Match Centre: Empoli vs Palermo
Saporiti 50′ (p)Popov 79′ (p)
Pohjanpalo 57′Palumbo 65′Johnsen 69′Cassandro 88′
Player of the match Antonio Palumbo 8.7
GolVolt rating 8.8GolVolt rating
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The match in 30 seconds
Turning point: 65' Palumbo, 1:2-
1:0 → 2:4
Palermo came from behind to win.
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49% → 86%
Palermo: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 88.
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12 → 14
Empoli drop 2 places in the table. Palermo stay in place 1.
The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:2, from 47% to 82% (Palermo).
How the match went
One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.
90+6' · 2:4Empoli 1%draw 12%Palermo 86%
90+6' · 2:4xG Empoli 1.34xG Palermo 4.29
90+6' · 2:4Last 10 minutes: level (3:3 dangerous attacks)
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Comeback from 0:1, xG 6.3.
- Dramaweight 50% Comeback from 0:1.The result hung in the balance and big moments changed the game. Drama: 8.0 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Palumbo: a goal and an assist.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 6.8 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 3.8 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% xG 6.3, 6 goals, 40 shots.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 9.8 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 8.8more watchable than 88% of Serie B matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
6 goals2 cards2 VAR
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- Half-time · 0:0
- 46' 2 substitutionsDeli for BandinelliZedadka for Romagnoli
- 47' Penalty awarded
- 50' Goal: Edoardo Saporitipenalty1:0
- 57' Jacopo Seghettiyellow card · dissent
- 57' Goal: Joel Pohjanpaloleft foot · assist: Bani1:1
- 65' Goal: Antonio Palumboleft foot · assist: Johnsen1:2
- 69' Goal: Dennis Johnsenright foot · assist: Palumbo1:3
- 71' 2 substitutionsInnocenti for BiondiniShpendi for Corrado
- 75' Filippo Ranocchiayellow card · foul
- 76' Stiven Shpendimissed penalty
- 76' VAR Review
- 79' Goal: Bogdan Popovpenalty · right foot2:3
- 80' 4 substitutionsEstévez for RanocchiaGabrielloni for PohjanpaloHernani for SegreMazzitelli for Palumbo
- 85' SubstitutionPeda for Johnsen
- 88' Goal: Tommaso Cassandroright foot · assist: Gabrielloni2:4
- 89' SubstitutionEgan for Ceesay
- Full-time · 2:4
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Empoli
Palermo
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Empoli
- 1 Samuele Perisan GK —
- 13 Emiliano Filippis GK —
- 28 Gabriele Indragoli DEF —
- 35 Matteo Egan DEF on
- 36 Dawid Bembnista DEF —
- 5 Duccio Degli Innocenti MID on
- 44 Lapo Deli MID on
- 57 Luca Belardinelli MID —
- 98 Karim Zedadka MID on
- 11 Stiven Shpendi ATT on
- 16 Florijan Meznar ATT —
Palermo
- 1 Mattia Perin GK —
- 12 Manfredi Nespola GK —
- 11 Emmanuel Gyasi DEF —
- 27 Niccolò Pierozzi DEF —
- 29 Patryk Peda DEF on
- 33 Andrea Bozzolan DEF —
- 96 Giangiacomo Magnani DEF —
- 6 Claudio Gomes MID —
- 23 Hernani MID on
- 24 Nahuel Estévez MID on
- 36 Luca Mazzitelli MID on
- 99 Alessandro Gabrielloni ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Palermo Antonio Palumbo
- 2. place · Palermo Dennis Johnsen
- 3. place · Palermo Joel Pohjanpalo
Empoli
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Empoli
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Palermo · 1 out
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Jesse Joronen Injured
since 18 Aug · return date unknown · 6 matches missed · Shoulder Injury
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.