Sassuolo 1-1 AC Milan: Odenthal levels five minutes after Rabiot
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Key numbers
- xG 1.14 v 1.22: little to choose between them
- 10 Milan shots in the box, six on target
- Five Murić saves kept Sassuolo level
Milan's lead lasted around five minutes
Nothing separated the sides until the second half. Adrien Rabiot put AC Milan ahead in the 63rd minute, and Cas Odenthal levelled in the 68th. The visitors led for around five minutes in all, and every other minute of the match was played at level terms, with no further goals before full-time.
Milan's box shots brought little xG edge
AC Milan fired 10 shots from inside the box, and their on-target count was above their average across six matches this season. Yet their xG was barely higher than Sassuolo's. Their xG per shot of 0.11 matched their average over the same six matches, which suggests that reaching the box did not by itself buy better chances.
Sassuolo shot far less but stayed level
Sassuolo took only 10 shots, well short of their average across seven matches this season, and held less of the ball than that average. The gap was bridged by Arijanet Murić, whose five saves kept the match level, and by Ignace Van der Brempt, a new face in the starting line-up, who made more defensive actions than any other player on the pitch.
Two substitutes shaped the goals
Luka Modrić, who began on the bench, set up Rabiot's opener, and the goal was worth +1.1 FN xPts because it turned a level match into a lead. Odenthal, also a substitute, answered soon afterwards with an equaliser worth +0.8 FN xPts. Rabiot's strike was his third league goal of the season.
FN MOM
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Adrien Rabiot 7.7Strong
He scored once, had two shots and won all three of his duels.
Rabiot earned most of his credit in attack, with further contributions in build-up and defence. He completed 49 of 58 passes, made two tackles and had two shots, one of them the goal that broke the deadlock in the 63rd minute. It was Milan's only lead of the match, and his third league goal this season.
Game state
0-11-1
Sassuolo ahead 0 min · level 85 min · AC Milan ahead 5 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. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
63'
Adrien Rabiot
Goal · scorer +0.8 · assist Luka Modrić +0.3 · SAS −0.8
+1.1
68'
Cas Odenthal
Goal · MIL −1.2
+0.8
Sassuolo
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments +0.8Opponent moments −0.8Time effect 0.0→ League points won 1
AC Milan
Expected (last two seasons) 1.7Own moments +1.1Opponent moments −1.2Time effect −0.6→ League points won 1
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
SassuoloAC Milan
1.14Expected goals (xG)1.22
Compared with usual
Sassuolo
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 1.14 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 1.22 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 10 | 15.9 | |
| On target | 3 | 6.6 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 14.7 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 41% | 48.7% | |
| Passes | 438 | 446.4 | |
| Corners | 3 | 4.7 | |
| Fouls | 12 | 8.9 | |
AC Milan
6 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.7 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| xG | 1.22 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.14 | 1.1 | |
| Shots | 11 | 13.5 | |
| On target | 6 | 4.2 | |
| Shots faced | 10 | 9.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.11 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 59% | 60.5% | |
| Passes | 619 | 570.7 | |
| Corners | 5 | 4 | |
| Fouls | 10 | 10.8 | |
Timeline
- 20'
Sub
Matteo Gabbia → Koni De Winter
- 26'
Sub
Fedde Leysen → Cas Odenthal
- 41'
Yellow
Pervis Estupiñán
- 45'
Sub
Pervis Estupiñán → Luka Modrić
- 45+3'
Yellow
Koni De Winter
- 60'
Sub
Sebastiano Esposito → Kieron Bowie
- 60'
Sub
Vasilije Adžić → Kristian Thorstvedt
- 63'
Goal
Adrien Rabiot league goal #3 assist Luka Modrić
- 68'
Goal
Cas Odenthal league goal #2
- 78'
Sub
Yunus Musah → Ardon Jashari
- 78'
Sub
Christian Pulisic → Alphadjo Cissè
- 79'
Sub
Ignace Van der Brempt → Simone Cinquegrano
- 79'
Sub
Nemanja Matić → Luca Lipani
- 85'
Sub
Samuel Chukwueze → Omari Hutchinson
- 87'
Yellow
Gonçalo Ramos
- 90+1'
Yellow
Strahinja Pavlović
- 90+4'
Yellow
Kristian Thorstvedt
Category leaders
- Key passesDiego Moreira2
- Duels wonDiego Moreira8/14
- DribblesDiego Moreira4/7
- Defensive actionsIgnace Van der Brempt6
- ShotsGonçalo Ramos4 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonMario Gila4
#Serie A#Sassuolo#AC Milan#Rabiot#Odenthal#Murić
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.