Genoa vs Empoli — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2025/2026

GenoaElo #183

25 SEPT

3:1

EmpoliElo #588

Goals

GOAL

Goal12'

Edoardo Saporiti · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal15'

Morten Frendrup (assist: Lorenzo Colombo) · Left foot shot 1-1

GOAL

AST

Goal56'

Alessandro Marcandalli (assist: Lorenzo Venturino) · Header 2-1

GOAL

AST

Goal83'

Jeff Ekhator (assist: Morten Thorsby) · Right foot shot 3-1

Man of the match

Edoardo SaporitiEmpoli7.8

Expected goals (xG)

GenoaxGEmpoli

2.010.93

Trends

season

Win %

67%0%

Over 1.5 %

100%100%

Over 2.5 %

100%50%

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Venue

Stadio Comunale Luigi FerrarisGenova · 33,205 seats

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Conditions

Weatherlight rain
RefereeFederico Dionisi
1st AssistantMarco Ceccon
2nd AssistantSimone Biffi
4th OfficialLuca Pairetto

Pressure index

GenoaEmpoli

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

GOAL

Goal12'

Edoardo Saporiti · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal15'

Morten Frendrup (assist: Lorenzo Colombo) · Left foot shot 1-1

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Lorenzo Venturino · Out: Junior Messias

GOAL

AST

Goal56'

Alessandro Marcandalli (assist: Lorenzo Venturino) · Header 2-1

OUT

Substitution59'

In: Stiven Shpendi · Out: Bogdan Popov

OUT

Substitution59'

In: Edoardo Zanaga · Out: Franco Carboni

OUT

Substitution60'

In: Jeff Ekhator · Out: Lorenzo Colombo

OUT

Substitution66'

In: Patrizio Masini · Out: Morten Frendrup

OUT

Substitution66'

In: Morten Thorsby · Out: Albert Grønbæk

OUT

Substitution67'

In: Lorenzo Ignacchiti · Out: Gerard Yepes

OUT

Substitution67'

In: Gabriele Indragoli · Out: Tyronne Ebuehi

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Thomas Campaniello · Out: Edoardo Saporiti

GOAL

AST

Goal83'

Jeff Ekhator (assist: Morten Thorsby) · Right foot shot 3-1

OUT

Substitution84'

