Sassuolo vs Cremonese

6 March 2023 · Serie A · 2022/23 · Referee Francesco Fourneau

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

  • Armand Lauriente 26’
  • Davide Frattesi 41’
  • Nedim Bajrami 90+2’
  • Cyriel Dessers 62’, 83’

Match summary

Sassuolo saw off Cremonese 3-2, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Sassuolo led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Armand Lauriente put Sassuolo ahead with a direct free kick in the 26th minute and Davide Frattesi made it 2-0 in the 41st minute, set up by Armand Lauriente. In the second half, Cyriel Dessers pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 62nd minute, Dessers equalised in the 83rd minute, set up by Marco Carnesecchi, and Nedim Bajrami won it in stoppage time, set up by Armand Lauriente.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sassuolo created 1.05 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Cremonese 1.26 from 13.

Match stats

Sassuolo Cremonese
13 Shots 13
7 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.05 xG 1.26
1.05 Non-penalty xG 1.26
7 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Sassuolo Cremonese
Kick-off
Armand Lauriente1-0 (Sassuolo)
26’
Davide Frattesi
Assist: Armand Lauriente2-0 (Sassuolo)
41’
Half-time2-0
62’
Cyriel Dessers2-1 (Cremonese)
83’
Cyriel Dessers
Assist: Marco Carnesecchi2-2 (Cremonese)
Nedim Bajrami
Assist: Armand Lauriente3-2 (Sassuolo)
90+2’
Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Sassuolo
  • Nadir Zortea
Cremonese
  • Johan Vásquez
  • Charles Pickel
  • Felix Afena-Gyan

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.05 1.26 26’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), 1-0 26’ 41’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), 2-0 41’ 62’ Cyriel Dessers (Cremonese), 2-1 62’ 83’ Cyriel Dessers (Cremonese), 2-2 83’ 90+2’ Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo), 3-2 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.05 1.26 26’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), 1-0 Lauriente 26’ 41’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), 2-0 Frattesi 41’ 62’ Cyriel Dessers (Cremonese), 2-1 Dessers 62’ 83’ Cyriel Dessers (Cremonese), 2-2 Dessers 83’ 90+2’ Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo), 3-2 Bajrami 90+2’
Sassuolo 1.05 xGCremonese 1.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cremonese attacking Sassuolo attacking 
83’ Cyriel Dessers (Cremonese), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 75’ Daniel Ciofani (Cremonese), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 58’ Ruan (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 41’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 1’ David Okereke (Cremonese), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 26’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, goal 55’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 72’ Johan Vásquez (Cremonese), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 79’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 49’ Frank Tsadjout (Cremonese), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ Cyriel Dessers (Cremonese), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 12’ David Okereke (Cremonese), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 69’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ David Okereke (Cremonese), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Daniel Ciofani (Cremonese), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 45’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ David Okereke (Cremonese), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Nadir Zortea (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Frank Tsadjout (Cremonese), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 45’ Marco Benassi (Cremonese), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 83’ Cyriel Dessers (Cremonese), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 75’ Daniel Ciofani (Cremonese), open play, 0.32 xG, saved 58’ Ruan (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 41’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 1’ David Okereke (Cremonese), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 26’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, goal 55’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 72’ Johan Vásquez (Cremonese), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 79’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 49’ Frank Tsadjout (Cremonese), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 62’ Cyriel Dessers (Cremonese), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 12’ David Okereke (Cremonese), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 40’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 69’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ David Okereke (Cremonese), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 77’ Daniel Ciofani (Cremonese), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+6’ Emanuele Valeri (Cremonese), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ David Okereke (Cremonese), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 73’ Nadir Zortea (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Frank Tsadjout (Cremonese), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 45’ Marco Benassi (Cremonese), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Andrea Consigli GK900 0.000.000
Nadir Zortea DEF901 0.020.041
Ruan DEF901 0.310.000
Martin Erlic DEF900 0.000.311
Rogerio DEF900 0.000.000
Matheus Henrique MID901 0.030.052
Maxime Lopez MID841 0.020.082
Davide Frattesi MID7012 0.190.000
Gregoire Defrel FWD701 0.110.031
Andrea Pinamonti FWD834 0.210.000
Armand Lauriente FWD90121 0.110.414
Nedim Bajrami Sub2011 0.040.000
Kristian Thorstvedt Sub200 0.000.000
Agustín Álvarez Martínez Sub70 0.000.000
Pedro Obiang Sub60 0.000.000
Abdou Harroui Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sassuolo win 51% Avg odds 1.89
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.54
Cremonese win 22% Avg odds 4.28

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

Form going into the game

Sassuolo WWDLW
Cremonese LLLDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Cremonese 0-0 Sassuolo, 04 Sep 22 Next meeting: Cremonese 3-2 Sassuolo, 29 Aug 25  All Sassuolo vs Cremonese 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.