Hellas Verona 1-4 Empoli
Updated
Empoli won: Hellas Verona 1-4 Empoli in the Serie A (Round 15) on Sun, 8 Dec 2024 at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona. Hellas Verona goals: Casper Tengstedt 35'. Empoli goals: Sebastiano Esposito 16', Sebastiano Esposito 19', Liberato Cacace 32', Lorenzo Colombo 42'. Expected goals: 0.94-1.31. Possession: 50-50. Player of the match: Sebastiano Esposito (9.1).
Match report
Empoli rout Hellas Verona 4-1
Empoli ran riot against Hellas Verona 4-1 away from home at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on Sunday 8 December in Serie A.
Sebastiano Esposito put Empoli ahead on 16' (0-1), added another on 19' (0-2), Liberato Cacace made it 0-3 on 32', Casper Tengstedt pulled one back for Hellas Verona on 35' (1-3) and Lorenzo Colombo made it 1-4 on 42'.
Hellas Verona had 50% of the ball, shots were 12-15 (3-5 on target) and expected goals finished 0.94-1.31.
Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli) was player of the match with a 9.1 rating.
Attendance: 23,949. Referee: Marco Di Bello.
Match stats
| Hellas Verona | Empoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 50 | 50 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.94 | 1.31 |
| Total shots | 12 | 15 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 5 |
| Touches in opposition box | 21 | 18 |
| Big chances | 1 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 1 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 363 (82%) | 344 (78%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Corners | 5 | 8 |
| Total shots | 12 | 15 |
| Shots off target | 8 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 5 |
| Blocked shots | 1 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 9 | 9 |
Lineups
Hellas Verona (4-2-3-1): Lorenzo Montipo, Jackson Tchatchoua, Giangiacomo Magnani, Pawel Dawidowicz, Domagoj Bradaric, Reda Belahyane, Dani Silva, Tomas Suslov, Dailon Rocha Livramento, Darko Lazovic, Casper Tengstedt
Empoli (3-4-2-1): Devis Vásquez, Saba Goglichidze, Ardian Ismajli, Mattia Viti, Emmanuel Quartsin Gyasi, Giuseppe Pezzella, Tino Anjorin, Youssef Maleh, Sebastiano Esposito, Liberato Cacace, Pietro Pellegri
Key events
- 11' · Substitution · Lorenzo Colombo for Pietro Pellegri (Empoli)
- 12' · Yellow card · Dani Silva (Hellas Verona)
- 16' · Goal · Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli)
- 19' · Goal · Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli)
- 32' · Goal · Liberato Cacace (Empoli)
- 34' · Substitution · Daniele Ghilardi for Domagoj Bradaric (Hellas Verona)
- 35' · Goal · Casper Tengstedt (Hellas Verona)
- 40' · Yellow card · Daniele Ghilardi (Hellas Verona)
- 42' · Goal · Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli)
- 46' · Substitution · Abdou Harroui for Dailon Rocha Livramento (Hellas Verona)
- 59' · Substitution · Daniel Mosquera for Tomas Suslov (Hellas Verona)
- 60' · Substitution · Grigoris Kastanos for Dani Silva (Hellas Verona)
- 69' · Substitution · Liam Henderson for Tino Anjorin (Empoli)
- 69' · Substitution · Emmanuel Ekong for Giuseppe Pezzella (Empoli)
- 74' · Yellow card · Youssef Maleh (Empoli)
- 80' · Substitution · Amin Sarr for Casper Tengstedt (Hellas Verona)
- 82' · Substitution · Ola Solbakken for Youssef Maleh (Empoli)
- 82' · Substitution · Luca Marianucci for Sebastiano Esposito (Empoli)
- 90'+2 · Yellow card · Liam Henderson (Empoli)
All-time head-to-head
18 league meetings since 2004: Hellas Verona 6, draws 7, Empoli 5.
Questions
Who won Hellas Verona vs Empoli?
Empoli won, 1-4 (Serie A) on Sun, 8 Dec 2024.
When and where is Hellas Verona vs Empoli?
Sun, 8 Dec 2024, 14:00 UTC at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona, Serie A.
What is the head-to-head record between Hellas Verona and Empoli?
In 18 league meetings since 2004: Hellas Verona 6 wins, 7 draws, Empoli 5 wins (goals 17-17).