Roma vs Sassuolo

12 September 2021 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Simone Sozza

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Bryan Cristante 37’
  • Stephan El Shaarawy 90+1’
  • Filip Djuricic 57’

Match summary

Roma beat Sassuolo 2-1, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Roma led 1-0 at half-time.

Bryan Cristante put Roma ahead in the 37th minute, set up by Lorenzo Pellegrini, Filip Djuricic equalised in the 57th minute, set up by Domenico Berardi, and Stephan El Shaarawy won it in stoppage time, set up by Eldor Shomurodov.

There was little between the sides on chances: Roma created 2.37 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots, Sassuolo 2.10 from 14.

Match stats

Roma Sassuolo
19 Shots 13
9 Shots on Target 7
4 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.33 xG 2.10
2.33 Non-penalty xG 2.10
8 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Roma Sassuolo
Kick-off
Bryan Cristante
Assist: Lorenzo Pellegrini1-0 (Roma)
37’
Half-time1-0
57’
Filip Djuricic
Assist: Domenico Berardi1-1 (Sassuolo)
Stephan El Shaarawy
Assist: Eldor Shomurodov2-1 (Roma)
90+1’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Roma
  • Ibañez
  • Bryan Cristante
Sassuolo
  • Vlad Chiriches

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.37 2.10 37’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), 1-0 37’ 57’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), 1-1 57’ 90+1’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), 2-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.37 2.10 37’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), 1-0 Cristante 37’ 57’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), 1-1 Djuricic 57’ 90+1’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), 2-1 El Shaarawy 90+1’
Roma 2.37 xGSassuolo 2.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Roma attacking 
57’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 59’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), open play, 0.64 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), set piece, 0.43 xG, goal 68’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 34’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 48’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.31 xG, off target 78’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 62’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 5’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 67’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 73’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 50’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 23’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 83’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 88’ Eldor Shomurodov (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 59’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 62’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 81’ Matias Viña (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 13’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Jordan Veretout (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 59’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 59’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), open play, 0.64 xG, hit the woodwork 37’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), set piece, 0.43 xG, goal 68’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 34’ Tammy Abraham (Roma), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 48’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.31 xG, off target 78’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 62’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 5’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 67’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 73’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 50’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 23’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 88’ Eldor Shomurodov (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 83’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 59’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 62’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 87’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 81’ Matias Viña (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 13’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 76’ Gianluca Mancini (Roma), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Jordan Veretout (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 42’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Rogerio (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
Rui Patrício GK900 0.000.000
Rick Karsdorp DEF900 0.000.432
Gianluca Mancini DEF903 0.230.000
Ibañez DEF900 0.000.112
Matias Viña DEF901 0.060.000
Bryan Cristante MID9011 0.430.000
Jordan Veretout MID761 0.030.021
Nicolo Zaniolo MID760 0.000.000
Lorenzo Pellegrini MID9014 0.370.674
Henrikh Mkhitaryan MID722 0.030.102
Tammy Abraham FWD902 0.990.293
Stephan El Shaarawy Sub1812 0.140.000
Carles Pérez Sub140 0.000.061
Eldor Shomurodov Sub1411 0.080.061
Bryan Reynolds Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Roma win 59% Avg odds 1.61
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.44
Sassuolo win 19% Avg odds 5.07

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

Form going into the game

Roma LWDWW
Sassuolo LWWWD

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Previous and next meeting

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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.