Udinese vs Empoli — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Udinese

19 MAY

1:1

Empoli

Goals

GOAL

Penalty90'

M'Baye Niang · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

Penalty90'

Lazar Samardžić · Right foot shot 1-1

Man of the match

Martín PayeroUdinese7.7

Expected goals (xG)

UdinesexGEmpoli

1.330.88

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Dacia ArenaUdine · 25,132 seats

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Conditions

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RefereeDaniele Orsato
1st AssistantCiro Carbone
2nd AssistantAlessandro Giallatini
4th OfficialDavide Di Marco

Pressure index

UdineseEmpoli

1′45′90′

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Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card4'

Alberto Grassi · Foul

OUT

Substitution7'

In: Brenner · Out: Isaac Success · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution30'

In: M'Baye Niang · Out: Alberto Cerri · Substitution because of injury

PLAYER

Yellow card35'

Nehuén Pérez · Foul

PLAYER

VAR36'

Youssef Maleh

PLAYER

Yellow card54'

Simone Bastoni · Foul

OUT

Substitution55'

In: Keinan Davis · Out: Brenner · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution55'

In: Festy Ebosele · Out: Kingsley Ehizibue · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution59'

In: Jacopo Fazzini · Out: Simone Bastoni · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution59'

In: Sebastian Walukiewicz · Out: Bartosz Bereszyński · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card64'

Ardian Ismajli · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card75'

Emmanuel Gyasi · Foul

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Răzvan Marin · Out: Matteo Cancellieri · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution81'

In: Nicolò Cambiaghi · Out: Alberto Grassi · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution87'

In: João Ferreira · Out: Hassane Kamara · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution87'

In: Oier Zarraga · Out: Walace · Substitution because of injury

GOAL

Penalty90'

M'Baye Niang · Right foot shot 0-1

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Răzvan Marin · Foul

PLAYER

VAR90'

Martín Payero

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Jacopo Fazzini · Foul

GOAL

Penalty90'

