Atalanta vs Sassuolo

21 September 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Davide Massa

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Robin Gosens 3’
  • Davide Zappacosta 37’
  • Domenico Berardi 44’

Match summary

Atalanta won 2-1 at home to Sassuolo. Atalanta led 2-1 at half-time.

Robin Gosens put Atalanta ahead in the 3rd minute, set up by Ruslan Malinovskiy, Davide Zappacosta made it 2-0 in the 37th minute, set up by Duván Zapata, and Domenico Berardi pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 44th minute, set up by Mert Müldür.

The chances backed that up: Atalanta created 2.11 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Sassuolo's 0.91 from 8.

Match stats

Atalanta Sassuolo
14 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 1
5 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.11 xG 0.91
2.11 Non-penalty xG 0.91
11 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Atalanta Sassuolo
Kick-off
Robin Gosens
Assist: Ruslan Malinovskiy1-0 (Atalanta)
3’
Davide Zappacosta
Assist: Duván Zapata2-0 (Atalanta)
37’
44’
Domenico Berardi
Assist: Mert Müldür2-1 (Sassuolo)
Half-time2-1
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Atalanta
  • Ruslan Malinovskiy
  • Giuseppe Pezzella
Sassuolo
  • Gianmarco Ferrari
  • Maxime Lopez

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.11 0.91 3’ Robin Gosens (Atalanta), 1-0 3’ 37’ Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta), 2-0 37’ 44’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 2-1 44’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.11 0.91 3’ Robin Gosens (Atalanta), 1-0 Gosens 3’ 37’ Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta), 2-0 Zappacosta 37’ 44’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 2-1 Berardi 44’
Atalanta 2.11 xGSassuolo 0.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Atalanta attacking 
3’ Robin Gosens (Atalanta), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 33’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 12’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 52’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 32’ Matteo Pessina (Atalanta), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 85’ Roberto Piccoli (Atalanta), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 16’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 37’ Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 47’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 65’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 21’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Matteo Pessina (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Matteo Pessina (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Giuseppe Pezzella (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 77’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 65’ Merih Demiral (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 3’ Robin Gosens (Atalanta), open play, 0.61 xG, goal 33’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 12’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 52’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 32’ Matteo Pessina (Atalanta), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 85’ Roberto Piccoli (Atalanta), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 16’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 37’ Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 47’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 79’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 65’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 21’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 26’ Matteo Pessina (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Matteo Pessina (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Giuseppe Pezzella (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 22’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 45’ Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 65’ Merih Demiral (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 77’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Juan Musso GK900 0.000.000
Berat Gjimshiti DEF900 0.000.000
Rafael Toloi DEF900 0.000.000
Merih Demiral DEF901 0.010.000
Davide Zappacosta MID6911 0.100.763
Marten de Roon MID900 0.000.000
Teun Koopmeiners MID901 0.020.042
Robin Gosens MID6911 0.610.031
Matteo Pessina MID843 0.370.031
Duván Zapata FWD8412 0.530.101
Ruslan Malinovskiy FWD6312 0.090.743
Josip Ilicic Sub271 0.050.301
Joakim Maehle Sub210 0.000.000
Giuseppe Pezzella Sub211 0.030.000
Mario Pasalic Sub60 0.000.000
Roberto Piccoli Sub61 0.300.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Atalanta win 64% Avg odds 1.50
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.64
Sassuolo win 15% Avg odds 6.16

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Atalanta LWDLW
Sassuolo WWDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sassuolo 1-1 Atalanta, 02 May 21 Next meeting: Sassuolo 2-1 Atalanta, 10 Apr 22  All Atalanta vs Sassuolo meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.