Serie A · Matchweek 33 · May 4

Empoli - Bologna

Empoli beat Bologna 3-1 in Serie A (Matchweek 33). Goals: J. Lucumí (OG) 1'; J. Akpa Akpro 45+1'; R. Orsolini (P) 88'.

EmpoliHOME

3 - 1

BolognaAWAY

J. Lucumí (OG) 1'J. Akpa Akpro 45+1'N. Cambiaghi 68'

⚽

R. Orsolini (P) 88'

🏟 Stadio Carlo Castellani 👤 Referee: F. La Penna

Key events

1' ⚽ J. Lucumí (OG)(1 - 0) Empoli

27' 🟨 Fabiano ParisiYellow card Empoli

45+1' ⚽ J. Akpa Akpro(2 - 0) · Assist: R. Marin Empoli

66' 🟨 Liam HendersonYellow card Empoli

68' ⚽ N. Cambiaghi(3 - 0) · Assist: R. Marin Empoli

87' 🟨 Filippo BandinelliYellow card Empoli

88' ⚽ R. Orsolini (P)(3 - 1) Bologna

Quick stats

%28 Possession %72

13 Total shots 18

3 Shots on target 3

7 Shots off target 9

3 Blocked shots 6

7 Shots inside box 12

6 Shots outside box 6

2 Saves 1

Match timeline

First half

J. Lucumí (OG)(1 - 0)⚽

Fabiano ParisiYellow card🟨

27'

38'

🔁A. Soumaoro ↔ K. BonifaziSubstitution

J. Akpa Akpro(2 - 0) · Assist: R. Marin⚽

45+1'

HT 2 - 0

54'

🔁N. Moro ↔ L. FergusonSubstitution

54'

🔁M. Barrow ↔ J. ZirkzeeSubstitution

T. Baldanzi ↔ L. HendersonSubstitution🔁

65'

Liam HendersonYellow card🟨

66'

N. Cambiaghi(3 - 0) · Assist: R. Marin⚽

68'

77'

🔁A. Cambiaso ↔ C. LykogiannisSubstitution

77'

🔁M. Aebischer ↔ N. PyyhtiäSubstitution

J. Akpa Akpro ↔ P. StojanovićSubstitution🔁

78'

R. Marin ↔ F. BandinelliSubstitution🔁

78'

Filippo BandinelliYellow card🟨

87'

88'

⚽R. Orsolini (P)(3 - 1)

N. Cambiaghi ↔ M. PjacaSubstitution🔁

88'

F. Caputo ↔ M. DestroSubstitution🔁

89'

FT 3 - 1

Match statsEmpoli · Bologna

Key stats

%28 Possession %72

Shots

13 Total shots 18

3 Shots on target 3

7 Shots off target 9

3 Blocked shots 6

7 Shots inside box 12

6 Shots outside box 6

2 Saves 1

Passing

221 Total passes 571

147 Accurate passes 492

%67 Pass accuracy %86

Set pieces & discipline

2 Corners 5

0 Offsides 3

15 Fouls 16

Cards

3 Yellow cards 0

By half

2 1st-half goals 0

1 2nd-half goals 1

LineupsEmpoli 4-3-1-2Bologna 4-3-3

Vicario 65

Parisi 33

Luperto 4

Walukiewicz 24

Ebuehi 18

Marin 5

Grassi 11

Akpro 35

Baldanzi 19

Caputo 28

Cambiaghi 28

Skorupski 50

Cambiaso 26

Lucumí 5

Soumaoro 3

Posch 20

Aebischer 6

Moro 30

Schouten 8

Domínguez 99

Barrow 7

Orsolini

Empoli · Bench

22S. Ujkani22

8L. Henderson8

25F. Bandinelli25

30P. Stojanović30

14M. Pjaca14

23M. Destro23

3L. Cacace3

26L. Tonelli26

34A. Ismajli34

Coach: P. Zanetti

Bologna · Bench

17G. Medel17

1F. Bardi1

34F. Ravaglia34

4J. Sosa4

29L. De Silvestri29

25N. Pyyhtiä25

22C. Lykogiannis22

19L. Ferguson19

11J. Zirkzee11

Coach: T. Motta

HEAD TO HEAD9 meetings · 2021–2025

Empoli 2

Sep 26who was on topApr 24

Bologna 4

2 Empoli 3 draw 4 Bologna

Bologna won the last 2

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

2.3goals / match

8–13total goals

2/4clean sheets

4-2Empoli best win · Sep 26

3-0Bologna best win · Apr 1

Over 1.5 6/9

Over 2.5 4/9

Over 3.5 1/9

BTTS 4/9

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Empoli at home4 matches

1W 1D 2L 5:7

Bologna at home5 matches

2W 2D 1L 6:3

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

FORM COMPARISON

Last 5Last 10

Empoli1W 2D 2L Bologna1W 1D 3L

1.00 0.80 Points per game

4 2 Goals scored

6 8 Goals conceded

1.33 1.20 xG average

1.51 1.09 xGA average

%20 %40 Clean sheets

%40 %0 BTTS

%20 %20 Over 2.5

4.8 5.0 Corners

2.0 0.6 Cards

Empoli2W 4D 4L Bologna4W 1D 5L

1.00 1.30 Points per game

13 10 Goals scored

15 17 Goals conceded

1.41 1.42 xG average

1.54 1.20 xGA average

%10 %30 Clean sheets

%60 %30 BTTS

%40 %40 Over 2.5

4.5 4.3 Corners

2.4 1.6 Cards

SEASON COMPARISON

14Empoliin the table43pts

38matches 10-13-15W-D-L 37:49goals -12diff

LDWDW

9Bolognain the table54pts

38matches 14-12-12W-D-L 53:49goals +4diff

WDWDD

Season profile · 2024/2025 · 38 matches

0.82 1.25 Points per game

0.97 1.42 xG average

1.32 1.19 xGA average

%16 %25 Clean sheets

%55 %50 BTTS

%47 %50 Over 2.5

4.5 4.8 Corners

2.0 2.4 Cards

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