Serie A · Matchweek 20
Manu Koné 76'
Matías Soulé 79'
HT 0:0
Sat, 10 Jan 2026, 17:00 (UK) · Stadio Olimpico, Rome
AS Roma 5th → 3rd · 39 pts|Sassuolo 11th · 23 pts

AS Roma won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.54–0.74).

Player of the matchMatías Soulé8.7Decisive moment76' Manu Koné+1.3

AS Roma 2-0 Sassuolo

Key numbers

  • Possession 64% – 36%
  • Shots 26 (6 on target) – 5 (3)
  • Decisive moment: 76' Manu Koné, FN xPts +1.3
Player of the match
Matías Soulé 8.7Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.7 (Dominant)

Game state

1-02-0
AS Roma ahead 14 min · level 76 min · Sassuolo ahead 0 min
  • Stephan El Shaarawy — off the bench 51 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.

76' Manu Koné Goal · scorer +0.9 · assist Matías Soulé +0.4 +1.3
79' Matías Soulé Goal · assist Stephan El Shaarawy +0.2
AS Roma Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +1.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.7→ League points won 3
Sassuolo Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.9Time effect +0.3→ 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

AS RomaSassuolo
64%Possession36%
2.54Expected goals (xG)0.74
0.1xG per shot0.15
26Shots5
6Shots on target3
23%Shots on target %60%
16Shots in box4
588Passes329
88%Pass accuracy75%
5Corners2
3Saves4
15Fouls16
2Yellow cards2
2Offsides1

Compared with usual

AS Roma

25 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals21.3
Conceded00.68
xG2.541.3high
xG against0.741.1
Shots2613.6high
On target64.9
Shots faced510.2low
xG per shot0.10.1
Possession64%56.8%
Passes588489.4
Pass accuracy88%82.9%
Corners55.4
Fouls1514.8

Sassuolo

21 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals01.1
Conceded21.3
xG0.740.92
xG against2.541.3
Shots510.8low
On target33.7
Shots faced2613.2high
xG per shot0.150.09
Possession36%45.1%
Passes329395.5
Pass accuracy75%81.5%
Corners23.9
Fouls1613

Timeline

  • 22' Yellow Manu Koné
  • 23' Yellow Mario Hermoso
  • 39' Sub Evan Ferguson → Stephan El Shaarawy
  • 59' Yellow Arijanet Murić
  • 61' VAR Matías Soulé
  • 62' Sub Konstantinos Tsimikas → Wesley
  • 72' Sub Luca Lipani → Aster Vranckx
  • 73' Sub Alieu Fadera → Walid Cheddira
  • 76' Goal Manu Koné league goal #2 assist Matías Soulé
  • 79' Goal Matías Soulé league goal #6 assist Stephan El Shaarawy
  • 83' Sub Andrea Pinamonti → Luca Moro
  • 83' Sub Ismael Koné → Edoardo Iannoni
  • 83' Sub Armand Laurienté → Nicholas Pierini
  • 85' Yellow Nemanja Matić
  • 87' Sub Zeki Çelik → Devyne Rensch
  • 87' Sub Gianluca Mancini → Jan Ziółkowski
  • 87' Sub Matías Soulé → Alessandro Romano

Category leaders

  • Key passesPaulo Dybala8
  • Duels wonGianluca Mancini12/16
  • DribblesManu Koné3/3
  • Defensive actionsTarik Muharemović10
  • ShotsNiccolò Pisilli3 (on target 0)
  • Fouls wonManu Koné3

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.