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Serie A · 2025MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore

Sassuolo 1–0 Lazio · Serie A

1–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Sassuolo won 1–0.

Shots
1013
Shots on target
33
Expected goals
1.160.76
Possession
41%59%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sassuolo beat Lazio 1–0. Recorded in this match (Sassuolo – Lazio): shots 10–13, shots on target 3–3, expected goals 1.16–0.76, possession 41%–59%. 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.

The teams have contrasting possession records

weak

Lazio have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.7%PossessionSassuolo · Lazio● 55.3%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 9.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSassuoloLazioBaseline
Possession45.7%55.3%50.7%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots13 shotsSassuolo 10 shots, Lazio 13 shots
  • Shots on target3 shots3 shotsSassuolo 3 shots, Lazio 3 shots
  • Expected goals1.16 xG0.76 xGSassuolo 1.16 xG, Lazio 0.76 xG
  • Possession41%59%Sassuolo 41%, Lazio 59%
  • Corners3 corners7 cornersSassuolo 3 corners, Lazio 7 corners
  • Fouls15 fouls11 foulsSassuolo 15 fouls, Lazio 11 fouls
  • Yellow cards6 cards3 cardsSassuolo 6 cards, Lazio 3 cards

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.

Armand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 55′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedNuno Tavares · Lazio · 32′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMario Gila Fuentes · Lazio · 35′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMario Gila Fuentes · Lazio · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedAndrea Pinamonti · Sassuolo · 14′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMattia Zaccagni · Lazio · 35′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDanilo Cataldi · Lazio · 47′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedDanilo Cataldi · Lazio · 75′ · 0.03 xG · on targetWalid Cheddira · Sassuolo · 90′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedArmand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 19′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDomenico Berardi · Sassuolo · 38′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNuno Tavares · Lazio · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedMario Gila Fuentes · Lazio · 90′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAndrea Pinamonti · Sassuolo · 37′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTarik Muharemović · Sassuolo · 70′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMattia Zaccagni · Lazio · 75′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDanilo Cataldi · Lazio · 90′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedPedro · Lazio · 73′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedAndrea Pinamonti · Sassuolo · 27′ · 0.09 xG · on targetAndrea Pinamonti · Sassuolo · 58′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedBoulaye Dia · Lazio · 76′ · 0.12 xG · on targetMattia Zaccagni · Lazio · 62′ · 0.20 xG · on targetAlieu Fadera · Sassuolo · 70′ · 0.70 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Sassuolo: 10 shots, 3 on target, 1.14 xG. Lazio: 13 shots, 3 on target, 0.74 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

00.751.50′HT90′Alieu Fadera · Sassuolo · 70′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sassuolo 1.14 xG · Lazio 0.74 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Sassuolo
1Draws
4Lazio
Lazio — Sassuolo · Serie A1–1
Sassuolo — Lazio · Serie A0–2
Lazio — Sassuolo · Serie A2–0
Sassuolo — Lazio · Serie A0–2
Lazio — 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: Sassuolo favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Lazio in 0 · 11 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sassuolo3 matchesLazio3 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored3/3▲ 1.33 goals/match
1.67 goals/matchGoals allowed3/3▲ 1 goal/match
0.95 xG/matchExpected goals3/3▲ 1.61 xG/match
8.67 shots/matchShots3/3▲ 13.3 shots/match
3.67 shots/match ▲Shots on target3/33.33 shots/match
45.7%Possession3/3● 55.3%
2.67 corners/matchCorners3/3● 5 corners/match
4 cards/matchCards3/32 cards/match
16.3 fouls/matchFouls3/310.3 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples3 / 3home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 3last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 14 Sept 2025, 20:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Serie A

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSassuoloLazio
CompetitionSerie ASerie A 2025/26
Head-to-headSassuolo — Lazio
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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