Bologna vs Empoli

3 - 0

🕒 Sun, 01 Oct 2023 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara 🧑‍⚖️ Fabio Maresca 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Bologna 5 · Empoli 16

Referee Stats

Fabio Maresca

16 matches · 5.63 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.63
Reds avg	0.06
Penalties avg	0.31
Over 4.5 cards	81%
Home wins	44%
Draws	19%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Bologna outshot their opponent (21-12).
Bologna controlled possession (57%).
Bologna had the sharper finishing (9-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Bologna (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-2

Goals For / Against

33 / 12

Avg: 1.74 / 0.63

Points

Avg: 2.16

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Empoli (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-4-11

Goals For / Against

14 / 31

Avg: 0.74 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 0.84

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.16

PPG

0.84

1.74

0.74

0.63

1.63

37%

O2.5

32%

BTTS

37%

53%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Bologna rank5th

Empoli rank16th

Bologna points68

Empoli points36

Bologna: #5 · 68 pts · GD +22

7 pts off the top 2. 15 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Empoli: #16 · 36 pts · GD -25

39 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

32-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bologna last 5 home

D D D W L

Points6/15

Weighted index40

Goals7-5

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Empoli last 5 away

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals1-8

Record0-1-4

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.

Bologna trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS32%

BTTS + O2.521%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 5%

Empoli trend breakdown

Over 2.532%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.521%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Bologna score at home79%

Bologna clean sheet at home58%

Empoli score away47%

Empoli clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Bologna score first53%

Bologna win after scoring first90%

Empoli score first26%

Empoli win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bologna 71% · Empoli 29%

Avg first goal minute: Bologna 26.9' · Empoli 34.2'

Vs league average

Bologna score at home1.74 vs 1.43

Bologna concede at home0.63 vs 1.18

Empoli score away0.74 vs 1.18

Empoli concede away1.63 vs 1.43

Bologna score 21% above league average, while Empoli score 37% below league average.

Defensive side: Bologna are 46% below league average at home, and Empoli are 14% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Bologna goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

0-15 5

16-30 5

46-60 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

Empoli goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

61-75 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 9

31-45 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

513

359

Passes Accurate

438

284

Passes %

85%

79%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10'

10' L. Cacace

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Orsolini

Normal Goal

39'

39' S. Walukiewicz

44'

44' T. Corazza

45+3'

45+3' F. Ranocchia

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ N. Moro

1st substitution · For: O. El Azzouzi

58'

58' O. El Azzouzi

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ N. Cambiaghi

1st substitution · For: M. Cancellieri

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ F. Ranocchia

2nd substitution · For: J. Fazzini

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

R. Orsolini

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Ferguson

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ R. Freuler

2nd substitution · For: M. Aebischer

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ T. Corazza

3rd substitution · For: L. De Silvestri

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ L. Cacace

3rd substitution · For: S. Bastoni

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ T. Baldanzi

4th substitution · For: M. Destro

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ F. Caputo

5th substitution · For: S. Shpendi

81'

81' M. Cancellieri

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ J. Zirkzee

4th substitution · For: S. van Hooijdonk

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ D. Ndoye

5th substitution · For: C. Lykogiannis

90+2' ⚽

⚽

90+2' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

R. Orsolini

Normal Goal · Assist: O. El Azzouzi

Bologna vs Empoli 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bologna beat Empoli 3-0 on Sunday, 01 October 2023 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Fabio Maresca. It was played at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.

First half: L. Cacace received a yellow card for Empoli at 10'. Bologna took the lead at 21' when R. Orsolini scored, making the score 1-0. S. Walukiewicz received a yellow card for Empoli at 39'. T. Corazza received a yellow card for Bologna at 44'. F. Ranocchia received a yellow card for Empoli at 45+3'.

Second half: Bologna made their 1st substitution at 54', with N. Moro replacing O. El Azzouzi. O. El Azzouzi received a yellow card for Bologna at 58'. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 59', with N. Cambiaghi replacing M. Cancellieri. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 59', with F. Ranocchia replacing J. Fazzini. Bologna extended the lead at 66' when R. Orsolini scored, with the assist credited to L. Ferguson, making the score 2-0. Bologna made their 2nd substitution at 67', with R. Freuler replacing M. Aebischer. Bologna made their 3rd substitution at 68', with T. Corazza replacing L. De Silvestri. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 69', with L. Cacace replacing S. Bastoni. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 69', with T. Baldanzi replacing M. Destro. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 79', with F. Caputo replacing S. Shpendi. M. Cancellieri received a yellow card for Empoli at 81'. Bologna made their 4th substitution at 86', with J. Zirkzee replacing S. van Hooijdonk. Bologna made their 5th substitution at 87', with D. Ndoye replacing C. Lykogiannis. Bologna added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+2' when R. Orsolini scored, with the assist credited to O. El Azzouzi, making the score 3-0.

Bologna used 5 substitutions while Empoli used 5 substitutions. Bologna got 2 yellow cards, while Empoli got 4 yellow cards.