Palermo 2-0 Lecce: Peda's assist and an early lead settle it
Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 12 shots to Lecce's 18, yet Palermo won 2-0
- Led for 75 of 90 minutes
- Peda: 1 assist, 6 defensive actions
Two first-half goals were enough
Palermo beat Lecce 2-0 in the Coppa Italia Round of 64. Dominic Vavassori scored in the 15th minute and Joel Pohjanpalo added a second in the 42nd. The hosts were in front for 75 of the 90 minutes, and Lecce did not score.
Lecce shot more, Palermo scored first
Lecce had 18 shots but only four on target. Vavassori's opener, set up by Patryk Peda, was worth +0.8 FN xPts, and the second goal added +0.6. Peda led the FN Score with six defensive actions to go with the assist.
Player of the match
Patryk Peda 8.4Dominant
He set up Vavassori's 15th-minute opener and made three blocks, two interceptions and a tackle.
Six defensive actions were the most of any player on the pitch, and the assist created the opening goal. A defender was involved in both building the lead and protecting it.
Game state
1-02-0
Palermo ahead 75 min · level 15 min · Lecce ahead 0 min
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.
15'
Dominic Vavassori
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Patryk Peda +0.2
+0.8
42'
Joel Pohjanpalo
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Dennis Johnsen +0.2
+0.6
Knockout ties have no league points, so moments are weighed on a win-3/draw-1 scale only.
Pre-match expectation for Palermo is an estimate: no top-five-league record, so it uses the published starting values.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →
Match stats
PalermoLecce
The data provider has no xG (expected goals) for this match.
Timeline
- 5'
Sub
Jesse Joronen → Mattia Fortin
- 15'
Goal
Dominic Vavassori competition goal #1 assist Patryk Peda
- 20'
Yellow
Antonio Palumbo
- 35'
Yellow
Lassana Coulibaly
- 42'
Goal
Joel Pohjanpalo competition goal #1 assist Dennis Johnsen
- 46'
Sub
Antonio Palumbo → Hernani
- 46'
Sub
Joel Pohjanpalo → Jérémy Le Douaron
- 46'
Sub
Youssef Maleh → Nikola Štulić
- 62'
Sub
Dennis Johnsen → Gabriel Strefezza
- 74'
Sub
Oumar Ngom → Olaf Gorter
- 74'
Sub
Santiago Pierotti → Hjalte Lærke
- 77'
Sub
Filippo Ranocchia → Nahuel Estévez
- 84'
Sub
Willem Geubbels → Paco Esteban
- 88'
Sub
Lassana Coulibaly → Mohamed Kaba
Category leaders
- Key passesAntonino Gallo4
- Duels wonKialonda Gaspar8/16
- DribblesDennis Johnsen3/6
- Defensive actionsPatryk Peda6
- ShotsWillem Geubbels6 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonN'Dri Konan4
#Palermo#Lecce#Coppa Italia#Patryk Peda#Dominic Vavassori#Joel Pohjanpalo
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.