Lazar Samardžić · Right foot shot 1-1

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Alberto Grassi

Ball positions

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Commentary

123

90+15′The second half concludes with a tie - Udinese and Empoli, both at 1.
90+14′Score! Udinese 1, Empoli 1. Lazar Samardzic of Udinese successfully takes the penalty, firing a left-footed shot into the top right corner.
90+13′Jacopo Fazzini of Empoli has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
90+11′VAR Ruling: Udinese awarded a penalty.
90+8′Jacopo Fazzini of Empoli has given away a penalty following a violation in the penalty box.Penalty
90+8′Penalty Udinese. Martín Payero draws a foul in the penalty area.Penalty
90+8′Missed chance. Jaka Bijol - Udinese - shot with right foot from few metres missed. Assist - Lazar Samardzic with a cross after corner.
90+8′Corner kick awarded to Udinese, resulting from a defensive action by Ardian Ismajli.
90+8′Attempt thwarted. Lazar Samardzic of Udinese's left-footed shot from beyond the box is intercepted.
90+6′Razvan Marin of Empoli has been shown the yellow card for committing a foul.
90+6′Razvan Marin of Empoli commits a foul.
90+6′Festy Ebosele of Udinese has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
90+6′Pause finished. They are prepared to resume.
90+5′The match is temporarily halted due to an injury sustained by Sebastiano Luperto from Empoli.
90+4′Oier Zarraga of Udinese has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
90+4′Jacopo Fazzini from Empoli commits a foul.
90+3′M'Baye Niang from Empoli is penalized for a handball.
90+2′Offside - It's Udinese. Keinan Davis has been caught offside.
90′Goal! Udinese 0, Empoli 1. M'Baye Niang - Empoli - converts the penalty with a shot with right foot to the right corner.
89′Penalty conceded by Lazar Samardzic - Udinese - after a foul in the penalty area.Penalty
89′Penalty Empoli. Nicolò Cambiaghi draws a foul in the penalty area.Penalty
89′Missed chance. Ardian Ismajli - Empoli - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed to the left after corner.
88′Corner kick awarded to Empoli. This was due to a deflection off Jaka Bijol.
88′Attempt thwarted. M'Baye Niang of Empoli takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's obstructed. The assist was by Razvan Marin.
87′Player swap - Udinese. João Ferreira is coming on for Hassane Kamara.
87′Player switch - Udinese. Walace, due to an injury, is replaced by Oier Zarraga.
86′Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.
86′The match is temporarily halted due to an injury sustained by Walace of Udinese.
83′Nicolò Cambiaghi of Empoli has secured a free kick on the left flank.
83′Festy Ebosele of Udinese commits a foul.
82′Lorenzo Lucca of Udinese has been awarded an attacking free kick.
82′Fouled by Sebastian Walukiewicz - Empoli
81′Player swap - Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri is being replaced by Nicolò Cambiaghi.
80′Player change for Empoli. Alberto Grassi is being replaced by Razvan Marin.
77′Corner kick awarded to Udinese, resulting from a defensive action by Sebastian Walukiewicz.
76′Martín Payero from Udinese commits a handball.
75′Emmanuel Gyasi of Empoli has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
75′Lazar Samardzic of Udinese has been awarded a free kick on the left flank.
75′Fouled by Emmanuel Gyasi - Empoli
74′Opportunity squandered. Lazar Samardzic of Udinese takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box following a free kick, but it sails over the crossbar.
73′Lorenzo Lucca of Udinese has successfully earned an offensive free kick.
73′Sebastian Walukiewicz of Empoli commits a foul.
68′Thomas Thiesson Kristensen from Udinese has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
68′M'Baye Niang commits a foul - Empoli.
68′Corner kick awarded to Empoli. The opportunity arises due to a defensive action by Thomas Thiesson Kristensen.
64′Ardian Ismajli of Empoli has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
64′Lazar Samardzic of Udinese has been awarded a free kick on the left flank.
64′Ardian Ismajli of Empoli commits a foul.
60′Offside called on Empoli. M'Baye Niang has been flagged offside.
59′Player change for Empoli - Simone Bastoni is being replaced by Jacopo Fazzini.
59′Player change - Empoli. Sebastian Walukiewicz is coming on to replace Bartosz Bereszynski.
59′Lorenzo Lucca commits a foul - Udinese.
59′Ardian Ismajli of Empoli has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
57′Missed chance. Keinan Davis - Udinese - header inside of six yard box - left side missed. Assist - Lorenzo Lucca.
55′Player swap - Udinese. Keinan Davis is replacing Brenner.
55′Player change - Udinese. Kingsley Ehizibue is replaced by Festy Ebosele.
54′Simone Bastoni of Empoli has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
54′Martín Payero of Udinese has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
54′Fouled by Simone Bastoni - Empoli
50′Martín Payero commits a foul - Udinese.
50′Bartosz Bereszynski of Empoli has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
47′Offside called - Empoli. Matteo Cancellieri has been flagged offside.
45′The second half of the match between Udinese and Empoli commences with the score still at a stalemate, 0-0.
45+5′The first half concludes with Udinese and Empoli still at a stalemate, neither team has scored, it's 0-0.
45+5′Youssef Maleh - Empoli - won a free kick in defence.
45+5′Fouled by Lazar Samardzic - Udinese
45+1′Fouled by Lorenzo Lucca - Udinese
45+1′Ardian Ismajli - Empoli - won a free kick in defence.
45+1′Lazar Samardzic - Udinese - won a free kick in defence.
45+1′Fouled by Giuseppe Pezzella - Empoli
45′Youssef Maleh - Empoli - won a free kick on the left wing.
45′Fouled by Kingsley Ehizibue - Udinese
43′Matteo Cancellieri - Empoli - won a free kick on the left wing.
43′Fouled by Martín Payero - Udinese
42′Corner - Empoli. Conceded by Thomas Thiesson Kristensen.
41′Offside - Empoli. M'Baye Niang is in offside.
39′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37′VAR Decision: No Goal Udinese 0-0 Empoli.
37′Delay in match - Empoli VAR checking.
37′The game is temporarily halted due to an injury sustained by Thomas Thiesson Kristensen from Udinese.
36′GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Youssef Maleh - Empoli - scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
35′Thomas Thiesson Kristensen - Udinese - won a free kick in defence.
35′Fouled by M'Baye Niang - Empoli
34′Nehuén Pérez of Udinese has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
34′Matteo Cancellieri of Empoli has been awarded a free kick on the right flank.
34′Nehuén Pérez of Udinese commits a foul.
32′Walace of Udinese has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
32′Matteo Cancellieri of Empoli commits a foul.
31′Corner kick awarded to Empoli. This was due to a deflection off Jaka Bijol.
30′Player swap - Empoli. Alberto Cerri is replaced by M'Baye Niang due to an injury.
30′Pause ended. They are prepared to resume.
29′The match is temporarily halted due to an injury sustained by Alberto Cerri from Empoli.
28′Pause finished. They are prepared to proceed.
27′The match is momentarily halted due to an injury sustained by Simone Bastoni of Empoli.
27′The match is temporarily paused due to an injury suffered by Martín Payero from Udinese.
27′Simone Bastoni of Empoli has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
27′Martín Payero commits a foul - Udinese.
26′Corner kick awarded to Udinese, forced by Emmanuel Gyasi's defensive action.
25′Corner kick awarded to Udinese. This was given due to a defensive action by Elia Caprile.
25′New attacking attempt. Walace - Udinese - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Kingsley Ehizibue.
23′Matteo Cancellieri of Empoli has been awarded an offensive free kick.
23′Thomas Thiesson Kristensen of Udinese commits a foul.
17′Giuseppe Pezzella of Empoli is penalized for a handball.
Thats all. Game finished - Udinese 1, Empoli 1.
12′Lazar Samardzic of Udinese has successfully earned a free kick on the right flank.
12′Opportunity squandered. Hassane Kamara of Udinese takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box that doesn't hit the target.
12′Kingsley Ehizibue of Udinese has successfully earned a free kick on the right flank.
12′Giuseppe Pezzella of Empoli commits a foul.
11′Opportunity squandered. Walace of Udinese takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box following a corner, but it sails over the goal.
10′Corner kick awarded to Udinese, resulting from a defensive move by Simone Bastoni.
9′Sebastiano Luperto of Empoli has been awarded a free kick on the left flank.
9′Lorenzo Lucca of Udinese has committed a foul.
8′Opportunity squandered. Alberto Grassi from Empoli failed to score with a header from the middle of the penalty area. The assist came from Simone Bastoni, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.Penalty
8′Corner kick awarded to Empoli. This was caused by Jaka Bijol.
7′Player swap - Udinese. Brenner is replacing Isaac Success due to an injury.
4′Alberto Grassi of Empoli has been handed a yellow card due to a violation.
3′Isaac Success of Udinese successfully earned a defensive free kick.
3′Alberto Grassi of Empoli commits a foul.
3′Sebastiano Luperto - Empoli - won a free kick in attack.
3′Lazar Samardzic of Udinese commits a foul.
2′Nehuén Pérez from Udinese has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
2′Simone Bastoni of Empoli commits a foul.
The initial half of the match commences...

