Cagliari 1-2 Sassuolo
Key numbers
- Possession 46% – 54%
- Shots 8 (1 on target) – 12 (4)
- Decisive moment: 54' Armand Laurienté, FN xPts +1.0
Sebastiano Esposito 73'
HT 0:0
Armand Laurienté 54'
Andrea Pinamonti 65'
Andrea Pinamonti 65'
Cagliari 14th · 9 pts|Sassuolo 13th → 10th · 13 pts
Cagliari edged xG (0.72–0.56) but Sassuolo took the win.
Player of the matchCristian VolpatoDecisive moment54' Armand Laurienté+1.0
Player of the match
Cristian Volpato Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.4 (Strong)
Game state
Cagliari ahead 0 min · level 54 min · Sassuolo ahead 36 min
- Mattia Felici — off the bench 28 min · 0G 1A
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.
54'
Armand Laurienté
Goal
+1.0
65'
Andrea Pinamonti
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Cristian Volpato +0.2
+0.6
73'
Sebastiano Esposito
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Mattia Felici +0.1
+0.3
Cagliari
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +0.3Opponent moments −1.3Time effect −0.7→ League points won 0
Sassuolo
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +1.6Opponent moments −0.5Time effect +0.9→ 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
CagliariSassuolo
46%Possession54%
0.72Expected goals (xG)0.56
0.09xG per shot0.05
8Shots12
1Shots on target4
13%Shots on target %33%
4Shots in box6
337Passes404
78%Pass accuracy85%
3Corners7
2Saves0
20Fouls21
4Yellow cards4
2Offsides3
Compared with usual
Cagliari
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.3 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 0.72 | 0.68 | |
| xG against | 0.56 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 8 | 10.3 | |
| On target | 1 | 3.7 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 13.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.06 | |
| Possession | 46% | 47.1% | |
| Passes | 337 | 389.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 78% | 80.2% | |
| Corners | 3 | 3.2 | |
| Fouls | 20 | 14.9 | high |
Sassuolo
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 0.9 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 0.56 | 0.81 | |
| xG against | 0.72 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 12 | 10.6 | |
| On target | 4 | 3.5 | |
| Shots faced | 8 | 13.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.05 | 0.08 | |
| Possession | 54% | 42.7% | |
| Passes | 404 | 370.2 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 80.2% | |
| Corners | 7 | 3.7 | |
| Fouls | 21 | 13.9 | high |
Timeline
- 12' Yellow Michael Folorunsho
- 37' Yellow Kristian Thorstvedt
- 54' Goal Armand Laurienté league goal #2
- 58' Yellow Adam Obert
- 62' Sub Michael Folorunsho → Gianluca Gaetano
- 62' Sub Gabriele Zappa → Mattia Felici
- 65' Goal Andrea Pinamonti league goal #3 assist Cristian Volpato
- 73' Goal Sebastiano Esposito league goal #1 assist Mattia Felici
- 74' Sub Kristian Thorstvedt → Aster Vranckx
- 74' Sub Armand Laurienté → Alieu Fadera
- 74' Sub Andrea Pinamonti → Luca Moro
- 76' Sub Gennaro Borrelli → Leonardo Pavoletti
- 83' Sub Michel Adopo → Luca Mazzitelli
- 83' Sub Sebastiano Esposito → Zito Luvumbo
- 85' Sub Ismael Koné → Edoardo Iannoni
- 85' Sub Cristian Volpato → Walid Cheddira
- 86' Yellow Alieu Fadera
- 89' Yellow Riyad Idrissi
- 90' Yellow Sebastian Walukiewicz
- 90+6' Yellow Edoardo Iannoni
- 90+7' Yellow Elia Caprile
Category leaders
- Key passesKristian Thorstvedt3
- Duels wonMarco Palestra12/15
- DribblesCristian Volpato4/10
- Defensive actionsRiyad Idrissi6
- ShotsCristian Volpato3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonMarco Palestra6
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.