FC Internazionale Milano vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2024-25

FC Internazionale Milano

3 – 1

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Empoli FC

Sun 19 Jan 2025 · 19:45 UTC Giuseppe Meazza 61,230 HT 45' · FT 45'

Lautaro Martinez 55' 1–0

Denzel Dumfries 79' 2–0

2–1 84' Sebastiano Esposito

Marcus Thuram-Ulien 89' 3–1

Overview

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FC Internazionale Milano vs Empoli FC — Serie A at Giuseppe Meazza.

FC Internazionale Milano 5 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Empoli FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ermanno Feliciani (Italy)
Assistant 1 Damiano Di Iorio
Assistant 2 Andrea Zingarelli

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AS Roma	5	13
2	FC Internazionale Milano	5	13
3	SS Lazio	5	13
4	Cagliari Calcio	5	12
5	AC Milan	5	11
6	Frosinone Calcio	5	10
7	Juventus FC	5	10
8	Como 1907	5	10
9	SSC Napoli	5	7
10	US Sassuolo Calcio	5	7
11	Atalanta BC	5	6
12	US Lecce	5	6
13	Udinese Calcio	5	4
14	Torino FC	5	4
15	Parma Calcio 1913	5	4
16	AC Monza	5	4
17	ACF Fiorentina	5	4
18	Bologna FC 1909	5	2
19	Genoa CFC	5	1
20	Venezia FC	5	0

Head-to-Head

FC Internazionale Milano 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals Empoli FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-19 FC Internazionale Milano 3–1 Empoli FC 2024-10-30 Empoli FC 0–3 FC Internazionale Milano 2024-04-01 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 Empoli FC 2023-09-24 Empoli FC 0–1 FC Internazionale Milano 2023-04-23 Empoli FC 0–3 FC Internazionale Milano

Recent Form

FC Internazionale Milano

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jan	Empoli FC	H	3–1	W
15 Jan	Bologna FC 1909	H	2–2	D
12 Jan	Venezia FC	A	1–0	W
28 Dec	Cagliari Calcio	A	3–0	W
23 Dec	Como 1907	H	2–0	W
16 Dec	SS Lazio	A	6–0	W

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jan	FC Internazionale Milano	A	1–3	L
11 Jan	US Lecce	H	1–3	L
04 Jan	Venezia FC	A	1–1	D
28 Dec	Genoa CFC	H	1–2	L
22 Dec	Atalanta BC	A	2–3	L
13 Dec	Torino FC	H	0–1	L

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
FC Internazionale Milano this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Internazionale Milano

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

5/2

61-75

2/–

76+

4/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Internazionale Milano

Lautaro Martinez	4 G
Marcus Thuram-Ulien	2 G	2 A
Francesco Esposito	2 G	1 A
Hakan Calhanoglu	2 G
Yann Aurel Bisseck	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Giuseppe Meazza. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Internazionale Milano is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' Morocco international Youssef Maleh has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Lautaro Martinez suffering a number of foals already.
30' Alberto Grassi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
35' FC Internazionale Milano seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
40' It looks surprising Empoli FC does not make any changes. Federico Dimarco has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' Empoli FC come into this ranked 13 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Roberto D'Aversa might look to freshen things up shortly.
55' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lautaro Martinez makes it 1-0.
60' Empoli FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
65' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Internazionale Milano must find a spark to ignite this game.
66' The crowd applauds Jacopo Fazzini as he leaves the pitch. Sebastiano Esposito steps in for Empoli FC.
69' Mehdi Taremi makes way for Marcus Thuram-Ulien at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Internazionale Milano.
73' Fresh legs for Empoli FC! Liam Henderson comes on to replace Alberto Grassi.
77' Marko Arnautovic is replacing Lautaro Martinez for the FC Internazionale Milano side.
79' Goal! Denzel Dumfries scores his 43 goal in 444 matches.
83' Time for substitution for Empoli FC. Giuseppe Pezzella is replaced by Junior Sambia.
84' Sebastiano Esposito is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the forward.
85' The crowd applauds Benjamin Pavard as he leaves the pitch. Matteo Darmian steps in for FC Internazionale Milano.
89' Brilliant from the ! Marcus Thuram-Ulien makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 89.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Internazionale Milano to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Internazionale Milano Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

2
Denzel Dumfries
28
Benjamin Pavard ↓ Matteo Darmian 85'
1
Yann Sommer
23
Nicolo Barella
7
Piotr Zielinski ↓ Henrikh Mkhitaryan 69'
6
Stefan de Vrij
10
Lautaro Martinez ↓ Marko Arnautovic 77'
32
Federico Dimarco ↓ Alessandro Bastoni 77'
99
Mehdi Taremi ↓ Marcus Thuram-Ulien 69'
21
Kristjan Asllani
30
Carlos Augusto Lobaton

Bench

Coach Simone Inzaghi

Empoli FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

22
Mattia De Sciglio ↓ Saba Goglichidze 66'
3
Giuseppe Pezzella ↓ Junior Sambia 83'
5
Alberto Grassi ↓ Liam Henderson 73'
13
Liberato Cacace ↓ Szymon Zurkowski 83'
34
Ardian Ismajli
21
Mattia Viti
29
Lorenzo Colombo
93
Youssef Maleh
10
Jacopo Fazzini ↓ Sebastiano Esposito 66'
23
Devis Vasquez
11
Emmanuel Gyasi

Bench

Coach Roberto D'Aversa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lautaro Martinez	5
Federico Dimarco	4
Keita Balde	2
Romelu Lukaku	2
Davide Frattesi	2
Alexis Sanchez	2
Simone Romagnoli	1
Andrea Pinamonti	1

Head to Head

FC Internazionale Milano Form

2025-01-19 FC Internazionale Milano 3–1 Empoli FC W 2025-01-15 FC Internazionale Milano 2–2 Bologna FC 1909 D 2025-01-12 Venezia FC 0–1 FC Internazionale Milano W 2024-12-28 Cagliari Calcio 0–3 FC Internazionale Milano W 2024-12-23 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 Como 1907 W 2024-12-16 SS Lazio 0–6 FC Internazionale Milano W

Empoli FC Form

2025-01-19 FC Internazionale Milano 3–1 Empoli FC L 2025-01-11 Empoli FC 1–3 US Lecce L 2025-01-04 Venezia FC 1–1 Empoli FC D 2024-12-28 Empoli FC 1–2 Genoa CFC L 2024-12-22 Atalanta BC 3–2 Empoli FC L 2024-12-13 Empoli FC 0–1 Torino FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.89 FC Internazionale Milano xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.95 Empoli FC xG

I would bet for: FC Internazionale Milano to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Internazionale Milano63% Draw22% Empoli FC15%

Actual: FC Internazionale Milano win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

FC Internazionale Milano or Draw

85%

Draw or Empoli FC

37%

FC Internazionale Milano or Empoli FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Internazionale Milano41% Draw44% Empoli FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 0

10.4%

2 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.6%

3 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

4.5%

4 – 0

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Internazionale Milano

Handicap	FC Internazionale Milano covers	Push	Empoli FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	23%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FC Internazionale Milano keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.