Sassuolo 2-6 Lazio: visitors score three inside 16 minutes
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- xG 3.41 v 0.82: the better chances were Lazio's
- 8 shots on target, Lazio's most in nine matches
- Just 1 corner, Lazio's fewest in nine matches
Levelled early, Sassuolo were soon behind again
Lazio went ahead through Kenneth Taylor, and although Kristian Thorstvedt levelled in the seventh minute, Gustav Isaksen restored the advantage in the 13th. From there the visitors were in front for roughly 82 minutes, and Sassuolo never found a way back to parity.
Lazio's chances were far better
Lazio's 3.41 xG was higher than in any previous match this season, and well clear of Sassuolo's output. Most of their shots came from inside the box, which fits with an xG per shot of 0.21. Sassuolo's two goals were also their only shots on target.
Sassuolo hit back, but went in two down
Thorstvedt, who had scored the equaliser, was sent off in the 31st minute. Sassuolo still pulled one back through Sebastiano Esposito in the 43rd, but Mattia Zaccagni scored in first-half stoppage time to restore a two-goal cushion, and Lazio went in 4-2 up.
Isaksen's goal carried the most weight
Isaksen's goal in the 13th minute was worth +0.8 FN xPts to Lazio and cost Sassuolo −0.6, the largest combined change of any moment, as it put Lazio back in front soon after the equaliser. Lazio missed a pair of penalties after the break, yet Tijjani Noslin's two goals barely moved FN xPts because the lead was already large.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Mattia Zaccagni 9.1Dominant
One goal, two assists, four key passes and three dribbles completed from three attempts.
His two assists set up Isaksen's goal in the 13th minute and Noslin's in the 55th, and his own goal in first-half stoppage time restored a two-goal lead after Esposito had pulled one back. He also won seven of nine duels, and the penalty he missed in the 50th minute was the only blemish.
Game state
0-11-11-21-32-32-42-52-6
Sassuolo ahead 0 min · level 8 min · Lazio ahead 82 min
- Sassuolo: Red card 31' → ~59 min a player down
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.
2'
Kenneth Taylor
Goal · SAS −0.6
+0.7
7'
Kristian Thorstvedt
Goal · scorer +0.4 · assist Josh Doig +0.2 · LAZ −0.7
+0.6
13'
Gustav Isaksen
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Mattia Zaccagni +0.2 · SAS −0.6
+0.8
16'
Romano Floriani Mussolini
Goal · scorer +0.3 · assist Kenneth Taylor +0.2 · SAS −0.3
+0.5
31'
Kristian Thorstvedt
Red card · LAZ +0.1
−0.1
43'
Sebastiano Esposito
Goal · assist Simone Cinquegrano · LAZ −0.3
+0.2
45+1'
Mattia Zaccagni
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Gustav Isaksen +0.1 · SAS −0.2
+0.3
50'
Mattia Zaccagni
Pen miss · SAS 0.0
0.0
55'
Tijjani Noslin
Goal · assist Mattia Zaccagni · SAS 0.0
0.0
61'
Davide Frattesi
Pen miss · SAS 0.0
0.0
65'
Tijjani Noslin
Goal · assist Fisayo Dele-Bashiru · SAS 0.0
0.0
Sassuolo
Expected (last two seasons) 1.1Own moments +0.7Opponent moments −1.7Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0
Lazio
Expected (last two seasons) 1.6Own moments +2.3Opponent moments −0.9Time effect 0.0→ 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
SassuoloLazio
0.82Expected goals (xG)3.41
Compared with usual
Sassuolo
10 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 6 | 1.7 | high |
| xG | 0.82 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 3.41 | 1.5 | high |
| Shots | 9 | 14.2 | |
| On target | 2 | 5.5 | |
| Shots faced | 16 | 14.9 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 42% | 48.4% | |
| Passes | 443 | 449.1 | |
| Corners | 2 | 4.4 | low |
| Fouls | 7 | 9.5 | |
Lazio
9 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 6 | 1.8 | high |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.78 | |
| xG | 3.41 | 1.4 | high |
| xG against | 0.82 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 16 | 14.7 | |
| On target | 8 | 4.1 | high |
| Shots faced | 9 | 12.2 | |
| xG per shot | 0.21 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 58% | 53.1% | |
| Passes | 623 | 491.3 | |
| Corners | 1 | 5.7 | low |
| Fouls | 13 | 11.7 | |
Timeline
- 2'
Goal
Kenneth Taylor league goal #2
- 7'
Goal
Kristian Thorstvedt league goal #2 assist Josh Doig
- 13'
Goal
Gustav Isaksen league goal #3 assist Mattia Zaccagni
- 16'
Goal
Romano Floriani Mussolini league goal #1 assist Kenneth Taylor
- 16'
VAR
Romano Floriani Mussolini
- 28'
Yellow
Kenneth Taylor
- 31'
Red
Kristian Thorstvedt
- 43'
Goal
Sebastiano Esposito league goal #2 assist Simone Cinquegrano
- 45'
Sub
Kenneth Taylor → Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
- 45'
Sub
Darryl Bakola → Ibrahim Sulemana
- 45+1'
Goal
Mattia Zaccagni league goal #2 assist Gustav Isaksen
- 47'
VAR
Mattia Zaccagni
- 50'
Pen miss
Mattia Zaccagni
- 54'
Yellow
Domenico Berardi
- 55'
Goal
Tijjani Noslin league goal #3 assist Mattia Zaccagni
- 61'
Pen miss
Davide Frattesi
- 62'
Sub
Romano Floriani Mussolini → Manuel Lazzari
- 63'
Sub
Nuno Tavares → Pedraza
- 63'
Sub
Gustav Isaksen → Matteo Cancellieri
- 63'
Sub
Sebastiano Esposito → Kieron Bowie
- 63'
Sub
Domenico Berardi → Fali Candé
- 65'
Goal
Tijjani Noslin league goal #4 assist Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
- 70'
Sub
Armand Laurienté → Andrea Ghion
- 71'
Sub
Tijjani Noslin → Andrea Pinamonti
- 82'
Sub
Duje Ćaleta-Car → Sebastian Walukiewicz
Category leaders
- Key passesMattia Zaccagni4
- Duels wonMattia Zaccagni7/9
- DribblesMattia Zaccagni3/3
- Defensive actionsRomano Floriani Mussolini5
- ShotsMattia Zaccagni5 (on target 2)
- Fouls wonArmand Laurienté4
#Serie A#Sassuolo#Lazio#Mattia Zaccagni#Tijjani Noslin#Gustav Isaksen
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.