Fiorentina vs Sassuolo

7 January 2023 · Serie A · 2022/23 · Referee Gianluca Manganiello

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Riccardo Saponara 48’
  • Nicolás González 90+1’ (pen)
  • Domenico Berardi 57’ (pen)

Match summary

Fiorentina won 2-1 at home to Sassuolo, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

Riccardo Saponara put Fiorentina ahead in the 48th minute, Domenico Berardi equalised from the penalty spot in the 57th minute, and Nicolás González won it from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Fiorentina created 3.09 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Sassuolo's 1.75 from 16.

Match stats

Fiorentina Sassuolo
14 Shots 17
5 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3.09 xG 1.75
2.32 Non-penalty xG 0.99
10 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Fiorentina Sassuolo
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Riccardo Saponara1-0 (Fiorentina)
48’
57’
Domenico Berardi
Penalty1-1 (Sassuolo)
Nicolás González
Penalty2-1 (Fiorentina)
90+1’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Fiorentina
  • Nikola Milenkovic
  • Nicolás González
  • Gaetano Castrovilli
  • Dodô
Sassuolo
  • Ruan
  • Hamed Junior Traore
  • Domenico Berardi

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.09 1.75 48’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), 1-0 48’ 57’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 1-1 57’ 90+1’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), 2-1 90+1’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.09 1.75 48’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), 1-0 Saponara 48’ 57’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 1-1 Berardi 57’ 90+1’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), 2-1 González 90+1’
Fiorentina 3.09 xGSassuolo 1.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Fiorentina attacking 
57’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+1’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 74’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), open play, 0.43 xG, blocked 86’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 48’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 28’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 66’ Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 47’ Igor Julio (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 39’ Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+4’ Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 23’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 3’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 5’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 61’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 55’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ Aleksa Terzic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 19’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 43’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Jonathan Ikone (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Alessandro Bianco (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+1’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 74’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), open play, 0.43 xG, blocked 86’ Nicolás González (Fiorentina), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 48’ Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 28’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 66’ Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina), open play, 0.28 xG, off target 47’ Igor Julio (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 39’ Arthur Cabral (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+4’ Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 3’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 23’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, off target 5’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 61’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 87’ Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ Aleksa Terzic (Fiorentina), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 19’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 33’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 43’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 11’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 55’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Jonathan Ikone (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Alessandro Bianco (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Pietro Terracciano GK900 0.000.000
Lorenzo Venuti DEF560 0.000.000
Nikola Milenkovic DEF901 0.090.000
Igor Julio DEF901 0.170.000
Cristiano Biraghi DEF781 0.100.323
Alfred Duncan MID740 0.000.000
Alessandro Bianco MID481 0.020.000
Jonathan Ikone MID901 0.030.111
Giacomo Bonaventura MID900 0.000.372
Christian Kouamé MID902 0.390.000
Arthur Cabral FWD481 0.130.000
Gaetano Castrovilli Sub422 0.100.000
Riccardo Saponara Sub4212 0.820.421
Dodô Sub340 0.000.000
Nicolás González Sub1612 1.180.000
Aleksa Terzic Sub121 0.070.071

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Fiorentina win 53% Avg odds 1.80
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.87
Sassuolo win 22% Avg odds 4.29

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

Form going into the game

Fiorentina WWWLD
Sassuolo LLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sassuolo 2-1 Fiorentina, 26 Feb 22 Next meeting: Sassuolo 1-3 Fiorentina, 02 Jun 23  All Fiorentina 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.