Empoli vs Bologna

3 - 1

🕒 Thu, 04 May 2023 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 896 🧑‍⚖️ Federico La Penna 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished

Season

2022-2023 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 33

Regular Season Table

Empoli 14 · Bologna 9

Referee Stats

Federico La Penna

7 matches · 3.86 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.86
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.43
Over 4.5 cards	43%
Home wins	43%
Draws	29%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Bologna outshot their opponent (13-18).
Bologna controlled possession (72%).

Team Overview

Empoli (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-7

Goals For / Against

22 / 23

Avg: 1.16 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bologna (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

29 / 35

Avg: 1.53 / 1.84

Points

Avg: 1.26

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

1.47

PPG

1.26

1.16

1.53

1.21

1.84

42%

O2.5

74%

42%

BTTS

74%

53%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Empoli rank14th

Bologna rank9th

Empoli points43

Bologna points54

Empoli: #14 · 43 pts · GD -12

31 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Bologna: #9 · 54 pts · GD +4

20 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Empoli last 5 home

L W W W L

Points9/15

Weighted index60

Goals9-8

Record3-0-2

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.

Bologna last 5 away

W W D L L

Points7/15

Weighted index67

Goals11-9

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Bologna trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.568%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 32%

Scoring reliability

Empoli score at home68%

Empoli clean sheet at home32%

Bologna score away79%

Bologna clean sheet away5%

First-goal patterns

Empoli score first53%

Empoli win after scoring first70%

Bologna score first47%

Bologna win after scoring first44%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Empoli 25% · Bologna 50%

Avg first goal minute: Empoli 37.3' · Bologna 23.3'

Vs league average

Empoli score at home1.16 vs 1.41

Empoli concede at home1.21 vs 1.15

Bologna score away1.53 vs 1.15

Bologna concede away1.84 vs 1.41

Empoli score 18% below league average, while Bologna score 33% above league average.

Defensive side: Empoli are 5% above league average at home, and Bologna are 30% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Empoli goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

16-30 4

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

16-30 6

46-60 4

31-45 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Bologna goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 9

16-30 7

0-15 6

61-75 5

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

16-30 8

61-75 7

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

28%

72%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

221

571

Passes Accurate

147

492

Passes %

67%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Lucumí

Own Goal

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ VAR

N. Moro

Goal cancelled

27'

27' F. Parisi

28' ⚽

⚽

28' ⚽ VAR

R. Orsolini

Goal cancelled

38' ↑↓

↑↓

38' ⇄ A. Soumaoro

1st substitution · For: K. Bonifazi

45+1' ⚽

⚽

45+1' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

J. Akpa Akpro

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Marin

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ M. Barrow

2nd substitution · For: J. Zirkzee

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ N. Moro

3rd substitution · For: L. Ferguson

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ T. Baldanzi

1st substitution · For: L. Henderson

66'

66' L. Henderson

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

N. Cambiaghi

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Marin

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ A. Cambiaso

4th substitution · For: C. Lykogiannis

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Aebischer

5th substitution · For: N. Pyyhtiä

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ R. Marin

2nd substitution · For: F. Bandinelli

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ J. Akpa Akpro

3rd substitution · For: P. Stojanović

87'

87' F. Bandinelli

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ VAR

J. Lucumí

Penalty confirmed

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ N. Cambiaghi

4th substitution · For: M. Pjaca

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 3-3

R. Orsolini

Penalty

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ F. Caputo

5th substitution · For: M. Destro

Empoli vs Bologna 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Empoli beat Bologna 3-1 on Thursday, 04 May 2023 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Federico La Penna. It was played at Unknown Venue 896.

First half: Empoli took an early lead at 1' when J. Lucumí scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 18' for Bologna (Goal cancelled). F. Parisi received a yellow card for Empoli at 27'. VAR intervened at 28' for Bologna (Goal cancelled). Bologna made their 1st substitution at 38', with A. Soumaoro replacing K. Bonifazi. Empoli leveled the score at 45+1' when J. Akpa Akpro scored, with the assist credited to R. Marin, making the score 2-2.

Second half: Bologna made their 2nd substitution at 54', with M. Barrow replacing J. Zirkzee. Bologna made their 3rd substitution at 54', with N. Moro replacing L. Ferguson. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 65', with T. Baldanzi replacing L. Henderson. L. Henderson received a yellow card for Empoli at 66'. Empoli took the lead at 68' when N. Cambiaghi scored, with the assist credited to R. Marin, making the score 3-2. Bologna made their 4th substitution at 77', with A. Cambiaso replacing C. Lykogiannis. Bologna made their 5th substitution at 77', with M. Aebischer replacing N. Pyyhtiä. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 78', with R. Marin replacing F. Bandinelli. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 78', with J. Akpa Akpro replacing P. Stojanović. F. Bandinelli received a yellow card for Empoli at 87'. VAR intervened at 87' for Bologna (Penalty confirmed). Empoli made their 4th substitution at 88', with N. Cambiaghi replacing M. Pjaca. Bologna leveled the score at 88' when R. Orsolini scored (Penalty), making the score 3-3. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 89', with F. Caputo replacing M. Destro.

Empoli used 5 substitutions while Bologna used 5 substitutions. Empoli got 3 yellow cards.