Fiorentina 3-1 Empoli — Serie A, 16 Dec 2018
Fiorentina beat Empoli 3-1 in Serie A on 16 December 2018 at Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence. K. Mirallas, Giovanni Simeone and B. Dabo scored for Fiorentina; Rade Krunić for Empoli. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Fiorentina have won 2 and Empoli 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-123'assist: F. Caputo
- 1-140'assist: Giovanni Simeone
- Half-time1-1
- 53'
- 53'
- 55'
- 2-159'
- 65'
- 71'
- 72'
- 75'
- 75'
- 3-178'
- 90+3'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Fiorentina
- 8.3Giovanni SimeoneF
- 8.3Kevin MirallasF
- 7.5Federico ChiesaF
- 7.4Bryan DaboM
- 7.3Federico CeccheriniD
- 7.0Germán PezzellaD
- 6.9GersonM
- 6.9Cristiano BiraghiD
- 6.8Marco BenassiM
- 6.8Vitor HugoD
- 6.6Valentin EyssericM
- 6.6Alban-Marc LafontG
- 6.5Christian NørgaardM
Empoli
- 7.2Hamed TraorèM
- 7.1Rade KrunićM
- 6.9Francesco CaputoF
- 6.7Antonino La GuminaF
- 6.7Domenico MaiettaD
- 6.5Joel UnterseeD
- 6.5Ivan ProvedelG
- 6.4Ismaël BennacerM
- 6.3Leonardo CapezziM
- 6.3Giovanni Di LorenzoD
- 6.2Matías SilvestreD
- 6.1Frédéric VeseliD
- 6.1Miha ZajcM
- 6.1Luca AntonelliD
Line-ups
Empoli5-3-2
Fiorentina3-4-1-2
Substitutes
FiorentinaS. Pioli
Substitutes
- 7V. Eysseric75'M6.6
- 33F. BrancoliniG
- 16D. Hancko90+3'D
- 2V. LauriniD
- 14B. Dabo78'75'M7.4
- 10Marko PjacaF
- 28D. VlahovićF
- 77C. ThéréauF
- 69Bartłomiej DrągowskiG
- 21R. SottilF
- 15Maximiliano OliveraM
EmpoliG. Iachini
Substitutes
- 27J. Untersee71'D6.5
- 6Miha Zajc72'M6.1
- 18A. AcquahM
- 21P. TerraccianoG
- 99A. FulignatiG
- 66Samuel MrázF
- 32Jacob RasmussenD
- 4M. BrighiM
- 28L. Capezzi53'M6.3
- 48S. UçanM
- 9Alejandro RodriguezF
Team statistics
59%Possession41%
21Total shots11
8Shots on target4
10Shots off target4
3Blocked shots3
2Corners3
3Offsides0
20Fouls18
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves5
481Total passes316
400Accurate passes235
83%Pass accuracy74%
Fiorentina
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giovanni Simeone | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Kevin Mirallas | 75 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 0 | 8.3 |
| Federico Chiesa | 90 | – | – | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7.5 |
| Bryan Dabo | 15 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Federico Ceccherini | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Germán Pezzella | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Gerson | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Cristiano Biraghi | 89 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Marco Benassi | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Vitor Hugo | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Valentin Eysseric | 15 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Alban-Marc Lafont | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Christian Nørgaard | 75 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
Empoli
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamed Traorè | 72 | – | – | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Rade Krunić | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Francesco Caputo | 90 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Antonino La Gumina | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Domenico Maietta | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Joel Untersee | 19 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ivan Provedel | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ismaël Bennacer | 53 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Leonardo Capezzi | 37 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Matías Silvestre | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Frédéric Veseli | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Miha Zajc | 18 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Luca Antonelli | 71 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 15 Apr 17Fiorentina1-2Empoli
- 20 Nov 16Empoli0-4Fiorentina
- 10 Apr 16Empoli2-0Fiorentina
- 22 Nov 15Fiorentina2-2Empoli
- 10 May 15Empoli2-3Fiorentina
- 21 Dec 14Fiorentina1-1Empoli
Most recent meetings
Final table, Serie A 2018/19
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Parma | 38 | -20 | 41 |
| 15 | Cagliari | 38 | -18 | 41 |
| 16 | Fiorentina | 38 | +2 | 41 |
| 17 | Genoa | 38 | -18 | 38 |
| 18 | Empoli | 38 | -19 | 38 |
| 19 | Frosinone | 38 | -40 | 25 |
| 20 | Chievo | 38 | -50 | 17 |
Before and after
Fiorentina
- Previous: Sassuolo 3-3 Fiorentina, 9 Dec 2018 · Serie A
- Next: AC Milan 0-1 Fiorentina, 22 Dec 2018 · Serie A
Empoli
- Previous: Empoli 2-1 Bologna, 9 Dec 2018 · Serie A
- Next: Empoli 2-4 Sampdoria, 22 Dec 2018 · Serie A
Data updated