Sassuolo vs Empoli

2 - 3

🕒 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore 🧑‍⚖️ Gianluca Aureliano 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Sassuolo 19 · Empoli 16

Referee Stats

Gianluca Aureliano

12 matches · 4.58 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.58
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.58
Over 4.5 cards	42%
Home wins	33%
Draws	33%
Away wins	33%

How the match was won

Sassuolo outshot their opponent (19-13).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).

Team Overview

Sassuolo (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 34

Avg: 1.21 / 1.79

Points

Avg: 1.05

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

1.05

PPG

0.84

1.21

0.74

1.79

1.63

47%

O2.5

32%

58%

BTTS

37%

53%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

Sassuolo rank19th

Empoli rank16th

Sassuolo points30

Empoli points36

Sassuolo: #19 · 30 pts · GD -32

45 pts off the top 2. 30 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

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.

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

Sassuolo last 5 home

L W L D D

Points5/15

Weighted index33

Goals5-9

Record1-2-2

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

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.

Sassuolo trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 37%

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

Sassuolo score at home74%

Sassuolo clean sheet at home16%

Empoli score away47%

Empoli clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Sassuolo score first53%

Sassuolo win after scoring first40%

Empoli score first26%

Empoli win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sassuolo 33% · Empoli 29%

Avg first goal minute: Sassuolo 17.2' · Empoli 34.2'

Vs league average

Sassuolo score at home1.21 vs 1.43

Sassuolo concede at home1.79 vs 1.18

Empoli score away0.74 vs 1.18

Empoli concede away1.63 vs 1.43

Sassuolo score 16% below league average, while Empoli score 37% below league average.

Defensive side: Sassuolo are 52% above league average at home, and Empoli are 14% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Sassuolo goal timing (home)

1H scored: 60% 2H scored: 40% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

46-60 6

16-30 5

31-45 4

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

61-75 9

0-15 6

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 4

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

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

398

363

Passes Accurate

322

283

Passes %

81%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

10'

10' D. Boloca

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

S. Luperto

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Marin

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Boloca

1st substitution · For: N. Bajrami

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ VAR

Ruan Tressoldi

Penalty confirmed

54'

54' A. Ismajli

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Pinamonti

Penalty

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ A. Cerri

1st substitution · For: M. Niang

56'

56' M. Cancellieri

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

M. Niang

Penalty

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ C. Volpato

2nd substitution · For: S. Mulattieri

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

G. Ferrari

Normal Goal · Assist: N. Bajrami

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ V. Kovalenko

2nd substitution · For: S. Bastoni

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ K. Thorstvedt

3rd substitution · For: G. Defrel

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ M. Cancellieri

3rd substitution · For: G. Pezzella

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ N. Cambiaghi

4th substitution · For: B. Bereszyński

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ L. Cacace

5th substitution · For: M. Destro

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ A. Laurienté

4th substitution · For: U. Račić

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

S. Bastoni

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Marin

90+5'

90+5' S. Bastoni

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

Empoli beat Sassuolo 3-2 on Saturday, 24 February 2024 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Gianluca Aureliano. It was played at MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore.

First half: D. Boloca received a yellow card for Sassuolo at 10'. Empoli took the lead at 11' when S. Luperto scored, with the assist credited to R. Marin, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Sassuolo made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Boloca replacing N. Bajrami. VAR intervened at 53' for Sassuolo (Penalty confirmed). A. Ismajli received a yellow card for Empoli at 54'. Sassuolo leveled the score at 54' when A. Pinamonti scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 55', with A. Cerri replacing M. Niang. M. Cancellieri received a yellow card for Empoli at 56'. Empoli took the lead at 64' when M. Niang scored (Penalty), making the score 1-2. Sassuolo made their 2nd substitution at 68', with C. Volpato replacing S. Mulattieri. Sassuolo leveled the score at 77' when G. Ferrari scored, with the assist credited to N. Bajrami, making the score 2-2. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 80', with V. Kovalenko replacing S. Bastoni. Sassuolo made their 3rd substitution at 88', with K. Thorstvedt replacing G. Defrel. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 88', with M. Cancellieri replacing G. Pezzella. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 88', with N. Cambiaghi replacing B. Bereszyński. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 88', with L. Cacace replacing M. Destro. Sassuolo made their 4th substitution at 89', with A. Laurienté replacing U. Račić. Empoli took the lead at 90+4' when S. Bastoni scored, with the assist credited to R. Marin, making the score 2-3. S. Bastoni received a yellow card for Empoli at 90+5'.

Sassuolo used 4 substitutions while Empoli used 5 substitutions. Sassuolo got 1 yellow card, while Empoli got 3 yellow cards.