Atalanta vs SPAL

20 January 2020 · Serie A · 2019/20 · Referee Federico La Penna

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Josip Ilicic 16’
  • Andrea Petagna 54’
  • Mattia Valoti 60’

Match summary

SPAL came from behind to win 2-1 away at Atalanta. Atalanta led 1-0 at half-time.

Josip Ilicic put Atalanta ahead in the 16th minute, set up by Duván Zapata, Andrea Petagna equalised in the 54th minute, set up by Arkadiusz Reca, and Mattia Valoti won it in the 60th minute, set up by Bryan Dabo.

Atalanta can feel hard done by, creating 2.45 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to SPAL's 1.21 from 15.

Match stats

Atalanta SPAL
14 Shots 13
8 Shots on Target 7
8 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.45 xG 1.21
2.45 Non-penalty xG 1.21
13 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Atalanta SPAL
Kick-off
Josip Ilicic
Assist: Duván Zapata1-0 (Atalanta)
16’
Half-time1-0
54’
Andrea Petagna
Assist: Arkadiusz Reca1-1 (SPAL)
60’
Mattia Valoti
Assist: Bryan Dabo1-2 (SPAL)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Atalanta
  • José Luis Palomino
  • Marten de Roon
SPAL
  • Francesco Vicari
  • Mattia Valoti
  • Federico Di Francesco

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.45 1.21 16’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), 1-0 16’ 54’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), 1-1 54’ 60’ Mattia Valoti (SPAL), 1-2 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.45 1.21 16’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), 1-0 Ilicic 16’ 54’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), 1-1 Petagna 54’ 60’ Mattia Valoti (SPAL), 1-2 Valoti 60’
Atalanta 2.45 xGSPAL 1.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 SPAL attacking Atalanta attacking 
16’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 54’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 69’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), open play, 0.51 xG, blocked 61’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 22’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 33’ Marten de Roon (Atalanta), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 15’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 47’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 53’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 58’ Thiago Cionek (SPAL), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 39’ Federico Di Francesco (SPAL), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ Marten de Roon (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 45’ Alejandro Gomez (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 60’ Mattia Valoti (SPAL), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 43’ Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Arkadiusz Reca (SPAL), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Thiago Cionek (SPAL), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 87’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ José Luis Palomino (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Robin Gosens (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Arkadiusz Reca (SPAL), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 71’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 56’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90+2’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Berat Gjimshiti (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Bryan Dabo (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 3’ Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Arkadiusz Reca (SPAL), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Mattia Caldara (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Bryan Dabo (SPAL), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 54’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 69’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), open play, 0.51 xG, blocked 61’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 22’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 33’ Marten de Roon (Atalanta), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 15’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 47’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 53’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 58’ Thiago Cionek (SPAL), set piece, 0.09 xG, blocked 39’ Federico Di Francesco (SPAL), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ Marten de Roon (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 45’ Alejandro Gomez (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 60’ Mattia Valoti (SPAL), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 43’ Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Arkadiusz Reca (SPAL), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 60’ Thiago Cionek (SPAL), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 35’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Arkadiusz Reca (SPAL), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ José Luis Palomino (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Robin Gosens (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 71’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 87’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 56’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Berat Gjimshiti (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Bryan Dabo (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 3’ Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Arkadiusz Reca (SPAL), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Mattia Caldara (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Bryan Dabo (SPAL), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marco Sportiello GK900 0.000.000
José Luis Palomino DEF901 0.040.000
Rafael Toloi DEF900 0.000.000
Mattia Caldara DEF661 0.020.000
Marten de Roon MID902 0.180.072
Mario Pasalic MID901 0.510.123
Remo Freuler MID460 0.000.131
Robin Gosens MID901 0.040.000
Alejandro Gomez MID591 0.060.021
Duván Zapata FWD9019 0.771.233
Josip Ilicic FWD9013 0.770.383
Berat Gjimshiti Sub441 0.030.000
Ruslan Malinovskiy Sub311 0.030.031
Luis Muriel Sub240 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Atalanta win 80% Avg odds 1.18
Draw 13% Avg odds 7.34
SPAL win 7% Avg odds 14.33

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

Form going into the game

Atalanta WLWWD
SPAL LLWLL

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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.