§ Serie A · 2024-25 · Matchday 25

Udinese 3–0 Empoli

  • Ekkelenkamp 19'
  • Ekkelenkamp 65'
  • Thauvin 90'

16 February 2025

The match in data

A 3–0 win for Udinese against Empoli on 16 February 2025, on matchday 25 of the 2024-25 Serie A.

Player of the match: Kingsley Ehizibue (Udinese), rated 71, thanks above all to 8 final-third passes and 8 duels won. Ehizibue produced 1.3 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

It was also their best match of the season.

For Empoli, the highest-rated player was Saba Goglichidze, with 58.

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp scored twice.

71
Player of the match

Kingsley Ehizibue

Udinese · 74'

Produced 1.28× and cost 0.26× their position's average

Added
  • 8 final-third passes 2.0×
  • 8 duels won 2.1×
  • 3 aerials won 2.1×
Took away
  • 4 misplaced passes 0.7×
  • 1 duel lost 0.3×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Udinese
PlayerPositionMinRating
Kingsley Ehizibue ★ Defender 74 71
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp Midfielder 74 70
Martín Payero Midfielder 26 66
Răzvan Sava Goalkeeper 90 65
Jaka Bijol Defender 90 62
Arthur Atta Midfielder 64 60
Florian Thauvin Forward 90 56
Sandi Lovrić Midfielder 81 50
Hassane Kamara Defender 90 49
Oumar Solet Defender 90 47
Jesper Karlström Midfielder 90 39
Lorenzo Lucca Forward 81 35
Alexis Sánchez Forward 16 no rating
Rui Modesto Forward 16 no rating
Iker Bravo Forward 9 no rating
Simone Pafundi Midfielder 9 no rating
Empoli
PlayerPositionMinRating
Saba Goglichidze Defender 90 58
Liam Henderson Midfielder 85 58
Sebastiano Esposito Forward 28 56
Marco Silvestri Goalkeeper 90 48
Christian Kouamé Forward 90 43
Youssef Maleh Midfielder 75 41
Alberto Grassi Midfielder 90 38
Liberato Cacace Defender 85 37
Mattia De Sciglio Defender 90 35
Emmanuel Gyasi Midfielder 75 34
Lorenzo Colombo Forward 62 33
Giuseppe Pezzella Defender 90 30
Junior Sambia Defender 15 no rating
Szymon Żurkowski Midfielder 15 no rating
Ismaël Konaté Forward 5 no rating
Viktor Kovalenko Midfielder 5 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Udinese player won the most duels?

Florian Thauvin, with 9 duels won. Next: Kingsley Ehizibue 8, Jaka Bijol 7.

Florian Thauvin came out on top in 9 individual duels, edging Kingsley Ehizibue (8) and Jaka Bijol (7). His sharp footwork turned tight battles into sustained attacking momentum.

Which Empoli player won the most aerial duels?

Christian Kouamé, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Saba Goglichidze 2, Liberato Cacace 2.

Christian Kouamé won 4 aerial battles, doubling the tally of Saba Goglichidze and Liberato Cacace (2 each). Despite the heavy scoreline, he provided an outlet in contested aerial play.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Udinese 3–0 Empoli, Serie A 2024-25. Player of the match: Kingsley Ehizibue, 71
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.