EMPOLI. Empoli and Genoa didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday..
The match was played at the Stadio Carlo Castellani stadium in Empoli on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ermanno Feliciani with the collaboration of Emanuele Prenna and Marco Scatragli. The 4th official was Niccolò Baroni. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.14 degrees Celsius or 55.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Empoli was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Genoa that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Empoli had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Empoli to win the match.
Empoli shot 15 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Genoa shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Empoli received 2 yellow cards (Nicolò Cambiaghi and Sebastian Walukiewicz). On the opposite side, Genoa received 2 yellow cards (Koni De Winter and Stefano Sabelli).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Empoli has 18 points like Hellas Verona and Cagliari to sit in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Genoa will has 29 points like Monza to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Empoli will play away with Salernitana on the 11th of February with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Empoli (3 draws).
Genoa will host Atalanta on the 11th of February with a 11-7 head to head statistic in favor of Atalanta (11 draws).
Empoli – Formation
Empoli
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71'
Empoli started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Davide Nicola decided to play with the following team: Elia Caprile , Ardian Ismajli , Sebastian Walukiewicz , Sebastiano Luperto , Bartosz Bereszyński , Alberto Grassi , Youssef Maleh , Emmanuel Gyasi , Szymon Zurkowski , Nicolò Cambiaghi and Alberto Cerri .
The home team had on the bench: Samuele Perisan, Saba Goglichidze, Giuseppe Pezzella, Stiven Shpendi, Viktor Kovalenko , M’Baye Niang, Matteo Cancellieri , Jacopo Fazzini , Mattia Destro , Etrit Berisha and Liberato Cacace .
Substitutions
Empoli made 5 changes: Bartosz Bereszyński for Liberato Cacace (54′), Alberto Cerri for Matteo Cancellieri (54′), Alberto Grassi for Viktor Kovalenko (71′), Szymon Zurkowski for Mattia Destro (71′) and Nicolò Cambiaghi for Jacopo Fazzini (85′).
Player of the match: Sebastiano Luperto
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Empoli was Sebastiano Luperto.
His rating is with 58 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.
Genoa – Formation
Genoa
Genoa started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Alberto Gilardino played with: Josep Martínez , Koni De Winter , Mattia Bani , Johan Vásquez , Djed Spence , Ruslan Malinovskyi , Milan Badelj , Morten Frendrup , Stefano Sabelli , Mateo Retegui and Albert Guðmundsson .
These were the players on the bench: Morten Thorsby, Aarón Martín , Emil Bohinen , Kevin Strootman, Vitinha , Alessandro Vogliacco, Nicola Leali, Caleb Ekuban , Giorgio Cittadini, Daniele Sommariva, Léandre Kuavita and Tommaso Pittino.
Substitutions
Genoa made 3 changes: Stefano Sabelli for Aarón Martín (77′), Mateo Retegui for Vitinha (77′) and Ruslan Malinovskyi for Caleb Ekuban (46′).
Player of the match: Josep Martínez
The player that probably impressed the most for Genoa was the goalkeeper: Josep Martínez. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
