Lecce 3-2 Monza: early goals and eight saves hold firm
Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 1.08 v 2.79: Lecce were far more clinical
- Falcone made 8 saves to protect the lead
- Monza had 11 shots on target, against a 5.2 average
Three goals in 21 minutes gave Lecce a cushion
Lecce were 3-1 up inside 21 minutes and held the lead for roughly 87 minutes of the match. Monza pulled one back only in the 89th minute through Exequiel Zeballos, which was too late to change the outcome.
Falcone absorbed the pressure Monza created
Monza had 19 shots to Lecce's seven and an xG of 2.79 to 1.08, yet Falcone made eight saves to protect the lead. Lassana Coulibaly's third-minute opener was worth +0.8 FN xPts, the largest value of any moment in the match.
Player of the match
Lassana Coulibaly 8.7Dominant
He scored twice, had three shots and won 10 of 17 duels.
Coulibaly earned most of his FN Score through attack, and his goals in the third and 21st minutes put Lecce 3-1 up early. That cushion lasted until Monza's late goal.
Game state
1-02-02-13-13-2
Lecce ahead 87 min · level 3 min · Monza ahead 0 min
- Exequiel Zeballos — off the bench 26 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.
3'
Lassana Coulibaly
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Ivan Ilić +0.2
+0.8
10'
Tiago Gabriel
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Ivan Ilić +0.2
+0.5
20'
Ricardo Mangas
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Samuele Birindelli +0.1
+0.4
21'
Lassana Coulibaly
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Danilo Veiga +0.2
+0.5
89'
Exequiel Zeballos
Goal
+0.1
Lecce
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments +1.8Opponent moments −0.6Time effect +0.4→ League points won 3
Monza
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +0.5Opponent moments −1.5Time effect −0.3→ 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
LecceMonza
1.08Expected goals (xG)2.79
Compared with usual
Lecce
4 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 7 | 11.8 | |
| On target | 3 | 3.8 | |
| Shots faced | 19 | 16.5 | |
| Possession | 39% | 44.5% | |
| Passes | 321 | 390.5 | |
| Pass accuracy | 73% | 79.3% | |
| Corners | 4 | 4.5 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 10.8 | |
Monza
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 19 | 15.8 | |
| On target | 11 | 5.2 | |
| Shots faced | 7 | 10.8 | |
| Possession | 61% | 47.4% | |
| Passes | 493 | 395.4 | |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 82.2% | |
| Corners | 6 | 4.4 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 12.8 | |
Timeline
- 3'
Goal
Lassana Coulibaly league goal #1 assist Ivan Ilić
- 10'
Goal
Tiago Gabriel league goal #2 assist Ivan Ilić
- 20'
Goal
Ricardo Mangas league goal #1 assist Samuele Birindelli
- 21'
Goal
Lassana Coulibaly league goal #2 assist Danilo Veiga
- 38'
Yellow
Konan N'Dri
- 46'
Sub
Konan N'Dri → Santiago Pierotti
- 46'
Sub
Ricardo Mangas → Adam Bakoune
- 64'
Sub
Andrea Colpani → Exequiel Zeballos
- 64'
Sub
Jay Robinson → Patrick Cutrone
- 66'
Sub
Ivan Ilić → Oumar Ngom
- 74'
Sub
Nikola Štulić → Paco Esteban
- 74'
Sub
Joël Monteiro → Amar Fatah
- 75'
Sub
Gustavo Varela → Omari Forson
- 84'
Sub
Ebenezer Akinsanmiro → Mathis Mout
- 85'
Sub
Youssef Maleh → Mohamed Kaba
- 89'
Goal
Exequiel Zeballos league goal #1
- 90'
Yellow
Danilo Veiga
Category leaders
- Key passesSamuele Birindelli3
- Duels wonLassana Coulibaly10/17
- Defensive actionsEddy Kouadio9
- ShotsLassana Coulibaly3 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonJay Robinson4
#Serie A#Lecce#Monza#Lassana Coulibaly#Wladimiro Falcone#Matchweek 4
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.