Venezia 0-2 Lecce: Falcone's six saves hold the line
Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- Falcone made 6 saves in a clean sheet
- Lecce won on 29% possession
- xG 2.05 v 2.70, Lecce's was higher
Lecce win away with 29% possession
Lecce opened their Serie A season with a 2-0 win at Venezia. The hosts had the ball for long spells and took 19 shots, but failed to score, and Thierry Correia's goal in the 16th minute was cancelled by VAR. Lecce won with 29% possession, a reminder that territory and goals are not the same thing.
Two second-half goals, and a better shot quality
It was goalless at the break. Olaf Gorter put Lecce ahead in the 46th minute from Lassana Coulibaly's assist, worth +1.2 FN xPts, and substitute Tiago Gabriel added a second in the 80th minute. Lecce's xG per shot was 0.23 against 0.11 for Venezia, which suggests Lecce's chances were better even though they shot less often.
Player of the match
Wladimiro Falcone 7.9Strong
He made six saves to secure Lecce's clean sheet.
With Venezia firing 19 shots, Falcone's saves kept it goalless until Gorter struck in the 46th minute. They then protected Lecce's lead until Gabriel made it 2-0.
Game state
0-10-2
Venezia ahead 0 min · level 46 min · Lecce ahead 44 min
- Tiago Gabriel — off the bench 16 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.
46'
Olaf Gorter
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Lassana Coulibaly +0.4
+1.2
80'
Tiago Gabriel
Goal
+0.3
Venezia
Expected (last two seasons) 1.5Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.5→ League points won 0
Lecce
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +1.5Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.4→ League points won 3
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
VeneziaLecce
2.05Expected goals (xG)2.7
Timeline
- 3'
Yellow
Kialonda Gaspar
- 16'
VAR
Thierry Correia
- 46'
Sub
Antonino Gallo → Corrie Ndaba
- 46'
Goal
Olaf Gorter league goal #1 assist Lassana Coulibaly
- 59'
Yellow
Oumar Ngom
- 61'
Sub
Olaf Gorter → Youssef Maleh
- 64'
Sub
Thierry Correia → Ridgeciano Haps
- 70'
Sub
Kike Pérez → Matteo Dagasso
- 71'
Yellow
Danilo Veiga
- 74'
Sub
N'Dri Konan → Tiago Gabriel
- 74'
Sub
Willem Geubbels → Nikola Štulić
- 78'
Yellow
Matteo Dagasso
- 80'
Goal
Tiago Gabriel league goal #1
- 85'
Sub
Antoine Hainaut → Richie Sagrado
- 85'
Sub
Toma Bašić → Albion Rrahmani
- 90+1'
Sub
Santiago Pierotti → Omri Gandelman
Category leaders
- Key passesToma Bašić3
- Duels wonArmel Bella-Kotchap12/15
- DribblesJohn Yeboah4/6
- Defensive actionsJamil Siebert7
- ShotsAkor Adams3 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonArmel Bella-Kotchap3
#Lecce#Venezia#Serie A#Wladimiro Falcone#Olaf Gorter#Tiago Gabriel
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.