Sassuolo 2-3 Empoli
Key numbers
- Possession 54% – 46%
- Shots 19 (5 on target) – 13 (6)
- Decisive moment: 90+4' Simone Bastoni, FN xPts +1.9
Andrea Pinamonti 54' (pen)
Gian Marco Ferrari 77'
Gian Marco Ferrari 77'
HT 0:1
Sebastiano Luperto 11'
M'Baye Niang 64' (pen)
Simone Bastoni 90+4'
M'Baye Niang 64' (pen)
Simone Bastoni 90+4'
Sassuolo 18th · 20 pts|Empoli 16th → 13th · 25 pts
Empoli won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.7–2.14).
Player of the matchRăzvan MarinDecisive moment90+4' Simone Bastoni+1.9
Player of the match
Răzvan Marin Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.2 (Dominant)
Game state
Sassuolo ahead 0 min · level 34 min · Empoli ahead 56 min
- Nedim Bajrami — off the bench 45 min · 0G 1A
- M'Baye Niang — off the bench 35 min · 1G 0A
- Simone Bastoni — off the bench 10 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.
11'
Sebastiano Luperto
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Răzvan Marin +0.2
+0.8
54'
Andrea Pinamonti
Pen goal
+1.0
64'
M'Baye Niang
Pen goal
+1.3
77'
Gian Marco Ferrari
Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Nedim Bajrami +0.3
+1.0
90+4'
Simone Bastoni
Goal · scorer +1.3 · assist Răzvan Marin +0.6
+1.9
Sassuolo
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +2.0Opponent moments −2.8Time effect −0.9→ League points won 0
Empoli
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +4.0Opponent moments −2.7Time effect +0.7→ League points won 3
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
SassuoloEmpoli
54%Possession46%
1.7Expected goals (xG)2.14
0.09xG per shot0.16
19Shots13
5Shots on target6
26%Shots on target %46%
11Shots in box10
398Passes363
81%Pass accuracy78%
4Corners1
3Saves3
12Fouls14
1Yellow cards3
0Offsides3
Compared with usual
Sassuolo
27 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.9 | |
| xG | 1.7 | 1 | |
| xG against | 2.14 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 19 | 13.8 | |
| On target | 5 | 4.5 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 15.5 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 54% | 44.9% | |
| Passes | 398 | 401.3 | |
| Pass accuracy | 81% | 79.5% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.7 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 10.5 |
Empoli
last 25 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 0.76 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 2.14 | 0.98 | |
| xG against | 1.7 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 13 | 11.6 | |
| On target | 6 | 3.4 | |
| Shots faced | 19 | 14.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.16 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 46% | 45.1% | |
| Passes | 363 | 378.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 77.8% | |
| Corners | 1 | 4.9 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 13.2 |
Timeline
- 10' Yellow Daniel Boloca
- 11' Goal Sebastiano Luperto league goal #1 assist Răzvan Marin
- 46' Sub Daniel Boloca → Nedim Bajrami
- 53' VAR Ruan
- 54' Yellow Ardian Ismajli
- 54' Goal Andrea Pinamonti (pen) league goal #9
- 55' Sub Alberto Cerri → M'Baye Niang
- 56' Yellow Matteo Cancellieri
- 64' Goal M'Baye Niang (pen) league goal #3
- 68' Sub Cristian Volpato → Samuele Mulattieri
- 77' Goal Gian Marco Ferrari league goal #1 assist Nedim Bajrami
- 80' Sub Viktor Kovalenko → Simone Bastoni
- 88' Sub Kristian Thorstvedt → Grégoire Defrel
- 88' Sub Matteo Cancellieri → Giuseppe Pezzella
- 88' Sub Nicolò Cambiaghi → Bartosz Bereszyński
- 88' Sub Liberato Cacace → Mattia Destro
- 89' Sub Armand Laurienté → Uroš Račić
- 90+4' Goal Simone Bastoni league goal #1 assist Răzvan Marin
- 90+5' Yellow Simone Bastoni
Category leaders
- Key passesRăzvan Marin3
- Duels wonRuan9/21
- DribblesCristian Volpato4/7
- Defensive actionsJosh Doig4
- ShotsArmand Laurienté4 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonMatheus Henrique3
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.