Spezia vs Empoli

1 - 1

🕒 Sun, 19 Dec 2021 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Alberto Picco 🧑‍⚖️ Lorenzo Maggioni 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2021-2022 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

Spezia 16 · Empoli 14

Referee Stats

Lorenzo Maggioni

4 matches · 5.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.50
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	1.25
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	50%
Draws	50%
Away wins	0%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Empoli outshot their opponent (9-22).
Empoli controlled possession (65%).

Team Overview

Spezia (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-11

Goals For / Against

21 / 30

Avg: 1.11 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 0.95

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Empoli (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-6-7

Goals For / Against

22 / 26

Avg: 1.16 / 1.37

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

0.95

PPG

1.26

1.11

1.16

1.58

1.37

53%

O2.5

37%

58%

BTTS

47%

26%

Score 1st

63%

League-position context

Spezia rank16th

Empoli rank14th

Spezia points36

Empoli points41

Spezia: #16 · 36 pts · GD -30

48 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Spezia last 5 home

L L L L W

Points3/15

Weighted index7

Goals6-13

Record1-0-4

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.

Empoli last 5 away

W L L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index33

Goals4-10

Record1-0-4

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.

Spezia trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.542%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Empoli trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Spezia score at home79%

Spezia clean sheet at home21%

Empoli score away68%

Empoli clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Spezia score first26%

Spezia win after scoring first60%

Empoli score first63%

Empoli win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Spezia 29% · Empoli 20%

Avg first goal minute: Spezia 48.2' · Empoli 31.5'

Vs league average

Spezia score at home1.11 vs 1.50

Spezia concede at home1.58 vs 1.36

Empoli score away1.16 vs 1.36

Empoli concede away1.37 vs 1.50

Spezia score 26% below league average, while Empoli score 15% below league average.

Defensive side: Spezia are 16% above league average at home, and Empoli are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals1.75

BTTS50%

Over 2.525%

At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Spezia goal timing (home)

1H scored: 27% 2H scored: 73% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

61-75 4

0-15 1

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

61-75 9

31-45 5

16-30 4

46-60 3

0-15 1

Empoli goal timing (away)

1H scored: 55% 2H scored: 45% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

0-15 6

31-45 6

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

35%

65%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

283

532

Passes Accurate

204

454

Passes %

72%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21'

21' G. Maggiore

38'

38' L. Tonelli

50' ⚽

⚽

50' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

R. Marchizza

Own Goal

59'

59' F. Bandinelli

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ F. Di Francesco

1st substitution · For: P. Cutrone

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ F. Bandinelli

2nd substitution · For: N. Bajrami

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ R. Marchizza

3rd substitution · For: F. Parisi

71' ⚽

⚽

71' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Nikolaou

Own Goal

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ R. Manaj

1st substitution · For: K. Agudelo

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ S. Bastoni

2nd substitution · For: V. Kovalenko

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ VAR

A. Pinamonti

Penalty cancelled

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ M'Bala Nzola

3rd substitution · For: E. Colley

88'

88' K. Amian

90'

90' V. Kovalenko

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

Spezia drew 1-1 with Empoli on Sunday, 19 December 2021 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Lorenzo Maggioni. It was played at Stadio Alberto Picco.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. G. Maggiore received a yellow card for Spezia at 21'. L. Tonelli received a yellow card for Empoli at 38'.

Second half: Spezia took the lead at 50' when R. Marchizza scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-0. F. Bandinelli received a yellow card for Empoli at 59'. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 63', with F. Di Francesco replacing P. Cutrone. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 63', with F. Bandinelli replacing N. Bajrami. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 63', with R. Marchizza replacing F. Parisi. Empoli leveled the score at 71' when D. Nikolaou scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-1. Spezia made their 1st substitution at 72', with R. Manaj replacing K. Agudelo. Spezia made their 2nd substitution at 72', with S. Bastoni replacing V. Kovalenko. VAR intervened at 77' for Empoli (Penalty cancelled). Spezia made their 3rd substitution at 82', with M'Bala Nzola replacing E. Colley. K. Amian received a yellow card for Spezia at 88'. V. Kovalenko received a yellow card for Spezia at 90'.

Spezia used 3 substitutions while Empoli used 3 substitutions. Spezia got 3 yellow cards, while Empoli got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Empoli outshot their opponent (9-22).
Empoli controlled possession (65%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	3
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Spezia vs Empoli Head-to-Head History by Season

2022-2023 Season

11 Feb 2023 Empoli vs Spezia 2 - 2 14 Aug 2022 Spezia vs Empoli 1 - 0

2021-2022 Season

09 Apr 2022 Empoli vs Spezia 0 - 0 19 Dec 2021 Spezia vs Empoli 1 - 1