In: Seydou Fini · Out: Nicolae Stanciu

Ball positions

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Commentary

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90+4′The second half concludes with the scoreline reading Genoa 3, Empoli 1.
90+4′Valentín Carboni commits a foul for Genoa.
90+4′Brando Moruzzi from Empoli has been awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
90+4′Brando Moruzzi from Empoli commits a foul.
90+4′Aarón Martín from Genoa is awarded a free kick on the right side of the field.
90+3′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
90+2′The match is currently on hold due to an injury to Alessandro Marcandalli from Genoa.
90+1′The fourth official has indicated that there will be three minutes of stoppage time.
89′Luca Belardinelli from Empoli earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
89′Aarón Martín from Genoa commits a foul.
89′Jeff Ekhator from Genoa earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
89′Gabriele Guarino from Empoli commits a foul.
88′Thomas Campaniello from Empoli earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
88′Patrizio Masini from Genoa commits a foul.
87′Genoa has been awarded a corner kick after Samuele Perisan allowed the ball to go out of play.
86′Lorenzo Ignacchiti from Empoli earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
86′Seydou Fini from Genoa commits a foul.
86′Samuele Perisan from Empoli earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
86′Lorenzo Venturino from Genoa committed a foul.
85′Stefano Sabelli from Genoa earns a free kick in his own half.
85′Foul committed by Thomas Campaniello of Empoli.
84′Substitution for Genoa: Seydou Fini comes on to take the place of Nicolae Stanciu.
83′Goal! Genoa leads 3-1 against Empoli. Jeff Ekhator scores with a right-footed shot from just a few yards out, finding the center of the net. The assist came from Morten Thorsby, who set him up with a header.
83′Goal! Genoa leads 3-1 against Empoli. Jeff Ekhator scores with a right-footed strike from just a few yards out.
80′Substitution for Empoli: Thomas Campaniello comes on to take the place of Edoardo Saporiti.
80′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
79′The game has been paused due to an injury to Luca Belardinelli from Empoli.
79′Luca Belardinelli from Empoli earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
79′Morten Thorsby commits a foul for Genoa.
78′Missed opportunity! Edoardo Saporiti from Empoli took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it didn't hit the target.Penalty
78′Missed opportunity! Morten Thorsby from Genoa took a right-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area but couldn't find the target.Penalty
77′Corner awarded to Genoa after Gabriele Indragoli allowed the ball to go out.
76′Patrizio Masini from Genoa earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
76′Edoardo Saporiti from Empoli commits a foul.
75′Luca Belardinelli from Empoli commits a foul.
75′Morten Thorsby of Genoa is awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
74′Jeff Ekhator from Genoa has been awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
74′Gabriele Guarino from Empoli commits a foul.
73′Jeff Ekhator from Genoa earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
73′Jeff Ekhator from Genoa earns a free kick in the defensive zone.
70′Missed opportunity! Lorenzo Venturino from Genoa takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it goes wide.Penalty
70′Nicolae Stanciu from Genoa has been awarded a free kick in the defensive zone.
70′Lorenzo Ignacchiti from Empoli commits a foul.
69′Lorenzo Venturino from Genoa has been awarded a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
69′Gabriele Indragoli from Empoli commits a foul.
67′Substitution for Empoli: Gabriele Indragoli comes on to take the place of Tyronne Ebuehi.
67′Substitution for Empoli: Lorenzo Ignacchiti comes on to take the place of Gerard Yepes.
66′Substitution for Genoa: Morten Thorsby comes on to take the place of Albert Grønbæk.
66′Substitution for Genoa: Patrizio Masini comes on to take the place of Morten Frendrup.
65′Edoardo Saporiti from Empoli commits a handball.
62′Jeff Ekhator from Genoa earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
62′Gabriele Guarino from Empoli commits a foul.
60′Substitution for Genoa: Jeff Ekhator comes on to take the place of Lorenzo Colombo.
59′Substitution for Empoli: Edoardo Zanaga comes on to take the place of Franco Carboni.
59′Substitution for Empoli: Stiven Shpendi comes on to take the place of Bohdan Popov.
59′Valentín Carboni from Genoa earns a free kick on the right flank.
59′Franco Carboni commits a foul for Empoli.
58′Missed opportunity. Gerard Yepes from Empoli takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it goes wide to the left.Penalty
56′Goal! Genoa takes the lead with a score of 2-1 against Empoli. Alessandro Marcandalli scores with a close-range header into the bottom right corner of the net. The assist comes from Lorenzo Venturino, who delivered a precise headed pass after a corner kick.
