Roma vs Sassuolo

12 March 2023 · Serie A · 2022/23 · Referee Michael Fabbri

Full time 3 – 4

Half-time: 1–3

  • Nicola Zalewski 26’
  • Paulo Dybala 50’
  • Georginio Wijnaldum 90+4’
  • Armand Lauriente 13’, 18’
  • Domenico Berardi 45+4’ (pen)
  • Andrea Pinamonti 75’

Match summary

Sassuolo took a 4-3 win at Roma. Sassuolo led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Armand Lauriente put Sassuolo ahead in the 13th minute, Lauriente made it 0-2 in the 18th minute, set up by Domenico Berardi, Nicola Zalewski pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 26th minute, set up by Leonardo Spinazzola, and Domenico Berardi made it 1-3 from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Paulo Dybala made it 2-3 in the 50th minute, set up by Stephan El Shaarawy, Andrea Pinamonti made it 2-4 in the 75th minute, set up by Armand Lauriente, and Georginio Wijnaldum made it 3-4 in stoppage time, set up by Chris Smalling.

The chances backed that up: Sassuolo created 3.50 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Roma's 1.23 from 17. Roma had a player sent off.

Match stats

Roma Sassuolo
17 Shots 19
7 Shots on Target 10
7 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1.23 xG 3.41
1.23 Non-penalty xG 2.65
7 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Roma Sassuolo
Kick-off
13’
Armand Lauriente0-1 (Sassuolo)
18’
Armand Lauriente
Assist: Domenico Berardi0-2 (Sassuolo)
Nicola Zalewski
Assist: Leonardo Spinazzola1-2 (Roma)
26’
45+4’
Domenico Berardi
Penalty1-3 (Sassuolo)
Half-time1-3
Paulo Dybala
Assist: Stephan El Shaarawy2-3 (Roma)
50’
75’
Andrea Pinamonti
Assist: Armand Lauriente2-4 (Sassuolo)
Georginio Wijnaldum
Assist: Chris Smalling3-4 (Roma)
90+4’
Full-time3-4

Bookings

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

Roma
  • Marash Kumbulla
  • Chris Smalling
  • Ibañez
  • Nemanja Matic
  • Mady Camara
Sassuolo
  • Ruan
  • Maxime Lopez

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 1.23 3.50 13’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), 0-1 13’ 18’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), 0-2 18’ 26’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), 1-2 26’ 45+4’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 1-3 45+4’ 50’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), 2-3 50’ 75’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), 2-4 75’ 90+4’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma), 3-4 90+4’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.23 3.50 13’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), 0-1 Lauriente 13’ 18’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), 0-2 Lauriente 18’ 26’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), 1-2 Zalewski 26’ 45+4’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 1-3 Berardi 45+4’ 50’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), 2-3 Dybala 50’ 75’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), 2-4 Pinamonti 75’ 90+4’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma), 3-4 Wijnaldum 90+4’
Roma 1.23 xGSassuolo 3.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Roma attacking 
49’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 13’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 45’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 75’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 2’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 90+4’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 18’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 69’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 40’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 51’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 65’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 18’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 41’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Ibañez (Roma), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 87’ Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 6’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 13’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 17’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 49’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 84’ Mady Camara (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 79’ Mady Camara (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 72’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Mady Camara (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Rick Karsdorp (Roma), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 49’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 13’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.65 xG, goal 45’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 75’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.38 xG, goal 2’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 90+4’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 18’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 69’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 40’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 51’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 65’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 18’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 41’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Ibañez (Roma), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 78’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 34’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 87’ Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 52’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 6’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 13’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ Mady Camara (Roma), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 17’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 49’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 26’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 79’ Mady Camara (Roma), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Paulo Dybala (Roma), set piece, 0.02 xG, goal 72’ Nicola Zalewski (Roma), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Mady Camara (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Rick Karsdorp (Roma), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rui Patrício GK900 0.000.000
Chris Smalling DEF9010 0.000.352
Ibañez DEF901 0.070.031
Marash Kumbulla DEF470 0.000.000
Nicola Zalewski MID8313 0.090.102
Leonardo Spinazzola MID5210 0.000.062
Nemanja Matic MID620 0.000.362
Edoardo Bove MID520 0.000.000
Stephan El Shaarawy MID9012 0.060.062
Georginio Wijnaldum MID9014 0.780.041
Tammy Abraham FWD831 0.050.000
Paulo Dybala Sub3812 0.080.182
Rick Karsdorp Sub381 0.010.000
Mady Camara Sub283 0.080.000
Cristian Volpato Sub70 0.000.000
Jordan Majchrzak Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Roma win 56% Avg odds 1.72
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.63
Sassuolo win 18% Avg odds 5.33

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

Form going into the game

Roma WDWLW
Sassuolo WDLWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sassuolo 1-1 Roma, 09 Nov 22 Next meeting: Sassuolo 1-2 Roma, 03 Dec 23  All Roma 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.