Sassuolo 2-1 Atalanta
Key numbers
- Possession 24% – 76%
- Shots 7 (5 on target) – 26 (7)
- Decisive moment: 69' Kristian Thorstvedt, FN xPts +0.8
Ismael Koné 23'
Kristian Thorstvedt 69'
Kristian Thorstvedt 69'
HT 1:0
Yunus Musah 88'
Sassuolo 9th → 8th · 38 pts|Atalanta 7th · 45 pts
Atalanta edged xG (1.52–3.18) but Sassuolo took the win.
Player of the matchDavide ZappacostaDecisive moment69' Kristian Thorstvedt+0.8
Player of the match
Davide Zappacosta Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.1 (Dominant)
Game state
Sassuolo ahead 67 min · level 23 min · Atalanta ahead 0 min
- Sassuolo: Red card 16' → ~74 min a player down
- Davide Zappacosta — off the bench 45 min · 0G 1A
- Yunus Musah — off the bench 23 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.
16'
Andrea Pinamonti
Red card
−0.3
23'
Ismael Koné
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Armand Laurienté +0.2
+0.6
69'
Kristian Thorstvedt
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Armand Laurienté +0.2
+0.8
88'
Yunus Musah
Goal · assist Davide Zappacosta
+0.2
Sassuolo
Expected (last two seasons) 0.6Own moments +1.1Opponent moments −0.4Time effect +1.7→ League points won 3
Atalanta
Expected (last two seasons) 2.2Own moments +0.2Opponent moments −0.9Time effect −1.5→ 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
SassuoloAtalanta
24%Possession76%
1.52Expected goals (xG)3.18
0.22xG per shot0.12
7Shots26
5Shots on target7
71%Shots on target %27%
6Shots in box20
208Passes656
69%Pass accuracy92%
3Corners9
6Saves3
3Fouls13
2Yellow cards2
1Offsides4
Compared with usual
Sassuolo
28 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 1.52 | 1 | |
| xG against | 3.18 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 7 | 11.1 | |
| On target | 5 | 3.8 | |
| Shots faced | 26 | 13.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.22 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 24% | 44.8% | low |
| Passes | 208 | 390.5 | low |
| Pass accuracy | 69% | 81.6% | low |
| Corners | 3 | 4 | |
| Fouls | 3 | 12.6 |
Atalanta
38 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.92 | |
| xG | 3.18 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.52 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 26 | 14.4 | |
| On target | 7 | 4.6 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 11.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.12 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 76% | 53.6% | high |
| Passes | 656 | 479.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 92% | 83.7% | high |
| Corners | 9 | 5.2 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 11.4 |
Timeline
- 12' Yellow Jay Idzes
- 16' Red Andrea Pinamonti
- 21' Yellow Lorenzo Bernasconi
- 23' Goal Ismael Koné league goal #5 assist Armand Laurienté
- 46' Sub Lorenzo Bernasconi → Kamaldeen Sulemana
- 46' Sub Raoul Bellanova → Davide Zappacosta
- 46' Sub Gianluca Scamacca → Nikola Krstović
- 57' Yellow Nemanja Matić
- 58' Yellow Nicola Zalewski
- 67' Sub Nicola Zalewski → Yunus Musah
- 69' Goal Kristian Thorstvedt league goal #3 assist Armand Laurienté
- 73' Sub Domenico Berardi → M'Bala Nzola
- 73' Sub Nemanja Matić → Luca Lipani
- 74' Sub Armand Laurienté → Alieu Fadera
- 76' Sub Berat Djimsiti → Isak Hien
- 79' Sub → Edoardo Iannoni
- 88' Goal Yunus Musah league goal #1 assist Davide Zappacosta
- 89' Sub Ismael Koné → Josh Doig
Category leaders
- Key passesDavide Zappacosta5
- Duels wonNemanja Matić10/14
- DribblesNemanja Matić2/2
- Defensive actionsUlisses Garcia7
- ShotsLazar Samardžić4 (on target 3)
- Fouls wonDomenico Berardi4
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.