55′Corner kick awarded to Genoa after Brando Moruzzi allowed it.
52′Missed opportunity! Rares Ilie from Empoli directed a header from the center of the box after a corner, but it went off target.
51′Corner kick awarded to Empoli, following a foul by Nicolae Stanciu.
50′Missed opportunity! Lorenzo Venturino from Genoa takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it goes wide.Penalty
48′Rares Ilie from Empoli earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
47′Lorenzo Colombo from Genoa commits a foul.
47′Brando Moruzzi from Empoli earns a free kick in his team's defensive zone.
45′Substitution for Genoa: Lorenzo Venturino comes on to take the place of Junior Messias.
45+2′The first half concludes with the score tied at 1-1 between Genoa and Empoli.
45+1′Missed opportunity! Lorenzo Colombo of Genoa heads the ball from the center of the box, but it goes wide to the left. The cross was delivered by Stefano Sabelli.
45+1′Missed opportunity! Lorenzo Colombo from Genoa had a header from the center of the box but couldn't find the target.
45′Missed opportunity. Valentín Carboni from Genoa takes a right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it sails just over the crossbar. The assist came from Lorenzo Colombo.Penalty
43′Corner kick awarded to Empoli after a deflection off Nicolae Stanciu.
42′Morten Frendrup from Genoa commits a handball.
40′Missed opportunity! Albert Grønbæk of Genoa took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area following a direct free kick, but it went wide.Penalty
39′Junior Messias from Genoa has been awarded a free kick in the opponent's half.
39′Junior Messias from Genoa earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
38′Corner kick awarded to Genoa after Gabriele Guarino allowed the ball to go out of play.
38′Corner kick awarded to Genoa after Gabriele Guarino allowed the ball to go out.
36′Lorenzo Colombo from Genoa earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
36′Gabriele Guarino from Empoli commits a foul.
35′Missed opportunity! Bohdan Popov from Empoli attempted a header from the middle of the penalty area but couldn't find the target.Penalty
32′A shot attempt is thwarted. Junior Messias from Genoa takes a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked.Penalty
32′Missed opportunity! Gabriele Guarino from Empoli had a close-range header that went wide to the left. The chance was set up by a cross from Edoardo Saporiti after a corner kick.
31′Corner awarded to Empoli after a play that resulted in a deflection off Nicolae Stanciu.
29′Missed opportunity. Valentín Carboni from Genoa took a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area.Penalty
25′Tyronne Ebuehi from Empoli committed a foul.
25′Albert Grønbæk from Genoa earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
23′Missed opportunity. Nicolae Stanciu of Genoa took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area following a direct free kick.Penalty
22′Luca Belardinelli from Empoli commits a foul.
22′Albert Grønbæk from Genoa earns a free kick in the offensive half of the field.
20′Luca Belardinelli from Empoli earns a free kick on the right flank.
20′Lorenzo Colombo of Genoa commits a foul.
18′A shot on goal was blocked. Edoardo Saporiti from Empoli took a left-footed strike from the left side of the six-yard box, but Nicola Leali of Genoa made a save right in the middle of the goal. The attempt was set up by Bohdan Popov.
18′Shot on goal blocked. Edoardo Saporiti from Empoli takes a left-footed attempt from the left side of the six-yard box, but the goalkeeper makes the save.
18′Attempt blocked. Brando Moruzzi from Empoli takes a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it's saved.Penalty
17′Albert Grønbæk from Genoa earns a free kick on the left side of the field.
17′Tyronne Ebuehi from Empoli commits a handball.
15′Goal! It's now Genoa 1, Empoli 1. Morten Frendrup from Genoa has scored with a left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area.
12′Goal! Empoli takes the lead with a score of 1-0 against Genoa. Edoardo Saporiti scored with a right-footed shot from a free kick.
11′Gerard Yepes from Empoli earns a free kick in the opponent's half.
11′Valentín Carboni commits a foul for Genoa.
11′A shot attempt is thwarted. Brando Moruzzi from Empoli takes a left-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Bohdan Popov.Penalty
10′The shot is deflected. Valentín Carboni of Genoa takes a right-footed attempt from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked.Penalty
6′Alessandro Marcandalli from Genoa commits a foul.
5′Bohdan Popov from Empoli committed a foul.
3′Corner kick awarded to Genoa after Tyronne Ebuehi allowed the ball to go out of play.
3′Corner kick awarded to Genoa, following a foul by Tyronne Ebuehi.
The opening half is underway...
The teams have been revealed, and the players are currently going through their warm-up routines.

