Genoa 2-1 Sassuolo
Key numbers
- Possession 52% – 48%
- Shots 14 (7 on target) – 15 (6)
- Decisive moment: 84' Caleb Ekuban, FN xPts +1.6
Ruslan Malinovskyi 18'
Caleb Ekuban 84'
Caleb Ekuban 84'
HT 1:0
Ismael Koné 57'
Genoa 14th → 13th · 36 pts|Sassuolo 11th · 42 pts
Sassuolo edged xG (1.18–1.24) but Genoa took the win.
Player of the matchIsmael KonéDecisive moment84' Caleb Ekuban+1.6
Player of the match
Ismael Koné Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 8.1 (Dominant)
Game state
Genoa ahead 45 min · level 45 min · Sassuolo ahead 0 min
- Genoa: Red card 45+2' → ~45 min a player down
- Sassuolo: Red card 45+2' → ~45 min a player down
- Caleb Ekuban — off the bench 35 min · 1G 0A
- Junior Messias — off the bench 15 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.
18'
Ruslan Malinovskyi
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Tommaso Baldanzi +0.2
+0.8
45+2'
Mikael Ellertsson
Red card
−0.3
45+2'
Domenico Berardi
Red card
−0.3
57'
Ismael Koné
Goal
+0.9
84'
Caleb Ekuban
Goal · scorer +1.1 · assist Junior Messias +0.5
+1.6
Genoa
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +2.1Opponent moments −0.8Time effect +0.3→ League points won 3
Sassuolo
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +0.6Opponent moments −1.4Time effect −0.5→ 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
GenoaSassuolo
52%Possession48%
1.18Expected goals (xG)1.24
0.08xG per shot0.08
14Shots15
7Shots on target6
50%Shots on target %40%
6Shots in box9
440Passes411
86%Pass accuracy85%
5Corners3
5Saves5
9Fouls14
2Yellow cards3
1Offsides1
Compared with usual
Genoa
34 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.2 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 1.18 | 1.1 | |
| xG against | 1.24 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 14 | 11.8 | |
| On target | 7 | 3.9 | |
| Shots faced | 15 | 12.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 52% | 48.3% | |
| Passes | 440 | 391.1 | |
| Pass accuracy | 86% | 79.4% | |
| Corners | 5 | 3.7 | |
| Fouls | 9 | 12.5 |
Sassuolo
33 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.3 | |
| xG | 1.24 | 0.98 | |
| xG against | 1.18 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 15 | 10.6 | |
| On target | 6 | 3.7 | |
| Shots faced | 14 | 14.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.08 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 48% | 44.5% | |
| Passes | 411 | 388.6 | |
| Pass accuracy | 85% | 81.5% | |
| Corners | 3 | 4.1 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 12.2 |
Timeline
- 5' Yellow Ruslan Malinovskyi
- 18' Goal Ruslan Malinovskyi league goal #6 assist Tommaso Baldanzi
- 20' Yellow Morten Frendrup
- 32' Yellow Josh Doig
- 40' Yellow Sebastian Walukiewicz
- 45+2' Red Mikael Ellertsson
- 45+2' Red Domenico Berardi
- 55' Sub Lorenzo Colombo → Caleb Ekuban
- 55' Sub Tommaso Baldanzi → Aarón Martín
- 55' Sub Ruslan Malinovskyi → Patrizio Masini
- 57' Goal Ismael Koné league goal #6
- 67' Sub Sebastian Walukiewicz → Woyo Coulibaly
- 67' Sub Nemanja Matic → Cristian Volpato
- 75' Sub Vitinha → Junior Messias
- 81' Sub Josh Doig → Luca Lipani
- 81' Sub Andrea Pinamonti → Edoardo Iannoni
- 84' Goal Caleb Ekuban league goal #4 assist Junior Messias
- 87' Sub Stefano Sabelli → Sebastian Otoa
- 87' Sub Ismael Koné → Luca Moro
- 90+1' Yellow Tarik Muharemović
Category leaders
- Key passesStefano Sabelli4
- Duels wonStefano Sabelli6/10
- DribblesCristian Volpato2/2
- Defensive actionsKristian Thorstvedt5
- ShotsArmand Laurienté4 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonIsmael Koné4
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.