Serie A · Matchweek 26
Andrea Pinamonti 40'
Domenico Berardi 44'
Domenico Berardi 62'
HT 2:0
Fri, 20 Feb 2026, 19:45 (UK) · MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
Sassuolo 10th → 8th · 35 pts|Hellas Verona 20th · 15 pts

Sassuolo won on the scoreboard and on xG (2–0.71).

Player of the matchDomenico Berardi9.1Decisive moment40' Andrea Pinamonti+1.0

Sassuolo 3-0 Hellas Verona

Key numbers

  • Possession 47% – 53%
  • Shots 8 (4 on target) – 12 (1)
  • Decisive moment: 40' Andrea Pinamonti, FN xPts +1.0
Player of the match
Domenico Berardi 9.1Dominant

Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.1 (Dominant)

Game state

1-02-03-0
Sassuolo ahead 50 min · level 40 min · Hellas Verona ahead 0 min
  • Hellas Verona: Red card 85' → ~5 min a player down

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.

40' Andrea Pinamonti Goal · scorer +0.7 · assist Armand Laurienté +0.3 +1.0
44' Domenico Berardi Goal +0.5
62' Domenico Berardi Goal · assist Armand Laurienté +0.1
85' Mutassim Al-Musrati Red card 0.0
Sassuolo Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +1.6Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3
Hellas Verona Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.2Time effect −0.1→ 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

SassuoloHellas Verona
47%Possession53%
2Expected goals (xG)0.71
0.25xG per shot0.06
8Shots12
4Shots on target1
50%Shots on target %8%
7Shots in box8
426Passes473
86%Pass accuracy86%
6Corners5
1Saves1
12Fouls14
2Yellow cards3
1Offsides2

Compared with usual

Sassuolo

27 matches this season, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals31.1
Conceded01.4
xG20.98
xG against0.711.3
Shots811.2
On target43.8
Shots faced1213.7
xG per shot0.250.09high
Possession47%44.7%
Passes426389.2
Pass accuracy86%81.5%
Corners63.9
Fouls1212.7

Hellas Verona

last 26 matches, all competitions baseline
This matchAvg
Goals00.73
Conceded31.7
xG0.710.94
xG against21.2
Shots1210.8
On target13.8
Shots faced813.6
xG per shot0.060.09
Possession53%40.2%
Passes473331.4high
Pass accuracy86%73.4%high
Corners53.8
Fouls1416.3

Timeline

  • 17' Yellow Woyo Coulibaly
  • 36' Sub Woyo Coulibaly → Filippo Romagna
  • 39' Yellow Andrias Edmundsson
  • 40' Goal Andrea Pinamonti league goal #6 assist Armand Laurienté
  • 44' Goal Domenico Berardi league goal #6
  • 51' Yellow Mutassim Al-Musrati
  • 62' Goal Domenico Berardi league goal #7 assist Armand Laurienté
  • 72' Sub Andrea Pinamonti → M'Bala Nzola
  • 72' Sub Amin Sarr → Daniel Mosquera
  • 73' Sub Ismael Koné → Edoardo Iannoni
  • 73' Sub Armand Laurienté → Alieu Fadera
  • 73' Sub Domagoj Bradarić → Daniel Oyegoke
  • 78' Yellow Sebastian Walukiewicz
  • 82' Sub Abdou Harroui → Tomáš Suslov
  • 82' Sub Kieron Bowie → Ioan Vermesan
  • 85' Second yellow Mutassim Al-Musrati
  • 89' Sub Sebastian Walukiewicz → Pedro Felipe

Category leaders

  • Key passesDomagoj Bradarić4
  • Duels wonVictor Nelsson8/8
  • DribblesDomagoj Bradarić2/2
  • Defensive actionsKristian Thorstvedt6
  • ShotsDomenico Berardi3 (on target 3)
  • Fouls wonIsmael 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.