Sassuolo vs Atalanta

1 March 2026 · Serie A · 2025/26 · Referee Matteo Marchetti

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Ismaël Koné 23’
  • Kristian Thorstvedt 69’
  • Yunus Musah 88’

Match summary

Sassuolo won 2-1 at home to Atalanta. Sassuolo led 1-0 at half-time.

Ismaël Koné put Sassuolo ahead from a corner in the 23rd minute, set up by Armand Lauriente, Kristian Thorstvedt made it 2-0 in the 69th minute, set up by Armand Lauriente, and Yunus Musah pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 88th minute, set up by Davide Zappacosta.

Atalanta can feel hard done by, creating 3.75 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Sassuolo's 1.81 from 7. Sassuolo had a player sent off.

Match stats

24% Possession 76%
7 Shots 26
5 Shots on target 7
3 Corners 9
50 Attacks 143
19 Dangerous attacks 139
208 Passes 656
69% Pass accuracy 92%
18 Tackles 15
3 Fouls 13
2 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 4

Key events

Sassuolo Atalanta
Kick-off
Andrea PinamontiShot on target
10’
Kristian ThorstvedtShot on target
11’
Jay IdzesFoul
12’
Andrea PinamontiFoul
16’
21’
Lorenzo BernasconiFoul
21’
Fabio Grosso
Ismaël KonéRight foot shot1-0 (Sassuolo)
23’
35’
Lazar SamardzicShot on target
39’
Raoul BellanovaShot on target
Fabio GrossoArgument
45+2’
Half-time1-0
46’
Nikola KrstovićGianluca Scamacca
46’
Kamaldeen SulemanaLorenzo Bernasconi
46’
Davide ZappacostaRaoul Bellanova
Second half underway
Nemanja MaticArgument
57’
Raffaele Palladino
57’
58’
Nicola ZalewskiFoul
Kristian ThorstvedtShot on target
58’
67’
Yunus MusahNicola Zalewski
Kristian ThorstvedtLeft foot shot2-0 (Sassuolo)
69’
72’
Nikola KrstovicShot on target
Alieu FaderaArmand Laurienté
73’
M'Bala NzolaDomenico Berardi
73’
Luca LipaniNemanja Matic
74’
75’
Isak HienBerat Djimsiti
78’
Lazar SamardzicShot on target
Edoardo IannoniAlieu FaderaInjury
79’
86’
Lazar SamardzicShot on target
88’
Yunus MusahRight foot shot2-1 (Atalanta)
Josh DoigIsmaël Koné
89’
90+2’
Giorgio ScalviniShot on target
90+8’
Raffaele PalladinoArgument
Full-time2-1

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 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.81 3.75 23’ Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo), 1-0 23’ 69’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), 2-0 69’ 88’ Yunus Musah (Atalanta), 2-1 88’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.81 3.75 23’ Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo), 1-0 Koné 23’ 69’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), 2-0 Thorstvedt 69’ 88’ Yunus Musah (Atalanta), 2-1 Musah 88’
Sassuolo 1.81 xGAtalanta 3.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Atalanta attacking Sassuolo attacking 
23’ Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.73 xG, goal 86’ Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 72’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 90+2’ Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 88’ Yunus Musah (Atalanta), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 33’ Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 47’ Tarik Muharemovic (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.38 xG, off target 10’ Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 11’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 10’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.23 xG, saved 52’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 80’ Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 88’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 32’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 55’ Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 69’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 72’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 65’ Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 18’ Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 26’ Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Yunus Musah (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.73 xG, goal 86’ Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 72’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 90+2’ Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), open play, 0.51 xG, saved 88’ Yunus Musah (Atalanta), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 47’ Tarik Muharemovic (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.38 xG, off target 33’ Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 10’ Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 11’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 10’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.23 xG, saved 52’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 80’ Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 88’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 32’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 55’ Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 69’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 72’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 64’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+2’ Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 63’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Giorgio Scalvini (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 18’ Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 35’ Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 26’ Sead Kolasinac (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Gianluca Scamacca (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 90+5’ Davide Zappacosta (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 78’ Lazar Samardzic (Atalanta), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 87’ Yunus Musah (Atalanta), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
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Lineups

Sassuolo 4-3-3 Starting XI
Murić
Coulibaly
Idzes
Muharemović
Garcia
Koné 89’
Matic 74’
Thorstvedt
Berardi 73’
Pinamonti
Laurienté 2 73’
Atalanta 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Carnesecchi
Kolasinac
Djimsiti 75’
Scalvini
Bernasconi 46’
Pašalić
Roon
Bellanova 46’
Zalewski 67’
Samardžić
Scamacca 46’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Arijanet Muric GK900 0.000.031
Woyo Coulibaly DEF900 0.000.000
Jay Idzes DEF900 0.000.000
Tarik Muharemovic DEF901 0.380.000
Ulisses García DEF900 0.000.231
Ismaël Koné MID9011 0.730.000
Kristian Thorstvedt MID9014 0.470.000
Nemanja Matic MID760 0.000.000
Domenico Berardi FWD750 0.000.743
Andrea Pinamonti FWD151 0.230.000
Armand Lauriente FWD7520 0.000.802
M'Bala Nzola Sub150 0.000.000
Luca Lipani Sub140 0.000.000
Edoardo Iannoni Sub90 0.000.000
Alieu Fadera Sub60 0.000.000
Josh Doig Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sassuolo win 29% Avg odds 3.22
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.31
Atalanta win 42% Avg odds 2.22

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

Form going into the game

Sassuolo WWLWW
Atalanta WDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Atalanta 0-3 Sassuolo, 09 Nov 25 Next meeting: Atalanta 2-1 Sassuolo, 23 Aug 26  All Sassuolo vs Atalanta meetings

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