Venezia 1-1 Empoli: Draw on Sunday

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VENEZIA. Empoli and Venezia draw 1-1. S. Zurkowski scored the first goal (26') for Empoli. D. Okereke settled the score 1-1 (74').

VENEZIA. Empoli and Venezia draw 1-1. S. Zurkowski scored the first goal (26′) for Empoli. D. Okereke settled the score 1-1 (74′).

The match was played at the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo stadium in Venezia on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Piero Giacomelli who had the assistance of Domenico Palermo and Giuseppe Perrotti. The 4th official was Daniele Minelli. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.17 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 66%.​

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Venezia was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Empoli that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Venezia was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Venezia to win the match​.

Venezia shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Empoli shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Venezia received 3 yellow cards (M. Cuisance, D. Okereke and D. Crnigoj). On the other side, Empoli received 5 yellow cards (N. Bajrami, L. Henderson, A. Ismajli, R. Fiamozzi and F. Bandinelli).

After playing this match, Venezia will have 17 points to stay in the 17th place. On the other side, Empoli will have 28 points like Sassuolo to move up in the 12th place.

Match Events

  • 10'
    10'

    N. Bajrami

  • 10'
    10'

    M. Cuisance

  • 26'
    26'

    S. Zurkowski

    F. Bandinelli

  • 35'
    35'

    A. Vacca

    T. Tessmann

  • 35'
    35'

    D. Okereke

    S. Kiyine

  • 45'
    45'

    L. Henderson

  • 45'
    45'

    D. Okereke

  • 58'
    58'

    D. Crnigoj

  • 60'
    60'

    A. Ismajli

  • 63'
    63'

    R. Fiamozzi

  • 72'
    72'

    Nani

    C. Molinaro

  • 74'
    74'

    D. Okereke

    Nani

  • 76'
    76'

    F. Bandinelli

  • 79'
    79'

    K. Asllani

    S. Zurkowski

  • 80'
    80'

    G. Busio

    M. Aramu

  • 84'
    84'

    L. Stulac

    F. Bandinelli

  • 84'
    84'

    P. Cutrone

    N. Bajrami

Next match

In the upcoming Serie A match, Venezia will play away against Inter on the 22nd of January with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Inter (0 draws).

Empoli will host Roma on the 23rd of January with a 10-2 head to head statistic in favor of Roma (4 draws).

Venezia: Formation and Lineups

Venezia started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager Paolo Zanetti chose to play with the following team: Luca Lezzerini (7.3), Ethan Ampadu (6.9), Mattia Caldara (6.6), Pietro Ceccaroni (7.6), Cristian Molinaro (7.0), Domen Črnigoj (6.2), Tanner Tessmann (6.2), Michaël Cuisance (6.8), Mattia Aramu (6.5), Sofian Kiyine (6.7) and Thomas Henry (6.8).

Substitutes

Venezia made 4 changes: T. Tessmann for A. Vacca (35′), S. Kiyine for D. Okereke (35′), C. Molinaro for Nani (72′) and M. Aramu for G. Busio (80′).

Top player: David Okereke

Probably the most impressive player in Venezia was David Okereke.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 12 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 35′.

Empoli: Formation and Lineups

Empoli started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

On the opposite side, Aurelio Andreazzoli played with: Guglielmo Vicario (7.0), Petar Stojanović (6.5), Ardian Ismajli (7.1), Lorenzo Tonelli (7.1), Riccardo Fiamozzi (7.0), Samuele Ricci (7.1), Liam Henderson (6.9), Filippo Bandinelli (7.5), Szymon Żurkowski (8.3), Nedim Bajrami (7.4) and Andrea Pinamonti (7.0).

Substitutes

Empoli made 3 changes: S. Zurkowski for K. Asllani (79′), F. Bandinelli for L. Stulac (84′) and N. Bajrami for P. Cutrone (84′).

Top player: Szymon Żurkowski

Probably the most impressive player in Empoli was Szymon Żurkowski.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 29 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A

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