Sassuolo vs Spezia

17 March 2023 · Serie A · 2022/23 · Referee Davide Ghersini

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Domenico Berardi 71’ (pen)

Match summary

Sassuolo saw off Spezia 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Domenico Berardi put Sassuolo ahead from the penalty spot in the 71st minute.

The chances backed that up: Sassuolo created 2.08 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Spezia's 0.77 from 11.

Match stats

Sassuolo Spezia
15 Shots 11
6 Shots on Target 1
3 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.08 xG 0.77
1.32 Non-penalty xG 0.77
5 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Sassuolo Spezia
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Domenico Berardi
Penalty1-0 (Sassuolo)
71’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Spezia
  • Kelvin Adou
  • M'Bala Nzola

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 2.08 0.77 71’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 1-0 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.08 0.77 71’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 1-0 Berardi 71’
Sassuolo 2.08 xGSpezia 0.77 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spezia attacking Sassuolo attacking 
71’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 45’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 73’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 90+2’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 90+5’ Eldor Shomurodov (Spezia), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 1’ Albin Ekdal (Spezia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Daniel Maldini (Spezia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+3’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 73’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 68’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Daniel Maldini (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Abdou Harroui (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 34’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 16’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ Ethan Ampadu (Spezia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Tio Cipot (Spezia), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 45’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 73’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 90+2’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 90+5’ Eldor Shomurodov (Spezia), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 41’ Daniel Maldini (Spezia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 1’ Albin Ekdal (Spezia), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+3’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 73’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 68’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 35’ Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Daniel Maldini (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 80’ Abdou Harroui (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 34’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Armand Lauriente (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Mehdi Bourabia (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 86’ Tio Cipot (Spezia), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Ethan Ampadu (Spezia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Domenico Berardi (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
Jeremy Toljan DEF901 0.060.411
Martin Erlic DEF900 0.000.000
Gianmarco Ferrari DEF900 0.000.000
Rogerio DEF901 0.030.021
Maxime Lopez MID900 0.000.000
Matheus Henrique MID762 0.470.082
Kristian Thorstvedt MID590 0.000.472
Domenico Berardi FWD8714 0.810.102
Andrea Pinamonti FWD760 0.000.000
Armand Lauriente FWD763 0.160.052
Davide Frattesi Sub312 0.430.000
Nedim Bajrami Sub140 0.000.091
Gregoire Defrel Sub141 0.090.000
Abdou Harroui Sub141 0.030.021
Riccardo Marchizza Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sassuolo win 54% Avg odds 1.76
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.79
Spezia win 21% Avg odds 4.54

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

Form going into the game

Sassuolo DLWWW
Spezia DLDDW

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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.