoli received 4 yellow cards (Emmanuel Gyasi, Alberto Grassi, Youssef Maleh and Jacopo Fazzini). Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo received 2 yellow cards (Domenico Berardi and Matheus Henrique).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Empoli will stay with 10 points like Cagliari to sit in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Sassuolo will have 15 points to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Empoli will play away against Hellas Verona on the 14th of January with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Hellas Verona (7 draws).
Sassuolo will play away agasint Atalanta on the 18th of February with a 17-4 head to head stats in favor of Atalanta (5 draws).
Empoli – Formation
Empoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Aurelio Andreazzoli decided to play with the following team: Etrit Berisha
, Bartosz Bereszyński , Ardian Ismajli , Sebastiano Luperto , Liberato Cacace , Jacopo Fazzini , Filippo Ranocchia , Youssef Maleh , Nicolò Cambiaghi , Francesco Caputo and Matteo Cancellieri .The home team had on the bench: Alberto Grassi
, Tyronne Ebuehi, Samuele Perisan, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Stiven Shpendi, Viktor Kovalenko , Emmanuel Gyasi , Gabriele Guarino, Răzvan Marin, Mattia Destro , Elia Caprile, Daniel Maldini and Simone Bastoni.Substitutions
Empoli made 5 changes: Nicolò Cambiaghi for Mattia Destro (79′), Youssef Maleh for Emmanuel Gyasi (79′), Filippo Ranocchia for Alberto Grassi (70′), Jacopo Fazzini for Viktor Kovalenko (70′) and Matteo Cancellieri for Daniel Maldini (71′).
Player of the match: Viktor Kovalenko
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Empoli was Viktor Kovalenko.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 9 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2.His performance was fantastic also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 70′.
Sassuolo – Formation
Sassuolo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Alessio Dionisi played with: Andrea Consigli
, Jeremy Toljan , Ruan , Martin Erlic , Mattia Viti , Daniel Boloca , Matheus Henrique , Domenico Berardi , Kristian Thorstvedt , Armand Laurienté and Andrea Pinamonti .These were the players on the bench: Gian Marco Ferrari, Matías Viña
, Samu Castillejo , Grégoire Defrel, Filippo Missori, Marcus Pedersen, Uroš Račić, Samuele Mulattieri , Nedim Bajrami , Emil Konradsen Ceide, Cristian Volpato, Gianluca Pegolo, Alessio Cragno and L. Lipani.Sassuolo could not rely on the presence of Matías Viña (injured) and Marcus Pedersen (injured).
Substitutions
Sassuolo made 5 changes: Mattia Viti for Matías Viña (55′), Armand Laurienté for Samu Castillejo (78′), Andrea Pinamonti for Samuele Mulattieri (78′), Kristian Thorstvedt for Nedim Bajrami (79′) and Domenico Berardi for Marcus Pedersen (90′).
Player of the match: Domenico Berardi
The most impressive player for Sassuolo was Domenico Berardi.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 36 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Juventus – Inter – 1-1
- Roma – Udinese – 3-1
- Frosinone – Genoa – 2-1
- Empoli – Sassuolo – 3-4
- Cagliari – Monza – 1-1