Bologna 4-2 Sassuolo
Key numbers
- Possession 71% – 29%
- Shots 19 (3 on target) – 12 (4)
- Decisive moment: 83' Lewis Ferguson, FN xPts +1.6
Mattia Viti 24' (OG)
Giovanni Fabbian 73'
Lewis Ferguson 83'
Alexis Saelemaekers 86'
Giovanni Fabbian 73'
Lewis Ferguson 83'
Alexis Saelemaekers 86'
HT 1:2
Kristian Thorstvedt 13'
Cristian Volpato 34'
Cristian Volpato 34'
Bologna 8th → 5th · 36 pts|Sassuolo 15th · 19 pts
Bologna won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.07–0.77).
Player of the matchLewis FergusonDecisive moment83' Lewis Ferguson+1.6
Player of the match
Lewis Ferguson Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.4 (Dominant)
Game state
Bologna ahead 7 min · level 33 min · Sassuolo ahead 50 min
- Alexis Saelemaekers — off the bench 32 min · 1G 0A
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.
13'
Kristian Thorstvedt
Goal
+0.8
24'
Mattia Viti
Own goal
−0.9
34'
Cristian Volpato
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Armand Laurienté +0.3
+0.9
73'
Giovanni Fabbian
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Victor Kristiansen +0.3
+1.1
83'
Lewis Ferguson
Goal · scorer +1.1 · assist Joshua Zirkzee +0.5
+1.6
86'
Alexis Saelemaekers
Goal
+0.1
Bologna
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +2.8Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −0.9→ League points won 3
Sassuolo
Expected (last two seasons) 0.8Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −2.4Time effect +0.8→ 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
BolognaSassuolo
71%Possession29%
1.07Expected goals (xG)0.77
0.06xG per shot0.06
19Shots12
3Shots on target4
16%Shots on target %33%
11Shots in box7
693Passes278
86%Pass accuracy67%
7Corners4
2Saves0
11Fouls10
1Yellow cards3
1Offsides0
Compared with usual
Bologna
last 24 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 1.2 | high |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.88 | |
| xG | 1.07 | 1 | |
| xG against | 0.77 | 0.87 | |
| Shots | 19 | 11.4 | |
| On target | 3 | 4.3 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 11.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 71% | 56.8% | |
| Passes | 693 | 551.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 85.6% | |
| Corners | 7 | 3.6 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 12.4 |
Sassuolo
24 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1.8 | |
| xG | 0.77 | 1 | |
| xG against | 1.07 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 12 | 14 | |
| On target | 4 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 19 | 15 | |
| xG per shot | 0.06 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 29% | 45.7% | low |
| Passes | 278 | 407.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 67% | 80.1% | low |
| Corners | 4 | 5.8 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.5 |
Timeline
- 13' Goal Kristian Thorstvedt league goal #4
- 24' Goal Mattia Viti (OG)
- 34' Goal Cristian Volpato league goal #1 assist Armand Laurienté
- 45+1' Yellow Kristian Thorstvedt
- 55' Yellow Michel Aebischer
- 58' Sub Michel Aebischer → Riccardo Orsolini
- 58' Sub Kacper Urbański → Alexis Saelemaekers
- 59' Sub Cristian Volpato → Emil Konradsen Ceide
- 59' Sub Luca Lipani → Daniel Boloca
- 68' Sub Nedim Bajrami → Uroš Račić
- 73' Goal Giovanni Fabbian league goal #3 assist Victor Kristiansen
- 81' Sub Andrea Pinamonti → Samuele Mulattieri
- 82' Sub Giovanni Fabbian → Nikola Moro
- 82' Sub Victor Kristiansen → Charalampos Lykogiannīs
- 82' Sub Martin Erlić → Ruan
- 83' Goal Lewis Ferguson league goal #5 assist Joshua Zirkzee
- 85' Yellow Daniel Boloca
- 86' Goal Alexis Saelemaekers league goal #1
- 90+3' Yellow Josh Doig
Category leaders
- Key passesJoshua Zirkzee4
- Duels wonStefan Posch10/13
- DribblesCristian Volpato3/5
- Defensive actionsJosh Doig9
- Fouls wonLewis Ferguson3
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.