Genoa vs Sassuolo

9 May 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Maurizio Mariani

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Davide Zappacosta 85’
  • Giacomo Raspadori 14’
  • Domenico Berardi 66’

Match summary

Sassuolo took a 2-1 win at Genoa. Sassuolo led 1-0 at half-time.

Giacomo Raspadori put Sassuolo ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Hamed Junior Traore, Domenico Berardi made it 0-2 in the 66th minute, and Davide Zappacosta pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 85th minute, set up by Marko Pjaca.

The chances backed that up: Sassuolo created 1.92 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Genoa's 0.75 from 14.

Match stats

Genoa Sassuolo
13 Shots 13
5 Shots on Target 7
8 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.75 xG 1.92
0.75 Non-penalty xG 1.92
3 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Genoa Sassuolo
Kick-off
14’
Giacomo Raspadori
Assist: Hamed Junior Traore0-1 (Sassuolo)
Half-time0-1
66’
Domenico Berardi0-2 (Sassuolo)
Davide Zappacosta
Assist: Marko Pjaca1-2 (Genoa)
85’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Genoa
  • Davide Zappacosta
  • Francesco Cassata

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 0.75 1.92 14’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), 0-1 14’ 66’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 0-2 66’ 85’ Davide Zappacosta (Genoa), 1-2 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.75 1.92 14’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), 0-1 Raspadori 14’ 66’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 0-2 Berardi 66’ 85’ Davide Zappacosta (Genoa), 1-2 Zappacosta 85’
Genoa 0.75 xGSassuolo 1.92 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Genoa attacking 
66’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 52’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 14’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 57’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.24 xG, off target 55’ Miha Zajc (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, off target 9’ Valon Behrami (Genoa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 40’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 84’ Marko Pjaca (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 23’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Goran Pandev (Genoa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 11’ Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Davide Zappacosta (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Davide Zappacosta (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 17’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 76’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Davide Zappacosta (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 5’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Davide Zappacosta (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Cristian Zapata (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 8’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 10’ Cristian Zapata (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 66’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.47 xG, goal 52’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), open play, 0.41 xG, saved 14’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 57’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.24 xG, off target 55’ Miha Zajc (Genoa), direct free kick, 0.16 xG, off target 9’ Valon Behrami (Genoa), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 40’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 84’ Marko Pjaca (Genoa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 78’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Goran Pandev (Genoa), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 11’ Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 47’ Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Davide Zappacosta (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Davide Zappacosta (Genoa), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Edoardo Goldaniga (Genoa), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 17’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 18’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Davide Zappacosta (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 76’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 32’ Davide Zappacosta (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ Cristian Zapata (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 10’ Cristian Zapata (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 8’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mattia Perin GK900 0.000.000
Cristian Zapata DEF902 0.030.000
Edoardo Goldaniga DEF904 0.190.000
Andrea Masiello DEF900 0.000.000
Paolo Ghiglione MID490 0.000.072
Davide Zappacosta MID9014 0.140.000
Milan Badelj MID900 0.000.000
Miha Zajc MID781 0.160.143
Valon Behrami MID711 0.090.000
Mattia Destro FWD710 0.000.000
Goran Pandev FWD711 0.070.112
Eldor Shomurodov Sub410 0.000.000
Nicolo Rovella Sub190 0.000.163
Gianluca Scamacca Sub190 0.000.000
Francesco Cassata Sub190 0.000.000
Marko Pjaca Sub1211 0.080.031

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Genoa win 26% Avg odds 3.62
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.67
Sassuolo win 48% Avg odds 2.01

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

Form going into the game

Genoa LLDWL
Sassuolo WWWWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sassuolo 2-1 Genoa, 06 Jan 21 Next meeting: Genoa 2-2 Sassuolo, 17 Oct 21  All Genoa 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.