Match statistics

GENEMP

Possession and passing

57%Possession43%

84%Pass accuracy76%

495Passes377

417Successful Passes286

16Key Passes7

47Long Passes49

4 more

53%Long-pass accuracy29%

5Substitutions5

25Successful Long Passes14

12Throw-ins19

Attack

3Goals1

18Shots Total10

5Shots On Target3

3Big Chances Created2

5Corners3

44Dangerous Attacks23

12 more

4Accurate Crosses4

125Attacks77

0Big Chances Missed2

12Dribble Attempts15

59Duels Won45

3Shots Blocked1

7Shots inside the box6

10Shots Off Target6

11Shots outside the box4

50%Successful dribbles20%

6Successful Dribbles3

14Total Crosses14

Defence and discipline

2Saves3

17Tackles16

10Interceptions6

12Fouls18

18Free Kicks12

7Goal Kicks13

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

The referee

F. DionisiPer-match averages this season · 1 matches · career: 48

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	0.00	0.00	0.00	3.60
Red cards	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.13
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.04
Penalties	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.25

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

Expected goals (xG)

GenoaxGEmpoli

2.010.93

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

2.470.92

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

2.010.93

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.510.61

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.500.32

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.350.27

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.150.05

Expected Points (xPTS)

2.090.71

Form

GenoaLDLDW

20 SEPTaway

Bologna

Genoa

Serie ARound 4

15 SEPTaway

Como

Genoa

Serie ARound 3

31 AUGhome

Genoa

Juventus

Serie ARound 2

23 AUGhome

Genoa

Lecce

Serie ARound 1

15 AUGhome

Genoa

Vicenza

Coppa Italia

24 MAYaway

Bologna

Genoa

Serie ARound 38

17 MAYhome

Genoa

Atalanta

Serie ARound 37

11 MAYaway

Napoli

Genoa

Serie ARound 36

5 MAYhome

Genoa

AC Milan

Serie ARound 35

27 APRaway

Como

Genoa

Serie ARound 34

23 APRhome

Genoa

Lazio

Serie ARound 33

13 APRaway

Hellas Verona

Genoa

Serie ARound 32

4 APRhome

Genoa

Udinese

Serie ARound 31

29 MARaway

Juventus

Genoa

Serie ARound 30

EmpoliDLWWL

15 AUGhome

Empoli

Reggiana

Coppa Italia

25 MAYhome

Empoli

Hellas Verona

Serie ARound 38

18 MAYaway

Monza

Empoli

Serie ARound 37

10 MAYhome

Empoli

Parma

Serie ARound 36

4 MAYhome

Empoli

Lazio

Serie ARound 35

27 APRaway

Fiorentina

Empoli

Serie ARound 34

24 APRaway

Bologna

Empoli

Coppa Italia

20 APRhome

Empoli

Venezia

Serie ARound 33

14 APRaway

Napoli

Empoli

Serie ARound 32

6 APRhome

Empoli

Cagliari

Serie ARound 31

1 APRhome

Empoli

Bologna

Coppa Italia

29 MARaway

Como

Empoli

Serie ARound 30

Head-to-head

6Wins

9Draws

5Wins

The two sides have met 20 times.

25 SEPT2025

Genoa

Empoli

Coppa Italia

2 MAR2025

Genoa

Empoli

Serie A

28 DEC2024

Empoli

Genoa

Serie A

3 FEB2024

Empoli

Genoa

Serie A

2 DEC2023

Genoa

Empoli

Serie A

6 MAR2022

Genoa

Empoli

Serie A

5 NOV2021

Empoli

Genoa

Serie A

28 JAN2019

Empoli

Genoa

Serie A

26 AUG2018

Genoa

Empoli

Serie A

5 MAR2017

Empoli

Genoa

Serie A

16 OCT2016

Genoa

Empoli

Serie A

6 MAR2016

Genoa

Empoli

Serie A

24 OCT2015

Empoli

Genoa

Serie A

8 MAR2015

Empoli

Genoa

Serie A

3 DEC2014

Empoli

Genoa

Coppa Italia

20 OCT2014

Genoa

Empoli

Serie A

27 APR2008

Genoa

Empoli

Serie A

16 DEC2007

Empoli

Genoa

Serie A

6 DEC2006

Genoa

Empoli

Coppa Italia

8 NOV2006

Empoli

Genoa

Coppa Italia

Trends

Win %

67%0%

Over 1.5 %

100%100%

Over 2.5 %

100%50%

Over 3.5 %

67%50%

BTTS %

33%100%

Failed to score %

33%0%

Clean sheets %

33%0%

Share of this season's matches where it happened — a win, over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals, both teams scoring, failing to score, a clean sheet.

