Sassuolo — Juventus 3:2

Sassuolo

3:2

Juventus

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.

Who deserved it

Juventus created more (1.18 xG against 0.96) and left with nothing.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Sassuolo	3	0.96	+2.0	1.19
Juventus	2	1.18	+0.8	1.52

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
64'	Sebastiano Esposito	Sassuolo	0.30	Nemanja Matic
81'	Edon Zhegrova	Juventus	0.31
88'	Kieron Bowie	Sassuolo	0.09	Darryl Bakola
90'	Edon Zhegrova	Juventus	0.05	Randal Kolo Muani
93'	Vasilije Adzic	Sassuolo	0.12	Armand Lauriente

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
26'	Domenico Berardi	Sassuolo	0.32	saved
81'	Edon Zhegrova	Juventus	0.31	goal
64'	Sebastiano Esposito	Sassuolo	0.30	goal

Shots: Sassuolo 10, Juventus 18; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 2 and 1.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Sassuolo 0.40, Juventus 0.15: about even. In the second half xG was Sassuolo 0.56, Juventus 1.05: a small edge for Juventus. Sassuolo scored 3 from 0.96 xG: well above what they created. As a rule, finishing like this evens out over time.

How it fits the season

Sassuolo: −2.1 for the season (17 in the table). Juventus: −3.8 (7). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Lecce — Monza 3:2Napoli — Bologna 1:0

All Serie A matches with xG →