Juventus vs Sassuolo

16 September 2018 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Daniele Chiffi

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Cristiano Ronaldo 50’, 65’
  • Khouma Babacar 90+1’

Match summary

Juventus beat Sassuolo 2-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Cristiano Ronaldo put Juventus ahead from a corner in the 50th minute, Ronaldo made it 2-0 in the 65th minute, set up by Emre Can, and Khouma Babacar pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in stoppage time, set up by Cristian Dell'Orco.

The chances backed that up: Juventus created 2.87 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Sassuolo's 0.74 from 15. Juventus had a player sent off.

Match stats

Juventus Sassuolo
16 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 6
10 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
2.85 xG 0.74
2.85 Non-penalty xG 0.74
9 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Juventus Sassuolo
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Cristiano Ronaldo1-0 (Juventus)
50’
Cristiano Ronaldo
Assist: Emre Can2-0 (Juventus)
65’
90+1’
Khouma Babacar
Assist: Cristian Dell'Orco2-1 (Sassuolo)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Juventus
  • Douglas Costa
  • João Cancelo
  • Alex Sandro
Sassuolo
  • Mehdi Bourabia
  • Domenico Berardi
  • Filip Djuricic

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.87 0.74 50’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), 1-0 50’ 65’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), 2-0 65’ 90+1’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), 2-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.87 0.74 50’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), 1-0 Ronaldo 50’ 65’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), 2-0 Ronaldo 65’ 90+1’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), 2-1 Babacar 90+1’
Juventus 2.87 xGSassuolo 0.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Juventus attacking 
50’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), from a corner, 0.89 xG, goal 77’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), from a corner, 0.54 xG, off target 82’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 90+1’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 73’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 24’ Paulo Dybala (Juventus), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 65’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 46’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 52’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 6’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 70’ Douglas Costa (Juventus), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 50’ Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 11’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 25’ Mario Mandzukic (Juventus), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 35’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ João Cancelo (Juventus), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Douglas Costa (Juventus), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Emre Can (Juventus), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Emre Can (Juventus), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 70’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Emre Can (Juventus), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 6’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 50’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), from a corner, 0.89 xG, goal 77’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), from a corner, 0.54 xG, off target 82’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), open play, 0.33 xG, off target 90+1’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 24’ Paulo Dybala (Juventus), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 73’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 65’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 46’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 52’ Kevin-Prince Boateng (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 70’ Douglas Costa (Juventus), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 6’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 50’ Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 25’ Mario Mandzukic (Juventus), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 11’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90’ Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 35’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 82’ João Cancelo (Juventus), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 87’ Douglas Costa (Juventus), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Emre Can (Juventus), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Emre Can (Juventus), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 31’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 36’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 85’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Emre Can (Juventus), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 6’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Wojciech Szczesny GK900 0.000.000
João Cancelo DEF901 0.030.212
Leonardo Bonucci DEF901 0.090.000
Medhi Benatia DEF900 0.000.000
Alex Sandro DEF830 0.000.102
Blaise Matuidi MID900 0.000.263
Sami Khedira MID900 0.000.000
Emre Can MID7413 0.060.121
Paulo Dybala MID901 0.130.091
Cristiano Ronaldo FWD9029 2.350.000
Mario Mandzukic FWD641 0.080.000
Douglas Costa Sub262 0.130.672
Rodrigo Bentancur Sub160 0.000.000
Juan Cuadrado Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Juventus win 79% Bet365 odds 1.20
Draw 14% Bet365 odds 7.00
Sassuolo win 7% Bet365 odds 13.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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