Season comparison

Goals / match

Conceded / match

1.672

Possession %

5455.5

Corners / match

4.673.5

Yellow cards / match

01.5

Team rating

6.86.62

Starting XI

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

Transfer fees

Genoa€21Mstarting XI · 10/11€85Mwith bench · 19/25

Empoli€12Mstarting XI · 6/11€16Mwith bench · 8/24

Genoa's starting XI cost €9.6M more.

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

Genoa — bench

Morten ThorsbyMidfielder · €2.2M (2026)7.3 9

VitinhaAttacker · €16M (2024)15

Brooke Norton-CuffyDefender · €14M (2026)17

Ruslan MalinovskyiMidfielder · €7M (2024)18

Caleb EkubanAttacker · €1.8M (2021)21

Jeff EkhatorAttacker · €16M (2026)7.3 30

Hugo CuencaMidfielder31

Benjamin SiegristGoalkeeper · €250K (2016)34

Sebastian OtoaDefender · €2.8M (2025)39

Daniele SommarivaGoalkeeper40

Seydou FiniAttacker6.4 73

Patrizio MasiniMidfielder6.5 76

Lorenzo VenturinoAttacker7.3 77

Mikael Egill EllertssonMidfielder · €3.5M (2025)

Empoli — bench

Stiven ShpendiAttacker · €2.2M (2025)6.4 12

Manuel GaspariniGoalkeeper22

Francesco VersariGoalkeeper25

Lorenzo IgnacchitiMidfielder · €1.5M (2026)6.5 28

Gabriele IndragoliDefender6.4 29

Lorenzo TostoDefender31

Ernesto PerinMidfielder37

Giovanni LauricellaAttacker42Defender 48

Edoardo ZanagaAttacker6.5 53

Danilo BusielloMidfielder89

Thomas CampanielloAttacker6.5 96

Andrea OrlandiMidfielder

Player statistics

Genoa starters then subs, by rating

Valentín Carboni#23 · Midfielder · 90′7.7

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 5
Shots on target: 1
Chances created: 2
Expected goals (xG): 0.26
xGoT: 0.13

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 47/56
Pass accuracy: 84%
Key passes: 2
Passes in final third: 6
Long balls (won/total): 3/6

Possession & duels

Touches: 79
Duels (won/total): 8/13
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 2/3
Dispossessed: 2
Possession lost: 14
Ball recoveries: 10

Defence

Tackles: 3
Interceptions: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 2
Fouls drawn: 2

Player	Reason	Back
Nicolas Haas🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Injury	injury · Cruciate Ligament Injury	29 Sept 2025
Duccio Degli Innocenti🩹 injury · Achilles tendon rupture	injury · Achilles tendon rupture	13 Oct 2025

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Genoa	1.3673.37%	1.4568.97%
Draw	4.2023.81%	4.2023.81%
Empoli	11.009.09%	7.5013.33%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Genoa or Draw	1.0595.24%	1.0793.46%
Genoa or Empoli	1.2281.83%	1.1984.03%
Draw or Empoli	3.0033.33%	2.4840.32%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.3673.53%
0–1 goals	–	3.0033.33%
3+ goals	2.1546.51%	2.1247.17%
0–2 goals	1.6660.02%	1.6859.52%
4+ goals	–	3.7526.67%
0–3 goals	–	1.2480.65%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Genoa	2.0050%	2.0249.5%
Draw	2.2544.44%	2.2843.86%
Empoli	7.5013.33%	6.7514.81%

Outcome	bet365
GEN → GEN	2.0050%
GEN → X	17.005.88%
GEN → EMP	51.001.96%
X → GEN	3.7526.67%
X → X	5.5018.18%
X → EMP	19.005.26%
EMP → GEN	26.003.85%
EMP → X	21.004.76%
EMP → EMP	19.005.26%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.5022.22%
6 - 8	3.0033.33%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	9.0011.11%
Over 14	11.009.09%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	2.5040%	2.3043.48%
No	1.5066.67%	1.5365.36%

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