SPAL vs Sassuolo

9 February 2020 · Serie A · 2019/20 · Referee Piero Giacomelli

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Kevin Bonifazi 24’
  • Francesco Caputo 65’ (pen)
  • Jeremie Boga 90’

Match summary

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

Kevin Bonifazi put SPAL ahead with a header in the 24th minute, Francesco Caputo equalised from the penalty spot in the 65th minute, and Jeremie Boga won it with a header in the 90th minute, set up by Domenico Berardi.

The chances backed that up: Sassuolo created 2.23 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to SPAL's 1.60 from 11.

Match stats

SPAL Sassuolo
10 Shots 16
5 Shots on Target 9
1 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.59 xG 2.23
1.59 Non-penalty xG 1.46
6 Deep Completions 9

Key events

SPAL Sassuolo
Kick-off
Kevin Bonifazi1-0 (SPAL)
24’
Half-time1-0
65’
Francesco Caputo
Penalty
1-1 (Sassuolo)
90’
Jeremie Boga
Assist: Domenico Berardi
1-2 (Sassuolo)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

SPAL
  • Gabriel Strefezza
  • Bryan Dabo
Sassuolo
  • Andrea Consigli
  • Georgios Kyriakopoulos
  • Manuel Locatelli
  • Pedro Obiang

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 1.60 2.23 24’ Kevin Bonifazi (SPAL), 1-0 24’ 65’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), 1-1 65’ 90’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), 1-2 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.60 2.23 24’ Kevin Bonifazi (SPAL), 1-0 Bonifazi 24’ 65’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), 1-1 Caputo 65’ 90’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), 1-2 Boga 90’
SPAL 1.60 xGSassuolo 2.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking SPAL attacking 
24’ Kevin Bonifazi (SPAL), set piece, 0.87 xG, goal 65’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 22’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 90’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 59’ Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 65’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 14’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 31’ Federico Di Francesco (SPAL), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 58’ Arkadiusz Reca (SPAL), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 67’ Simone Missiroli (SPAL), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 67’ Federico Di Francesco (SPAL), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 35’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+2’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 41’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 82’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 7’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Alessandro Murgia (SPAL), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Alessandro Murgia (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 24’ Kevin Bonifazi (SPAL), set piece, 0.87 xG, goal 65’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 22’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 90’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 59’ Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 65’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 14’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 31’ Federico Di Francesco (SPAL), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 58’ Arkadiusz Reca (SPAL), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 35’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 67’ Simone Missiroli (SPAL), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 67’ Federico Di Francesco (SPAL), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90+2’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 82’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 41’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 7’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 14’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 25’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 31’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Alessandro Murgia (SPAL), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 51’ Alessandro Murgia (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 74’ Gabriel Strefezza (SPAL), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Etrit Berisha GK900 0.000.000
Francesco Vicari DEF900 0.000.000
Kevin Bonifazi DEF9011 0.870.000
Nenad Tomovic DEF900 0.000.000
Gabriel Strefezza MID902 0.150.000
Arkadiusz Reca MID901 0.100.000
Simone Missiroli MID901 0.080.000
Lucas Castro MID600 0.000.081
Bryan Dabo MID410 0.000.000
Andrea Petagna FWD902 0.160.000
Federico Di Francesco FWD852 0.190.214
Alessandro Murgia Sub492 0.060.000
Mattia Valoti Sub300 0.000.081
Mirko Valdifiori Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

SPAL win 33% Avg odds 2.84
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.41
Sassuolo win 39% Avg odds 2.46

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

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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.