Atalanta 2-1 Sassuolo: Krstović's winner from the bench
Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 0.88 vs 2.7: Sassuolo had the better chances
- Seven saves from Carnesecchi kept Atalanta level
- Atalanta led for 74 of 90 minutes
Atalanta win despite losing the xG battle
Atalanta beat Sassuolo 2-1 to start their Serie A campaign, even though the chance quality was firmly with the visitors: Sassuolo's xG of 2.7 dwarfed Atalanta's 0.88. Seven saves from Marco Carnesecchi kept the hosts in the contest.
A substitute restores the lead
Giacomo Raspadori scored first and Cas Odenthal levelled in the 55th minute. Nikola Krstović's winner followed in the 65th, after he had come on in the 60th, and turning 1-1 into 2-1 was worth +1.2 FN xPts.
Player of the match
Gianluca Gaetano 8.1Dominant
He provided an assist, made four tackles and won five of nine duels.
Gaetano's assist for the 6th-minute opener began a lead that lasted 74 minutes in total. He also completed 63 of 68 passes in midfield, giving Atalanta a reliable reference point in possession.
Game state
1-01-12-1
Atalanta ahead 74 min · level 16 min · Sassuolo ahead 0 min
- Nikola Krstović — off the bench 30 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.
6'
Giacomo Raspadori
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Gianluca Gaetano +0.2
+0.7
55'
Cas Odenthal
Goal
+0.8
65'
Nikola Krstović
Goal
+1.2
Atalanta
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.9Opponent moments −1.1Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3
Sassuolo
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −1.4Time effect −0.4→ 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.
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Match stats
AtalantaSassuolo
0.88Expected goals (xG)2.7
Timeline
- 6'
Goal
Giacomo Raspadori league goal #1 assist Gianluca Gaetano
- 55'
Goal
Cas Odenthal league goal #1
- 60'
Sub
Mario Pašalić → Lazar Samardžić
- 60'
Sub
Nicola Zalewski → Charles De Ketelaere
- 60'
Sub
Gianluca Scamacca → Nikola Krstović
- 64'
Sub
Vasilije Adžić → Kristian Thorstvedt
- 65'
Goal
Nikola Krstović league goal #1
- 71'
Sub
Lorenzo Bernasconi → Sead Kolašinac
- 74'
Sub
Tommaso Macchioni → Fedde Leysen
- 74'
Sub
Nemanja Matić → Benjamín Domínguez
- 82'
Sub
Giacomo Raspadori → Eljif Elmas
- 88'
Sub
Cristian Volpato → Riccardo Ciervo
- 88'
Sub
Kieron Bowie → Gabriel Kulla
Category leaders
- Key passesCristian Volpato5
- Duels wonDarryl Bakola9/11
- DribblesNemanja Matić3/3
- Defensive actionsDarryl Bakola6
- ShotsArmand Laurienté5 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonÉderson3
#Atalanta#Sassuolo#Serie A#Gianluca Gaetano#Nikola Krstović#Giacomo Raspadori
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.