Sassuolo — Torino 2:1

Sassuolo

2:1

Torino

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

The score matched the game: Sassuolo was the better side by chances too.

The numbers

Team	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Expected points
Sassuolo	2	1.55	+0.4	1.41
Torino	1	1.50	−0.5	1.35

Goals

Minute	Goal	Team	Shot xG	Assist
31'	Cristian Volpato	Sassuolo	0.02	Vasilije Adzic
46'	Pietro Comuzzo	Torino	0.35	Alessio Cacciamani
77'	Domenico Berardi	Sassuolo	0.10	Fedde Leysen

Key chances

Minute	Player	Team	xG	Outcome
37'	Kieron Bowie	Sassuolo	0.58	saved
46'	Pietro Comuzzo	Torino	0.35	goal, header
40'	Saúl Coco	Torino	0.34	saved, header, from a set piece

Shots: Sassuolo 19, Torino 10; big chances (xG 0.3 and above): 1 and 2.

How the game went

In the first half xG was Sassuolo 0.92, Torino 0.87: about even. In the second half xG was Sassuolo 0.65, Torino 0.63: about even.

How it fits the season

Sassuolo: −2.1 for the season (17 in the table). Torino: −0.4 (11). The gap between points and xPTS is built from matches like this one.

Other matches of the round

Monza — Udinese 2:3Fiorentina — Frosinone 0:3Juventus — Parma 2:0

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