Serie A 2022/2023 Post-Match Data Analysis Review: Empoli vs AC Milan

 

AC Milan gets a dramatic win in extra time against Empoli.

In the seventh game week of Serie A, AC Milan managed to get the dub away from home against Empoli 

With this win, Milan stays in 5th place with 17 points.

Empoli vs AC Milan Post-Match Data Analysis

Passes and Possession

AC Milan had 59% possession while Empoli had 41% ball possession. Milan had 77% pass accuracy for pass accuracy, and Empoli had 71% pass accuracy.

Fabiano Parisi was the main ball distributor for Empoli for the game while Tomori and Bennacer were the main ball distributors for AC Milan.

                                       Pass Map for Empoli vs AC Milan data source whoscored.ocm

Shot Analysis

AC Milan had a total xG of 2.61 versus Empoli which had an xG of 1.01. AC Milan's most dangerous shot was from Rebic's goal which had a total of 0.57 xG making it. Empoli's most dangerous shot came from Lammers' shot which had 0.12 xG.

xG Flow Chart data from understat.com

AC Milan had a total of 19 shots with 6 shots on target while Empoli had 16 shots and 4 of them were on target. The player who got the highest xG on the team was Leao, who had a total of 0.8 xG in the game. Empoli's player with the highest xG was Bajrami with 0.4 xG. 

AC Milan had an average of 0.137 xG per shot while Empoli had 0.069 xG per shot.

Empoli vs AC Milan Shot Map

Conclusion

After the defeat against Napoli in the last international break, AC Milan managed to bounce back in a difficult match-up against Empoli.