Match statistics

UDIEMP

Possession and passing

47%Possession53%

71%Pass accuracy72%

313Passes354

225Successful Passes258

86Ball Safe93

4Key Passes2

2 more

5Substitutions5

27Throw-ins25

Attack

1Goals1

8Shots Total4

2Shots On Target1

5Corners5

45Dangerous Attacks29

1Accurate Crosses2

12 more

112Attacks93

19Dribble Attempts11

7Goal Attempts2

1Offsides3

1Penalties1

1Shots Blocked1

3Shots inside the box3

6Shots Off Target3

5Shots outside the box1

75%Successful dribbles33%

12Successful Dribbles2

18Total Crosses14

Defence and discipline

0Saves2

22Tackles17

5Interceptions8

14Fouls19

1Yellow cards6

0Red cards2

1 more

6Goal Kicks9

Other

0Hit Woodwork1

29Successful Headers23

22Successful Interceptions17

51Headers52

5Challenges8

2Injuries2

1 more

1Counter Attacks2

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

D. OrsatoPer-match averages this season · 14 matches · career: 380

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	5.21	1.86	3.36	5.11
Red cards	0.07	0.07	0.00	0.10
Second yellows	0.21	0.07	0.14	0.14
Penalties	0.36	0.14	0.21	0.26

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

UdinesexGEmpoli

1.330.88

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.830.79

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.540.09

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.100.03

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

1.220.85

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.360.06

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.060.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.691.02

