Empoli vs Genoa

Serie A 28 Dec 2024, 14:00
Empoli
Empoli
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Genoa
Genoa
🏟 Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena (Empoli) 👤 A. Rapuano Round 18

Match report

Genoa edged past Empoli 2-1 in the Serie A on 28 December 2024. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Genoa had 14 shots to Empoli's 12.

The match was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena (Empoli), with A. Rapuano in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 59% - 41% Shots 12 - 14 On target 8 - 5 Corners 7 - 4 Fouls 16 - 13 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
Nicola Leali
Genoa · 7 saves
8 Sebastiano Esposito 1 goal
8 Faustino Anjorin 1 assist
7 Milan Badelj 1 goal
7 Caleb Ekuban 1 goal
First half vs second half
Empoli stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–5 9–9
Shots On Goal 2–1 6–4
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 4–3 3–1
Attacks 51–50 45–60
Match statistics
7 Corners 4
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
96 Attacks 110
41 Dangerous Attacks 33
8 On Target 5
4 Off Target 9
12 Shots Total 14
8 Shots On Goal 5
3 Shots Off Goal 5
1 Shots Blocked 4
5 Shots Inside Box 9
7 Shots Outside Box 5
16 Fouls 13
7 Corners 4
2 Offsides 1
59% Ball Possession 41%
1 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 7
452 Passes Total 318
363 Passes Accurate 229
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Empoli · 4-4-2
23 D. Vásquez
2 S. Goglichidze 34 A. Ismajli 3 G. Pezzella 13 L. Cacace
11 E. Gyasi 8 F. Anjorin 5 A. Grassi 6 L. Henderson
29 L. Colombo 99 S. Esposito
Genoa · 4-2-3-1
1 N. Leali
15 B. Norton-Cuffy 13 M. Bani 22 J. Vásquez 3 A. Martín
47 M. Badelj 32 M. Frendrup
59 A. Zanoli 2 M. Thorsby 9 Vitinha
19 A. Pinamonti
Empoli
Coach
R. D'Aversa
Substitutes
  • 10 Jacopo Fazzini
  • 22 Mattia De Sciglio
  • 93 Youssef Maleh
  • 35 Luca Marianucci
  • 19 Emmanuel Ekong
  • 12 Jacopo Seghetti
  • 1 Samuele Perisan
  • 37 Dawid Bembnista
  • 31 Lorenzo Tosto
  • 7 Junior Sambia
  • 90 Ismael Konate
Genoa
Coach
P. Vieira
Substitutes
  • 20 Stefano Sabelli
  • 73 Patrizio Masini
  • 23 Fabio Miretti
  • 18 Caleb Ekuban
  • 4 Koni De Winter
  • 95 Pierluigi Gollini
  • 39 Daniele Sommariva
  • 27 Alessandro Marcandalli
  • 14 Alessandro Vogliacco
  • 53 Lior Kasa
  • 72 Filippo Melegoni
  • 8 Emil Bohinen
  • 11 Gastón Pereiro
  • 21 Jeff Ekhator
  • 30 David Ankeye
Substitutions
  • 39' ↑ S. Sabelli ↓ B. Norton-Cuffy Genoa
  • 59' ↑ J. Fazzini ↓ L. Henderson Empoli
  • 63' ↑ C. Ekuban ↓ A. Pinamonti Genoa
  • 63' ↑ F. Miretti ↓ M. Badelj Genoa
  • 63' ↑ P. Masini ↓ A. Zanoli Genoa
  • 71' ↑ Y. Maleh ↓ A. Grassi Empoli
  • 71' ↑ M. De Sciglio ↓ S. Goglichidze Empoli
  • 80' ↑ E. Ekong ↓ L. Cacace Empoli
  • 80' ↑ L. Marianucci ↓ T. Anjorin Empoli
  • 82' ↑ K. De Winter ↓ M. Thorsby Genoa
Cards
  • 52' R. D'Aversa Empoli
  • 66' M. Thorsby Genoa
  • 79' Vitinha Genoa
  • 81' E. Gyasi Empoli
Head-to-head
Empoli 0 5 draws 2 Genoa
2025-09-25 Genoa vs Empoli 3 - 1
2025-03-02 Genoa vs Empoli 1 - 1
2024-12-28 Empoli vs Genoa 1 - 2
2024-02-03 Empoli vs Genoa 0 - 0
2023-12-02 Genoa vs Empoli 1 - 1
2022-03-06 Genoa vs Empoli 0 - 0
Recent form
Empoli D D D W D
Genoa D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Empoli vs Genoa?
Empoli lost 1-2 against Genoa on 28 December 2024.
Who won Empoli vs Genoa?
Genoa won the match 2-1.
Where was Empoli vs Genoa played?
The match was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena (Empoli).
Who had more possession in Empoli vs Genoa?
Empoli had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.