Serie A · 2023

Roma 1–0 Sassuolo · Serie A

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1–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Roma won 1–0.

Shots
108
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
0.70.49
Possession
63%37%

Full time

What the match recorded

Roma beat Sassuolo 1–0. Recorded in this match (Roma – Sassuolo): shots 10–8, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 0.7–0.49, possession 63%–37%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Roma's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Roma's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.9 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.6 goals/match1.9 goals/match1.19 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Roma have recorded the higher season possession share.

54.4% ●PossessionRoma · Sassuolo44.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.2 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricRomaSassuoloBaseline
Possession54.4%44.2%51%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots8 shotsRoma 10 shots, Sassuolo 8 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsRoma 4 shots, Sassuolo 2 shots
  • Expected goals0.7 xG0.49 xGRoma 0.7 xG, Sassuolo 0.49 xG
  • Possession63%37%Roma 63%, Sassuolo 37%
  • Corners4 corners7 cornersRoma 4 corners, Sassuolo 7 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls10 foulsRoma 11 fouls, Sassuolo 10 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Diego Llorente · Roma · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedPedro Obiang · Sassuolo · 67′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedGrégoire Defrel · Sassuolo · 22′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedPedro Obiang · Sassuolo · 22′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedArmand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 24′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLorenzo Pellegrini · Roma · 50′ · 0.02 xG · goalDiego Llorente · Roma · 66′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMartin Erlić · Sassuolo · 58′ · 0.04 xG · on targetBryan Cristante · Roma · 59′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedBryan Cristante · Roma · 59′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedUroš Račić · Sassuolo · 68′ · 0.06 xG · on targetArmand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 84′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedTommaso Baldanzi · Roma · 75′ · 0.08 xG · on targetRomelu Lukaku · Roma · 5′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedTommaso Baldanzi · Roma · 88′ · 0.11 xG · on targetRomelu Lukaku · Roma · 73′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedRomelu Lukaku · Roma · 45′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedMattia Viti · Sassuolo · 80′ · 0.24 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Roma: 10 shots, 4 on target, 0.72 xG. Sassuolo: 8 shots, 2 on target, 0.47 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Lorenzo Pellegrini · Roma · 50′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Roma 0.72 xG · Sassuolo 0.47 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Roma
2Draws
1Sassuolo
Sassuolo — Roma · Serie A1–2
Roma — Sassuolo · Serie A3–4
Sassuolo — Roma · Serie A1–1
Sassuolo — Roma · Serie A2–2
Roma — Sassuolo · Serie A2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Roma favored in 9 of 11 directional metrics · Sassuolo in 1 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Roma29 matchesSassuolo29 matches
1.9 goals/match ▲Goals scored29/291.14 goals/match
1.21 goals/match ▲Goals allowed29/291.93 goals/match
1.38 xG/match ▲Expected goals29/291.09 xG/match
11.9 shots/matchShots29/29▲ 12.8 shots/match
4.03 shots/matchShots on target29/294.24 shots/match
54.4% ●Possession29/2944.2%
4.17 corners/matchCorners29/29● 5.28 corners/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls29/2910 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 29home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 17 Mar 2024, 21:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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