Atalanta vs Empoli

3 - 2
🕒 Sun, 22 Dec 2024 17:00 Europe/London 📍 Gewiss Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ermanno Feliciani 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Atalanta 3 · Empoli 18
Referee Stats
10 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.50
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.70
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 30%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Atalanta outshot their opponent (16-7).
  • Atalanta controlled possession (65%).
  • Atalanta had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Atalanta (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-5-5

Goals For / Against

36 / 24
Avg: 1.89 / 1.26

Points

32
Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

4
Empoli (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-6-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 33
Avg: 1.21 / 1.74

Points

18
Avg: 0.95

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.68
PPG
0.95
1.89
GF
1.21
1.26
GA
1.74
53%
O2.5
58%
68%
BTTS
74%
58%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Atalanta rank3rd
Empoli rank18th
Atalanta points74
Empoli points31
Atalanta: #3 · 74 pts · GD +41
7 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 40 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Empoli: #18 · 31 pts · GD -26
50 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.
43-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Atalanta last 5 home

L W D W L
Points7/15
Weighted index47
Goals7-6
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Empoli last 5 away

W L L D L
Points4/15
Weighted index38
Goals5-8
Record1-1-3
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.

Atalanta trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS68%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 37%

Empoli trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Atalanta score at home79%
Atalanta clean sheet at home21%
Empoli score away79%
Empoli clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Atalanta score first58%
Atalanta win after scoring first64%
Empoli score first42%
Empoli win after scoring first38%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Atalanta 67% · Empoli 45%
Avg first goal minute: Atalanta 20.5' · Empoli 23.6'

Vs league average

Atalanta score at home1.89 vs 1.34
Atalanta concede at home1.26 vs 1.22
Empoli score away1.21 vs 1.22
Empoli concede away1.74 vs 1.34
Atalanta score 41% above league average, while Empoli score 1% below league average.
Defensive side: Atalanta are 3% above league average at home, and Empoli are 30% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Atalanta goal timing (home)

1H scored: 51% 2H scored: 49% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
0-15 7
16-30 7
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
61-75 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 10
31-45 5
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 2
61-75 2

Empoli goal timing (away)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
46-60 7
0-15 4
16-30 3
61-75 2
76-90+ 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
61-75 7
16-30 5
46-60 5
31-45 4
0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
3
Total Shots
16
7
Shots off Goal
6
2
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
14
4
Shots Outside Box
2
3
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
6
3
Fouls
11
15
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
572
318
Passes Accurate
504
240
Passes %
88%
75%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
13' ⚽
⚽
13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
L. Colombo
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Henderson
21' ↑↓
↑↓
21' ⇄ M. Retegui
1st substitution · For: N. Zaniolo
22'
22' N. Zaniolo
34' ⚽
⚽
34' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
C. De Ketelaere
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Zappacosta
45+1' ⚽
⚽
45+1' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
A. Lookman
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Zaniolo
56' ⚽
⚽
56' ⚽ VAR
A. Grassi
Penalty cancelled
57' ⚽
⚽
57' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
S. Esposito
Penalty
64'
64' G. Pezzella
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ B. Djimsiti
2nd substitution · For: I. Hien
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ A. Grassi
1st substitution · For: Y. Maleh
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ A. Lookman
3rd substitution · For: L. Samardžić
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ D. Zappacosta
4th substitution · For: M. Ruggeri
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ S. Esposito
2nd substitution · For: J. Fazzini
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ R. Bellanova
5th substitution · For: J. Cuadrado
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ S. Goglichidze
3rd substitution · For: Luca Marianucci
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ L. Henderson
4th substitution · For: J. Sambia
86' ⚽
⚽
86' ⚽ Goal · 3-2
C. De Ketelaere
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Pašalić

Atalanta vs Empoli 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Atalanta beat Empoli 3-2 on Sunday, 22 December 2024 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Ermanno Feliciani. It was played at Gewiss Stadium.

First half: Empoli took the lead at 13' when L. Colombo scored, with the assist credited to L. Henderson, making the score 0-1. Atalanta made their 1st substitution at 21', with M. Retegui replacing N. Zaniolo. N. Zaniolo received a yellow card for Atalanta at 22'. Atalanta leveled the score at 34' when C. De Ketelaere scored, with the assist credited to D. Zappacosta, making the score 1-1. Atalanta took the lead at 45+1' when A. Lookman scored, with the assist credited to N. Zaniolo, making the score 2-1.

Second half: VAR intervened at 56' for Empoli (Penalty cancelled). Empoli leveled the score at 57' when S. Esposito scored (Penalty), making the score 2-2. G. Pezzella received a yellow card for Empoli at 64'. Atalanta made their 2nd substitution at 70', with B. Djimsiti replacing I. Hien. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 70', with A. Grassi replacing Y. Maleh. Atalanta made their 3rd substitution at 70', with A. Lookman replacing L. Samardžić. Atalanta made their 4th substitution at 70', with D. Zappacosta replacing M. Ruggeri. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 71', with S. Esposito replacing J. Fazzini. Atalanta made their 5th substitution at 80', with R. Bellanova replacing J. Cuadrado. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 80', with S. Goglichidze replacing Luca Marianucci. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 84', with L. Henderson replacing J. Sambia. Atalanta took the lead at 86' when C. De Ketelaere scored, with the assist credited to M. Pašalić, making the score 3-2.

Atalanta used 5 substitutions while Empoli used 4 substitutions. Atalanta got 1 yellow card, while Empoli got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Atalanta outshot their opponent (16-7).
  • Atalanta controlled possession (65%).
  • Atalanta had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins10
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals7 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (35.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (42.9%)
BTTS3 (42.9%)

Atalanta vs Empoli Head-to-Head History by Season