Sassuolo vs Genoa

22 December 2023 · Serie A · 2023/24 · Referee Marco Guida

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Andrea Pinamonti 28’
  • Albert Gudmundsson 64’ (pen)
  • Caleb Ekuban 87’

Match summary

Genoa came from behind to win 2-1 away at Sassuolo, with a late winner. Sassuolo led 1-0 at half-time.

Andrea Pinamonti put Sassuolo ahead in the 28th minute, set up by Armand Lauriente, Albert Gudmundsson equalised from the penalty spot in the 64th minute, and Caleb Ekuban won it in the 87th minute, set up by Albert Gudmundsson.

Sassuolo can feel hard done by, creating 2.17 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Genoa's 1.37 from 14.

Match stats

Sassuolo Genoa
12 Shots 14
3 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2.17 xG 1.37
2.17 Non-penalty xG 0.61
6 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Sassuolo Genoa
Kick-off
Andrea Pinamonti
Assist: Armand Lauriente1-0 (Sassuolo)
28’
Half-time1-0
64’
Albert Gudmundsson
Penalty1-1 (Genoa)
87’
Caleb Ekuban
Assist: Albert Gudmundsson1-2 (Genoa)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Sassuolo
  • Gianmarco Ferrari
  • Armand Lauriente
Genoa
  • Mattia Bani

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.17 1.37 28’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), 1-0 28’ 64’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), 1-1 64’ 87’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), 1-2 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.17 1.37 28’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), 1-0 Pinamonti 28’ 64’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), 1-1 Gudmundsson 64’ 87’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), 1-2 Ekuban 87’
Sassuolo 2.17 xGGenoa 1.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Genoa attacking Sassuolo attacking 
64’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 28’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 7’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 45’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 81’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 57’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 87’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 90+2’ Radu Dragusin (Genoa), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 4’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 79’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Morten Thorsby (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Milan Badelj (Genoa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Morten Frendrup (Genoa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Radu Dragusin (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Koni de Winter (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Radu Dragusin (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 28’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 7’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.59 xG, off target 45’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 81’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 57’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 87’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 90+2’ Radu Dragusin (Genoa), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 4’ Caleb Ekuban (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ Morten Thorsby (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 79’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 55’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Milan Badelj (Genoa), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Morten Frendrup (Genoa), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Albert Gudmundsson (Genoa), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 26’ Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Radu Dragusin (Genoa), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Genoa), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Koni de Winter (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Radu Dragusin (Genoa), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Jeremy Toljan (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
Andrea Consigli GK900 0.000.000
Marcus Pedersen DEF900 0.000.101
Martin Erlic DEF900 0.000.000
Gianmarco Ferrari DEF460 0.000.000
Jeremy Toljan DEF901 0.010.122
Matheus Henrique MID902 0.570.021
Daniel Boloca MID901 0.020.051
Samu Castillejo MID600 0.000.021
Kristian Thorstvedt MID601 0.590.000
Armand Lauriente MID9012 0.031.162
Andrea Pinamonti FWD8414 0.920.000
Ruan Sub440 0.000.000
Nedim Bajrami Sub300 0.000.000
Cristian Volpato Sub301 0.020.071
Samuele Mulattieri Sub60 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sassuolo win 39% Avg odds 2.46
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.21
Genoa win 31% Avg odds 3.05

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

Form going into the game

Sassuolo DWLLD
Genoa WLDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sassuolo 1-1 Genoa, 06 Jan 22 Next meeting: Genoa 2-1 Sassuolo, 12 May 24  All Sassuolo vs Genoa 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.