Empoli vs Bologna

4 - 2
🕒 Sun, 26 Sep 2021 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 896 🧑‍⚖️ Piero Giacomelli 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 6
Regular Season Table
Empoli 14 · Bologna 13
Referee Stats
5 matches · 4.60 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.60
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.60
Over 4.5 cards 40%
Home wins 40%
Draws 40%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Bologna outshot their opponent (15-20).
  • Bologna controlled possession (63%).
  • Empoli had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Empoli (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-5-10

Goals For / Against

28 / 44
Avg: 1.47 / 2.32

Points

17
Avg: 0.89

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

3
Bologna (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

19 / 31
Avg: 1.00 / 1.63

Points

18
Avg: 0.95

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

0.89
PPG
0.95
1.47
GF
1.00
2.32
GA
1.63
74%
O2.5
53%
84%
BTTS
53%
26%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Empoli rank14th
Bologna rank13th
Empoli points41
Bologna points46
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.
Bologna: #13 · 46 pts · GD -11
38 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Empoli last 5 home

D L W D D
Points6/15
Weighted index38
Goals6-7
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.

Bologna last 5 away

W L D D D
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals5-5
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.574%
BTTS84%
BTTS + O2.568%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 58% · 1H BTTS 32%

Bologna trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Empoli score at home84%
Empoli clean sheet at home5%
Bologna score away68%
Bologna clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Empoli score first26%
Empoli win after scoring first0%
Bologna score first47%
Bologna win after scoring first44%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Empoli 38% · Bologna 14%
Avg first goal minute: Empoli 31.0' · Bologna 46.7'

Vs league average

Empoli score at home1.47 vs 1.50
Empoli concede at home2.32 vs 1.36
Bologna score away1.00 vs 1.36
Bologna concede away1.63 vs 1.50
Empoli score 2% below league average, while Bologna score 27% below league average.
Defensive side: Empoli are 70% above league average at home, and Bologna are 9% 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: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
46-60 7
16-30 4
31-45 4
61-75 3
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 11
76-90+ 11
31-45 10
0-15 8
46-60 5
16-30 4

Bologna goal timing (away)

1H scored: 26% 2H scored: 74% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
46-60 6
61-75 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
61-75 8
16-30 5
31-45 5
46-60 4
0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
5
Total Shots
15
20
Shots off Goal
5
9
Blocked Shots
3
6
Shots Inside Box
11
12
Shots Outside Box
4
8
Ball Possession
37%
63%
Corner Kicks
2
10
Fouls
15
22
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
273
456
Passes Accurate
207
377
Passes %
76%
83%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
1'
1' Goal · 1-0
K. Bonifazi
Own Goal
11'
11' Goal · 1-1
M. Barrow
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Skov Olsen
24'
24' E. Vignato
31'
31' Goal · 2-1
A. Pinamonti
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Stojanović
34'
34' L. Henderson
46'
46' A. Skov Olsen
1st substitution · For: N. Sansone
46'
46' A. Hickey
2nd substitution · For: A. Theate
46'
46' E. Vignato
3rd substitution · For: M. Svanberg
52'
52' VAR
L. Henderson
Penalty cancelled
52'
52' VAR
L. Henderson
Penalty cancelled
54'
54' Goal · 3-1
N. Bajrami
Penalty
63'
63' F. Di Francesco
1st substitution · For: F. Bandinelli
67'
67' A. Pinamonti
69'
69' K. Bonifazi
4th substitution · For: R. Orsolini
71'
71' L. Henderson
2nd substitution · For: L. Štulac
76'
76' Goal · 3-2
M. Arnautović
Normal Goal · Assist: L. De Silvestri
78'
78' N. Domínguez
5th substitution · For: L. Binks
79'
79' A. Pinamonti
3rd substitution · For: P. Cutrone
79'
79' R. Marchizza
4th substitution · For: S. Luperto
80'
80' N. Bajrami
5th substitution · For: K. Asllani
90'
90' Goal · 4-2
S. Ricci
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Štulac
90+4'
90+4' R. Orsolini

Empoli vs Bologna 4-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Empoli beat Bologna 4-2 on Sunday, 26 September 2021 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Piero Giacomelli. It was played at Unknown Venue 896.

First half: Empoli took an early lead at 1' when K. Bonifazi scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. Bologna leveled the score at 11' when M. Barrow scored, with the assist credited to A. Skov Olsen, making the score 1-1. E. Vignato received a yellow card for Bologna at 24'. Empoli took the lead at 31' when A. Pinamonti scored, with the assist credited to P. Stojanović, making the score 2-1. L. Henderson received a yellow card for Empoli at 34'.

Second half: Bologna made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Skov Olsen replacing N. Sansone. Bologna made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Hickey replacing A. Theate. Bologna made their 3rd substitution at 46', with E. Vignato replacing M. Svanberg. VAR intervened at 52' for Empoli (Penalty cancelled). VAR intervened at 52' for Bologna (Penalty cancelled). Empoli extended the lead at 54' when N. Bajrami scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 63', with F. Di Francesco replacing F. Bandinelli. A. Pinamonti received a yellow card for Empoli at 67'. Bologna made their 4th substitution at 69', with K. Bonifazi replacing R. Orsolini. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 71', with L. Henderson replacing L. Štulac. Bologna reduced the deficit at 76' when M. Arnautović scored, with the assist credited to L. De Silvestri, making the score 3-2. Bologna made their 5th substitution at 78', with N. Domínguez replacing L. Binks. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 79', with A. Pinamonti replacing P. Cutrone. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 79', with R. Marchizza replacing S. Luperto. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 80', with N. Bajrami replacing K. Asllani. Empoli added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when S. Ricci scored, with the assist credited to L. Štulac, making the score 4-2. R. Orsolini received a yellow card for Bologna at 90+4'.

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

How the match was won

  • Bologna outshot their opponent (15-20).
  • Bologna controlled possession (63%).
  • Empoli had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games14
Home Wins6
Draws5
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals7 (50.0%)
BTTS8 (57.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (57.1%)
BTTS5 (71.4%)

Empoli vs Bologna Head-to-Head History by Season