AC Milan 1-0 Sassuolo
Key numbers
- Possession 59% – 41%
- Shots 20 (2 on target) – 12 (6)
- Decisive moment: 59' Christian Pulisic, FN xPts +0.9
Christian Pulisic 59'
HT 0:0
AC Milan 3rd · 36 pts|Sassuolo 16th · 16 pts
AC Milan won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.56–0.49).
Player of the matchTijjani ReijndersDecisive moment59' Christian Pulisic+0.9
Player of the match
Tijjani Reijnders Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.5 (Dominant)
Game state
AC Milan ahead 31 min · level 59 min · Sassuolo ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
59'
Christian Pulisic
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Ismaël Bennacer +0.3
+0.9
AC Milan
Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +0.9Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Sassuolo
Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.6Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
AC MilanSassuolo
59%Possession41%
1.56Expected goals (xG)0.49
0.08xG per shot0.04
20Shots12
2Shots on target6
10%Shots on target %50%
10Shots in box4
513Passes355
88%Pass accuracy81%
6Corners5
6Saves1
8Fouls7
0Yellow cards1
6Offsides0
Compared with usual
AC Milan
23 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 1.56 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 0.49 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 20 | 13.6 | |
| On target | 2 | 5 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 14.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 59% | 52.3% | |
| Passes | 513 | 458.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 84.9% | |
| Corners | 6 | 4.8 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 11.4 |
Sassuolo
19 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 0.49 | 1.2 | |
| xG against | 1.56 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 12 | 15.1 | |
| On target | 6 | 4.8 | |
| Shots faced | 20 | 14.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.04 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 41% | 46.7% | |
| Passes | 355 | 416.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 80.3% | |
| Corners | 5 | 6.3 | |
| Fouls | 7 | 11 |
Timeline
- 46' Sub Martin Erlić → Ruan
- 59' Goal Christian Pulisic league goal #6 assist Ismaël Bennacer
- 63' Sub Ismaël Bennacer → Yacine Adli
- 63' Sub Olivier Giroud → Luka Jović
- 65' Sub Nedim Bajrami → Cristian Volpato
- 70' Sub Domenico Berardi → Samu Castillejo
- 74' Sub Ruben Loftus-Cheek → Kevin Zeroli
- 81' Sub Rafael Leão → Samuel Chukwueze
- 82' Sub Simon Kjær → Jan-Carlo Simić
- 88' Yellow Samu Castillejo
- 89' Sub Armand Laurienté → Samuele Mulattieri
- 89' Sub Kristian Thorstvedt → Emil Konradsen Ceide
Category leaders
- Key passesTijjani Reijnders4
- Duels wonChristian Pulisic9/15
- DribblesTijjani Reijnders5/6
- Defensive actionsMarcus Pedersen6
- Fouls wonChristian Pulisic4
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.