Atalanta 3-1 Venezia: two goals inside six minutes set the tone
Short review AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 11 shots on target vs a 3.4 average in 5 matches
- xG 2.16 vs 2.69: Venezia had the better chances
- Led for 86 of 90 minutes, conceded once at 37'
A fast start Venezia never undid
Atalanta had two goals on the board by the sixth minute through Franck Kessié and Nikola Krstović, and led for 86 of the 90 minutes. Antoine Hainaut pulled one back in the 37th minute, but that was as close as Venezia came.
Less chance creation, sharper finishing
Kessié's opener was worth +0.6 FN xPts, and the quick follow-up turned a good start into a platform. Venezia had the higher xG yet managed only four shots on target, while Atalanta put 11 on target, well above their 3.4 average across five matches this season.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Nikola Krstović 9.1Dominant
He scored twice and assisted once, with four of his seven shots on target.
Krstović set up Kessié's goal in the fourth minute, then scored in the sixth and 30th minutes to make it 3-0. He also won seven of his 11 duels, so he gave Venezia's back line no respite.
Game state
1-02-03-03-1
Atalanta ahead 86 min · level 4 min · Venezia 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. 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.
4'
Franck Kessié
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Nikola Krstović +0.2 · VEN −0.5
+0.6
6'
Nikola Krstović
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Eljif Elmas +0.1 · VEN −0.2
+0.3
30'
Nikola Krstović
Goal · VEN −0.1
+0.1
37'
Antoine Hainaut
Goal · assist Richie Sagrado · ATA −0.1
0.0
89'
Eljif Elmas
Red card · VEN 0.0
0.0
Atalanta
Expected (last two seasons) 2.0Own moments +1.0Opponent moments −0.1Time effect +0.1→ League points won 3
Venezia
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect +0.1→ 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
AtalantaVenezia
2.16Expected goals (xG)2.69
Compared with usual
Atalanta
5 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1.4 | |
| xG | 2.16 | 0.81 | |
| xG against | 2.69 | 1.9 | |
| Shots | 22 | 11.8 | |
| On target | 11 | 3.4 | |
| Shots faced | 19 | 19.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.07 | |
| Possession | 36% | 48% | |
| Passes | 332 | 513.8 | |
| Corners | 8 | 2.8 | |
| Fouls | 14 | 9.6 | |
Venezia
7 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.1 | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2.4 | |
| xG | 2.69 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 2.16 | 2.3 | |
| Shots | 19 | 14.9 | |
| On target | 4 | 5.1 | |
| Shots faced | 22 | 14.1 | |
| xG per shot | 0.14 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 64% | 59% | |
| Passes | 580 | 501.9 | |
| Corners | 7 | 4.4 | |
| Fouls | 6 | 11 | |
Timeline
- 4'
Goal
Franck Kessié league goal #1 assist Nikola Krstović
- 6'
Goal
Nikola Krstović league goal #2 assist Eljif Elmas
- 8'
Sub
Thierry Correia → Richie Sagrado
- 18'
Yellow
Matias Moreno
- 30'
Goal
Nikola Krstović league goal #3
- 37'
Goal
Antoine Hainaut league goal #2 assist Richie Sagrado
- 42'
Yellow
Juan Jesus
- 60'
Sub
Charles De Ketelaere → Lazar Samardžić
- 67'
Sub
Giorgio Scalvini → Sead Kolašinac
- 67'
Sub
Raoul Bellanova → Lorenzo Bernasconi
- 76'
Sub
Jonathan Rowe → Nicola Zalewski
- 76'
Sub
Franck Kessié → Gianluca Gaetano
- 83'
Sub
Toma Bašić → Þ. Helgason
- 83'
Sub
Matias Moreno → Joel Schingtienne
- 83'
Sub
Akor Adams → Lion Lauberbach
- 87'
Sub
Simon Sohm → Albion Rrahmani
- 88'
VAR
Eljif Elmas
- 89'
Red
Eljif Elmas
Category leaders
- Key passesCharles De Ketelaere3
- Duels wonNikola Krstović7/11
- DribblesJohn Yeboah3/5
- Defensive actionsJuan Jesus6
- ShotsNikola Krstović7 (on target 4)
- Fouls wonKike Pérez4
#Atalanta#Venezia#Serie A#Nikola Krstović#Franck Kessié#Antoine Hainaut
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.