Starting XI

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Udinese€87Mstarting XI · 11/11€119Mwith bench · 18/26

Empoli€41Mstarting XI · 11/11€84Mwith bench · 24/25

Udinese's starting XI cost €46M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Udinese — bench

Festy EboseleDefender7.0 6

Oier ZarragaMidfielder6.6 9

Keinan DavisAttacker · €2.3M (2023)6.3 13

João FerreiraDefender · €3M (2025)6.4 14

James AbankwahDefender · €400K (2022)16

Antonio TikvicDefender · €700K (2025)22

BrennerAttacker · €5M (2026)6.7 27

Christian KabaseleDefender · €7.0M (2016)30

Lautaro GiannettiDefender33

Jordan ZemuraDefender37

Brian GartlandMidfielder · €14M (2016)70

Federico MoscaGoalkeeper73

Matteo PalmaDefender79

David PejičićMidfielder93

Daniele PadelliGoalkeeper

Empoli — bench

Samuele PerisanGoalkeeper · €650K (2022)2

Saba GoglichidzeDefender · €4M (2025)4

Sebastian WalukiewiczDefender · €5M (2026)6.3 7

Stiven ShpendiAttacker · €2.2M (2025)8

Viktor KovalenkoMidfielder · €600K (2021)9

Francesco CaputoAttacker · €3.5M (2022)10

M'Baye NiangAttacker · €1.5M (2021, loan)7.0 12

Jacopo SeghettiGoalkeeper13

Liberato CacaceDefender · €2.5M (2025)18

Răzvan MarinMidfielder · €1.7M (2025)6.6 21

Jacopo FazziniMidfielder · €800K (2026, loan)5.7 23

Mattia DestroAttacker · €8.5M (2015)27

Szymon ŻurkowskiMidfielder · €2.5M (2024)28

Nicolò CambiaghiAttacker · €10M (2024)7.3

Player statistics

Udinese starters then subs, by rating

Martín Payero#32 · Midfielder · 90′7.7

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0
Penalties won: 1

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 24/30
Pass accuracy: 80%
Key passes: 0
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/1
Long balls (won/total): 1/1

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 10/16
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/2
Dispossessed: 1

Defence

Tackles: 6

Discipline

Fouls: 4
Fouls drawn: 2

Player	Reason	Back
Gerard Deulofeu🩹 injury · Knee Surgery	injury · Knee Surgery	unknown
Marco Silvestri🩹 injury · Muscle Injury	injury · Muscle Injury	9 Aug 2024

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Udinese	1.9052.38%	1.9252.08%
Draw	3.3030.3%	3.2530.77%
Empoli	4.3323.08%	4.5022.22%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Udinese or Draw	1.2083.33%	1.2182.64%
Udinese or Empoli	1.3375.02%	1.3574.07%
Draw or Empoli	1.8354.56%	1.8554.05%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.4270.42%
0–1 goals	–	2.8535.09%
3+ goals	2.3742.11%	2.3542.55%
0–2 goals	1.5763.65%	1.5863.29%
4+ goals	–	4.5022.22%
0–3 goals	–	1.1984.03%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Udinese	2.7536.36%	2.5040%
Draw	2.0050%	2.0848.08%
Empoli	5.0020%	4.8020.83%

Outcome	bet365
UDI → UDI	3.2031.25%
UDI → X	15.006.67%
UDI → EMP	41.002.44%
X → UDI	4.7521.05%
X → X	4.5022.22%
X → EMP	8.5011.76%
EMP → UDI	29.003.45%
EMP → X	15.006.67%
EMP → EMP	7.0014.29%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.0025%
6 - 8	3.5028.57%
9 - 11	2.6038.46%
Under 6	11.009.09%
Over 14	8.0012.5%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
3+ cards	–	1.1487.72%
0–2 cards	–	4.7021.28%
4+ cards	–	1.3375.19%
0–3 cards	–	2.8834.72%
5+ cards	1.6660.02%	1.7357.8%
0–4 cards	2.1047.62%	1.9750.76%
6+ cards	2.1047.62%	2.3342.92%
0–5 cards	1.6660.02%	1.5066.67%
7+ cards	–	3.3030.3%
0–6 cards	–	1.2480.65%
8+ cards	–	4.4022.73%
0–7 cards	–	1.1586.96%

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