Spezia vs Sassuolo

27 August 2022 · Serie A · 2022/23 · Referee Francesco Cosso

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

  • Simone Bastoni 30’
  • M'Bala Nzola 45+4’ (pen)
  • Davide Frattesi 27’
  • Andrea Pinamonti 50’

Match summary

Spezia and Sassuolo shared the points in a 2-2 draw. Spezia led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Davide Frattesi put Sassuolo ahead with a header in the 27th minute, set up by Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Simone Bastoni equalised in the 30th minute, and M'Bala Nzola put Spezia in front from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Andrea Pinamonti equalised in the 50th minute, set up by Jeremy Toljan.

Sassuolo had the better of the chances, with 2.88 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Spezia's 1.18 from 7. Spezia had a player sent off.

Match stats

Spezia Sassuolo
7 Shots 21
2 Shots on Target 8
2 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1.18 xG 2.84
0.41 Non-penalty xG 2.84
4 Deep Completions 15

Key events

Spezia Sassuolo
Kick-off
27’
Davide Frattesi
Assist: Georgios Kyriakopoulos0-1 (Sassuolo)
Simone Bastoni1-1 (Spezia)
30’
M'Bala Nzola
Penalty2-1 (Spezia)
45+4’
Half-time2-1
50’
Andrea Pinamonti
Assist: Jeremy Toljan2-2 (Sassuolo)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Spezia
  • Albin Ekdal
Sassuolo
  • Gianmarco Ferrari

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 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 2.88 27’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), 0-1 27’ 30’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), 1-1 30’ 45+4’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 2-1 45+4’ 50’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), 2-2 50’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 2.88 27’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), 0-1 Frattesi 27’ 30’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), 1-1 Bastoni 30’ 45+4’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 2-1 Nzola 45+4’ 50’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), 2-2 Pinamonti 50’
Spezia 1.18 xGSassuolo 2.88 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking Spezia attacking 
49’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+2’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.77 xG, saved 27’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 88’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 50’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 79’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 4’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 88’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 10’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 49’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 57’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ David Strelec (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 30’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 83’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 88’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+2’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.77 xG, saved 49’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 27’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 88’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 50’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.26 xG, goal 79’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 4’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 88’ Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 10’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 49’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 57’ Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 46’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ David Strelec (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 30’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 83’ Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 25’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 88’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 38’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 71’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 10’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bartlomiej Dragowski GK900 0.000.000
Dimitris Nikolaou DEF900 0.000.000
Jakub Kiwior DEF900 0.000.000
Petko Hristov DEF500 0.000.000
Emmanuel Gyasi MID901 0.050.000
Arkadiusz Reca MID900 0.000.000
Simone Bastoni MID8212 0.150.233
Kevin Agudelo MID700 0.000.000
Mehdi Bourabia MID700 0.000.122
M'Bala Nzola FWD9013 0.910.000
David Strelec FWD621 0.070.000
Mattia Caldara Sub400 0.000.000
Viktor Kovalenko Sub280 0.000.000
Daniele Verde Sub200 0.000.000
Albin Ekdal Sub150 0.000.000
Jacopo Sala Sub80 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Spezia win 31% Avg odds 3.12
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.57
Sassuolo win 42% Avg odds 2.26

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

Form going into the game

Spezia LWLWL
Sassuolo DWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sassuolo 4-1 Spezia, 18 Mar 22 Next meeting: Sassuolo 1-0 Spezia, 17 Mar 23  All Spezia vs Sassuolo 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.