AC Milan vs Empoli

1 - 0
🕒 Sat, 12 Mar 2022 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza 🧑‍⚖️ Daniele Chiffi 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
AC Milan 1 · Empoli 14
Referee Stats
16 matches · 3.75 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.75
Reds avg 0.19
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 31%
Home wins 50%
Draws 19%
Away wins 31%
How the match was won
  • AC Milan outshot their opponent (15-5).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • AC Milan had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

AC Milan (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 12-4-3

Goals For / Against

28 / 12
Avg: 1.47 / 0.63

Points

40
Avg: 2.11

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

3
Empoli (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 6-6-7

Goals For / Against

22 / 26
Avg: 1.16 / 1.37

Points

24
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie A fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.11
PPG
1.26
1.47
GF
1.16
0.63
GA
1.37
26%
O2.5
37%
37%
BTTS
47%
74%
Score 1st
63%

League-position context

AC Milan rank1st
Empoli rank14th
AC Milan points86
Empoli points41
AC Milan: #1 · 86 pts · GD +38
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 33 pts above the play-off edge. 55 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Empoli: #14 · 41 pts · GD -20
43 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
45-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AC Milan last 5 home

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals6-0
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Empoli last 5 away

W L L L L
Points3/15
Weighted index33
Goals4-10
Record1-0-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

AC Milan trend breakdown

Over 2.526%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Empoli trend breakdown

Over 2.537%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

AC Milan score at home84%
AC Milan clean sheet at home58%
Empoli score away68%
Empoli clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

AC Milan score first74%
AC Milan win after scoring first79%
Empoli score first63%
Empoli win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: AC Milan 67% · Empoli 20%
Avg first goal minute: AC Milan 30.0' · Empoli 31.5'

Vs league average

AC Milan score at home1.47 vs 1.50
AC Milan concede at home0.63 vs 1.36
Empoli score away1.16 vs 1.36
Empoli concede away1.37 vs 1.50
AC Milan score 2% below league average, while Empoli score 15% below league average.
Defensive side: AC Milan are 54% below league average at home, and Empoli are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.80
BTTS0%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

AC Milan goal timing (home)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
16-30 7
76-90+ 7
31-45 5
46-60 4
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 4
16-30 3
61-75 3
31-45 2
76-90+ 2
46-60 1

Empoli goal timing (away)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 7
0-15 6
31-45 6
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
46-60 5
61-75 4
16-30 3
31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
2
Total Shots
15
5
Shots off Goal
4
2
Blocked Shots
6
1
Shots Inside Box
11
2
Shots Outside Box
4
3
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
5
4
Fouls
6
12
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
523
461
Passes Accurate
440
381
Passes %
84%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
19' ⚽
⚽
19' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
P. Kalulu
Normal Goal
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ R. Fiamozzi
1st substitution · For: P. Stojanović
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ L. Henderson
2nd substitution · For: P. Cutrone
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ L. Cacace
3rd substitution · For: F. Parisi
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ F. Bandinelli
4th substitution · For: M. Benassi
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ N. Bajrami
5th substitution · For: F. Di Francesco
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ Junior Messias
1st substitution · For: A. Saelemaekers
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ F. Kessié
2nd substitution · For: Brahim Díaz
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ O. Giroud
3rd substitution · For: Z. Ibrahimović
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ Rafael Leão
4th substitution · For: A. Rebić
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ I. Bennacer
5th substitution · For: R. Krunić
90+4'
90+4' S. Tonali

AC Milan vs Empoli 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AC Milan beat Empoli 1-0 on Saturday, 12 March 2022 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Daniele Chiffi. It was played at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

First half: AC Milan took the lead at 19' when P. Kalulu scored, making the score 1-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 63', with R. Fiamozzi replacing P. Stojanović. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 63', with L. Henderson replacing P. Cutrone. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 63', with L. Cacace replacing F. Parisi. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 71', with F. Bandinelli replacing M. Benassi. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 71', with N. Bajrami replacing F. Di Francesco. AC Milan made their 1st substitution at 72', with Junior Messias replacing A. Saelemaekers. AC Milan made their 2nd substitution at 72', with F. Kessié replacing Brahim Díaz. AC Milan made their 3rd substitution at 83', with O. Giroud replacing Z. Ibrahimović. AC Milan made their 4th substitution at 83', with Rafael Leão replacing A. Rebić. AC Milan made their 5th substitution at 88', with I. Bennacer replacing R. Krunić. S. Tonali received a yellow card for AC Milan at 90+4'.

AC Milan used 5 substitutions while Empoli used 5 substitutions. AC Milan got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • AC Milan outshot their opponent (15-5).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • AC Milan had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins10
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals9 (64.3%)
BTTS7 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins5
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (57.1%)
BTTS2 (28.6%)

AC Milan vs Empoli Head-to-Head History by Season