Roma vs Sassuolo

10 January 2026 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Matteo Marcenaro

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Kouadio Kone 76’
  • Matìas Soulè Malvano 79’

Match summary

Roma saw off Sassuolo 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Kouadio Kone put Roma ahead with a header in the 76th minute, set up by Matìas Soulè Malvano and Matìas Soulè Malvano made it 2-0 in the 79th minute, set up by Stephan El Shaarawy.

The chances backed that up: Roma created 2.98 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Sassuolo's 1.05 from 5.

Match stats

64% Possession 36%
26 Shots 5
6 Shots on target 3
5 Corners 2
146 Attacks 85
86 Dangerous attacks 23
588 Passes 329
88% Pass accuracy 75%
23 Tackles 20
15 Fouls 16
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Roma Sassuolo
Kick-off
Paulo DybalaShot on target
6’
17’
Ismaël KonéShot on target
Manu KonéFoul
22’
Mario HermosoFoul
23’
Gian Piero GasperiniArgument
24’
25’
Alieu FaderaShot on target
Stephan El ShaarawyEvan FergusonInjury
39’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Stephan El ShaarawyShot on target
54’
59’
Arijanet MurićFoul
VAR review
61’
61’
Ismaël KonéShot on target
WesleyKonstantinos Tsimikas
63’
Kouadio KoneShot on target
70’
72’
Aster VranckxLuca Lipani
73’
Walid CheddiraAlieu Fadera
Manu KonéHeader1-0 (Roma)
76’
Matías SouléLeft foot shot2-0 (Roma)
79’
83’
Edoardo IannoniIsmaël Koné
83’
Luca MoroAndrea Pinamonti
83’
Nicholas PieriniArmand Laurienté
Paulo DybalaShot on target
84’
85’
Nemanja MaticFoul
Devyne RenschZeki Çelik
87’
Alessandro RomanoMatías Soulé
88’
Jan ZiolkowskiGianluca Mancini
88’
Full-time2-0

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 2.98 1.05 76’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), 1-0 76’ 79’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), 2-0 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.98 1.05 76’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), 1-0 Kone 76’ 79’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), 2-0 Malvano 79’
Roma 2.98 xGSassuolo 1.05 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Roma attacking 
17’ Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 90+5’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 76’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 79’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 17’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 54’ Konstantinos Tsimikas (Roma), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 82’ Mario Hermoso (Roma), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 35’ Evan Ferguson (Roma), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 70’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 81’ Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+2’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Konstantinos Tsimikas (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 84’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+1’ Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 25’ Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 69’ Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 70’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Wesley (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Konstantinos Tsimikas (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Evan Ferguson (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo), open play, 0.49 xG, saved 90+5’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 76’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 17’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.39 xG, off target 79’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 54’ Konstantinos Tsimikas (Roma), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 82’ Mario Hermoso (Roma), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 35’ Evan Ferguson (Roma), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 70’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 81’ Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 90+2’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 48’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Konstantinos Tsimikas (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 84’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+1’ Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 25’ Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 69’ Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 61’ Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 54’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 70’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 58’ Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Wesley (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Konstantinos Tsimikas (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Alieu Fadera (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 12’ Evan Ferguson (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 33’ Kouadio Kone (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ Matìas Soulè Malvano (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Roma 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Svilar
Ghilardi
Mancini 88’
Hermoso
Çelik 87’
Pisilli
Koné
Tsimikas 63’
Soulé 88’
Dybala
Ferguson 39’
Sassuolo 4-3-3 Starting XI
Murić
Doig
Muharemović
Idzes
Walukiewicz
Koné 83’
Matic
Lipani 72’
Laurienté 83’
Pinamonti 83’
Fadera 73’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mile Svilar GK900 0.000.000
Daniele Ghilardi DEF900 0.000.000
Gianluca Mancini DEF900 0.000.000
Mario Hermoso DEF901 0.150.132
Mehmet Zeki Çelik MID900 0.000.233
Kouadio Kone MID9014 0.590.021
Niccolò Pisilli MID904 0.300.121
Konstantinos Tsimikas MID663 0.420.000
Matìas Soulè Malvano MID90114 0.500.442
Paulo Dybala FWD904 0.320.838
Evan Ferguson FWD382 0.140.000
Stephan El Shaarawy Sub5213 0.510.725
Wesley Sub241 0.040.000
Devyne Rensch Sub10 0.000.000
Jan Ziólkowski Sub10 0.000.000
Alessandro Romano Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Roma win 56% Avg odds 1.68
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.54
Sassuolo win 17% Avg odds 5.49

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

Form going into the game

Roma WLWLW
Sassuolo DLDDL

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Previous and next meeting

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