Serie A · 2025Stadio Olimpico

Lazio 2–1 Sassuolo · Serie A

Lazio

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2–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

Lazio won 2–1.

Shots
137
Shots on target
54
Expected goals
2.590.67
Possession
50%50%

Full time

What the match recorded

Lazio beat Sassuolo 2–1. Recorded in this match (Lazio – Sassuolo): shots 13–7, shots on target 5–4, expected goals 2.59–0.67, possession 50%–50%. 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.

Sassuolo's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.25 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 for1.6 goals/match1.25 goals/match1.2 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots7 shotsLazio 13 shots, Sassuolo 7 shots
  • Shots on target5 shots4 shotsLazio 5 shots, Sassuolo 4 shots
  • Expected goals2.59 xG0.67 xGLazio 2.59 xG, Sassuolo 0.67 xG
  • Possession50%50%Lazio 50%, Sassuolo 50%
  • Corners1 corner6 cornersLazio 1 corner, Sassuolo 6 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls8 foulsLazio 7 fouls, Sassuolo 8 fouls
  • Yellow cards0 cards4 cardsLazio 0 cards, Sassuolo 4 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.

Matteo Cancellieri · