Empoli vs Spezia

2 - 2
🕒 Sat, 11 Feb 2023 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 896 🧑‍⚖️ Antonio Giua 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 22
Regular Season Table
Empoli 14 · Spezia 18
Referee Stats
11 matches · 5.73 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.73
Reds avg 0.36
Penalties avg 0.55
Over 4.5 cards 73%
Home wins 55%
Draws 36%
Away wins 9%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Empoli outshot their opponent (25-9).
  • Empoli controlled possession (65%).

Team Overview

Empoli (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-4-7

Goals For / Against

22 / 23
Avg: 1.16 / 1.21

Points

28
Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

6
Spezia (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 2-5-12

Goals For / Against

13 / 32
Avg: 0.68 / 1.68

Points

11
Avg: 0.58

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

10

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
0.58
1.16
GF
0.68
1.21
GA
1.68
42%
O2.5
42%
42%
BTTS
42%
53%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Empoli rank14th
Spezia rank18th
Empoli points43
Spezia points31
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.
Spezia: #18 · 31 pts · GD -31
43 pts off the top 2. 25 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.
12-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.

Spezia last 5 away

L D L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index11
Goals4-8
Record0-2-3
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.

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%

Spezia trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Empoli score at home68%
Empoli clean sheet at home32%
Spezia score away47%
Spezia clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Empoli score first53%
Empoli win after scoring first70%
Spezia score first37%
Spezia win after scoring first14%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Empoli 25% · Spezia 18%
Avg first goal minute: Empoli 37.3' · Spezia 15.6'

Vs league average

Empoli score at home1.16 vs 1.41
Empoli concede at home1.21 vs 1.15
Spezia score away0.68 vs 1.15
Spezia concede away1.68 vs 1.41
Empoli score 18% below league average, while Spezia score 41% below league average.
Defensive side: Empoli are 5% above league average at home, and Spezia are 19% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals1.75
BTTS50%
Over 2.525%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 2.

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

Spezia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
0-15 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
31-45 2
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
16-30 6
31-45 6
46-60 5
61-75 5
0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
3
Total Shots
25
9
Shots off Goal
12
5
Blocked Shots
5
1
Shots Inside Box
15
4
Shots Outside Box
10
5
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
7
3
Fouls
10
13
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
5
Red Cards
1
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
6
Total Passes
562
311
Passes Accurate
491
237
Passes %
87%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
5
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
20' ⚽
⚽
20' ⚽ VAR
P. Wiśniewski
Penalty confirmed
21'
21' F. Parisi
24'
24' G. Vicario
24'
24' D. Nikolaou
25' ⚽
⚽
25' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
D. Verde
Penalty
26' ↑↓
↑↓
26' ⇄ T. Baldanzi
1st substitution · For: L. Cacace
31' ⚽
⚽
31' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
D. Verde
Normal Goal
33'
33' D. Verde
39'
39' S. Esposito
49'
49' S. Esposito
49'
49' S. Esposito
52' ↑↓
↑↓
52' ⇄ D. Verde
1st substitution · For: A. Ekdal
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ T. Ebuehi
2nd substitution · For: P. Stojanović
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ J. Akpa Akpro
3rd substitution · For: R. Piccoli
63'
63' A. Ekdal
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ E. Gyasi
2nd substitution · For: E. Holm
71' ⚽
⚽
71' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
N. Cambiaghi
Normal Goal
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ K. Agudelo
3rd substitution · For: T. Cipot
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ F. Caputo
4th substitution · For: M. Satriano
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ F. Bandinelli
5th substitution · For: E. Vignato
90+4' ⚽
⚽
90+4' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
E. Vignato
Normal Goal

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

Empoli drew 2-2 with Spezia on Saturday, 11 February 2023 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Antonio Giua. It was played at Unknown Venue 896.

First half: VAR intervened at 20' for Spezia (Penalty confirmed). F. Parisi received a red card for Empoli at 21'. G. Vicario received a yellow card for Empoli at 24'. D. Nikolaou received a yellow card for Spezia at 24'. Spezia took the lead at 25' when D. Verde scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 26', with T. Baldanzi replacing L. Cacace. Spezia extended the lead at 31' when D. Verde scored, making the score 0-2. D. Verde received a yellow card for Spezia at 33'. S. Esposito received a yellow card for Spezia at 39'.

Second half: S. Esposito received a red card for Spezia at 49'. S. Esposito received a yellow card for Spezia at 49'. Spezia made their 1st substitution at 52', with D. Verde replacing A. Ekdal. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 60', with T. Ebuehi replacing P. Stojanović. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 60', with J. Akpa Akpro replacing R. Piccoli. A. Ekdal received a yellow card for Spezia at 63'. Spezia made their 2nd substitution at 64', with E. Gyasi replacing E. Holm. Empoli reduced the deficit at 71' when N. Cambiaghi scored, making the score 1-2. Spezia made their 3rd substitution at 79', with K. Agudelo replacing T. Cipot. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 85', with F. Caputo replacing M. Satriano. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 85', with F. Bandinelli replacing E. Vignato. Empoli found a late equaliser at 90+4' when E. Vignato scored, making the score 2-2.

Empoli used 5 substitutions while Spezia used 3 substitutions. Empoli got 1 yellow card and 1 red card, while Spezia got 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Empoli outshot their opponent (25-9).
  • Empoli controlled possession (65%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins0
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Empoli vs Spezia Head-to-Head History by Season