Atalanta — Sassuolo 2:1

Atalanta

2:1

Sassuolo

Serie A · 23 Aug 2026 · season 2026/27

The score says how it ended. xG says how it should have ended: it is the sum of the chances each shot was worth, not an opinion about the game.

Score2:1

Home xG0.92Atalanta

Away xG2.70Sassuolo

Expected points0.46 : 2.39

Who deserved it

Atalanta won against the run of chances: Sassuolo created more (2.70 xG against 0.92).

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Atalanta	2	0.92	+1.1	0.46
Sassuolo	1	2.70	−1.7	2.39

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
5'	Giacomo Raspadori	Atalanta	0.07	Gianluca Gaetano
54'	Cas Odenthal	Sassuolo	0.52
64'	Nikola Krstovic	Atalanta	0.32

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
54'	Cas Odenthal	Sassuolo	0.52	goal, header
31'	Kieron Bowie	Sassuolo	0.51	off target, header, from a corner
30'	Vasilije Adzic	Sassuolo	0.44	saved

Shots: Atalanta 14, Sassuolo 22; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 4.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Atalanta 0.34, Sassuolo 1.46: a clear edge for Sassuolo. In the second half xG was Atalanta 0.58, Sassuolo 1.24: a small edge for Sassuolo. The edge in chances lasted the whole match. Atalanta scored 2 from 0.92 xG: more than they created. Sassuolo scored 1 from 2.70 xG: fewer than they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

Shot data: Understat. xG rates the quality of a chance; it is not a forecast of the result.