Serie A · Matchweek 17 · Dec 22

Atalanta - Empoli

Atalanta beat Empoli 3-2 in Serie A (Matchweek 17). Goals: C. De Ketelaere 34', 86'; A. Lookman 45+1'; L. Colombo 13'; S. Esposito (P) 57'.

AtalantaHOME

3 - 2

EmpoliAWAY

C. De Ketelaere 34', 86'A. Lookman 45+1'

⚽

L. Colombo 13'S. Esposito (P) 57'

🏟 Gewiss Stadium 👤 Referee: E. Feliciani

Key events

13' ⚽ L. Colombo(0 - 1) · Assist: L. Henderson Empoli

22' 🟨 Nicolò ZanioloYellow card Atalanta

34' ⚽ C. De Ketelaere(1 - 1) · Assist: D. Zappacosta Atalanta

45+1' ⚽ A. Lookman(2 - 1) · Assist: N. Zaniolo Atalanta

57' ⚽ S. Esposito (P)(2 - 2) Empoli

64' 🟨 Giuseppe PezzellaYellow card Empoli

86' ⚽ C. De Ketelaere(3 - 2) · Assist: M. Pašalić Atalanta

Quick stats

%65 Possession %35

16 Total shots 7

7 Shots on target 3

6 Shots off target 2

3 Blocked shots 2

14 Shots inside box 4

2 Shots outside box 3

1 Saves 3

Match timeline

First half

13'

⚽L. Colombo(0 - 1) · Assist: L. Henderson

M. Retegui ↔ N. ZanioloSubstitution🔁

21'

Nicolò ZanioloYellow card🟨

22'

C. De Ketelaere(1 - 1) · Assist: D. Zappacosta⚽

34'

A. Lookman(2 - 1) · Assist: N. Zaniolo⚽

45+1'

HT 2 - 1

57'

⚽S. Esposito (P)(2 - 2)

64'

🟨Giuseppe PezzellaYellow card

70'

🔁A. Grassi ↔ Y. MalehSubstitution

A. Lookman ↔ L. SamardžićSubstitution🔁

70'

D. Zappacosta ↔ M. RuggeriSubstitution🔁

70'

B. Djimsiti ↔ I. HienSubstitution🔁

70'

71'

🔁S. Esposito ↔ J. FazziniSubstitution

80'

🔁S. Goglichidze ↔ L. MarianucciSubstitution

R. Bellanova ↔ J. CuadradoSubstitution🔁

80'

84'

🔁L. Henderson ↔ J. SambiaSubstitution

C. De Ketelaere(3 - 2) · Assist: M. Pašalić⚽

86'

FT 3 - 2

Match statsAtalanta · Empoli

Key stats

%65 Possession %35

Shots

16 Total shots 7

7 Shots on target 3

6 Shots off target 2

3 Blocked shots 2

14 Shots inside box 4

2 Shots outside box 3

1 Saves 3

Passing

572 Total passes 318

504 Accurate passes 240

%88 Pass accuracy %75

Set pieces & discipline

6 Corners 3

1 Offsides 1

11 Fouls 15

Cards

1 Yellow cards 1

By half

2 1st-half goals 1

1 2nd-half goals 1

LineupsAtalanta 3-4-2-1Empoli 3-4-2-1

Carnesecchi 23

Kolašinac 19

Djimsiti 3

Kossounou 77

Zappacosta 13

Éderson 8

Pašalić 16

Bellanova 11

Lookman 17

Ketelaere 32

Retegui 23

Vásquez 13

Cacace 34

Ismajli 2

Goglichidze 3

Pezzella 5

Grassi 8

Anjorin 11

Gyasi 6

Henderson 29

Colombo 99

Esposito

Atalanta · Bench

28Rui Patrício28

4I. Hien4

22M. Ruggeri22

24L. Samardžić24

7J. Cuadrado7

27M. Palestra27

6I. Sulemana6

31F. Rossi31

44M. Brescianini44

Coach: G. Gasperini

Empoli · Bench

1S. Perisan1

93Y. Maleh93

10J. Fazzini10

35L. Marianucci35

7J. Sambia7

38N. El Biache38

19E. Ekong19

12J. Seghetti12

90I. Konate90

Coach: R. D'Aversa

HEAD TO HEAD7 meetings · 2021–2025

Atalanta 6

Oct 17who was on topFeb 23

Empoli 1

6 Atalanta 0 draw 1 Empoli

Atalanta won the last 5

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

3.0goals / match

18–3total goals

4/1clean sheets

5-0Atalanta best win · Feb 23

1-0Empoli best win · May 21

Over 1.5 6/7

Over 2.5 4/7

Over 3.5 2/7

BTTS 2/7

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Atalanta at home3 matches

2W 0D 1L 4:2

Empoli at home4 matches

0W 0D 4L 1:14

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

FORM COMPARISON

Last 5Last 10

Atalanta0W 3D 2L Empoli1W 2D 2L

0.60 1.00 Points per game

4 4 Goals scored

6 6 Goals conceded

1.91 1.33 xG average

1.11 1.51 xGA average

%20 %20 Clean sheets

%60 %40 BTTS

%20 %20 Over 2.5

7.6 4.8 Corners

1.4 2.0 Cards

Atalanta2W 4D 4L Empoli2W 4D 4L

1.00 1.00 Points per game

11 13 Goals scored

17 15 Goals conceded

1.65 1.41 xG average

1.51 1.54 xGA average

%30 %10 Clean sheets

%60 %60 BTTS

%40 %40 Over 2.5

5.3 4.5 Corners

1.1 2.4 Cards

SEASON COMPARISON

3Atalantain the table74pts

38matches 22-8-8W-D-L 78:37goals +41diff

LWWWD

18Empoliin the table31pts

38matches 6-13-19W-D-L 33:59goals -26diff

LWWLL

Season profile · 2025/2026 · 24 matches

1.63 0.82 Points per game

1.61 0.97 xG average

1.33 1.32 xGA average

%38 %16 Clean sheets

%50 %55 BTTS

%33 %47 Over 2.5

5.7 4.5 Corners

1.6 2.0 Cards

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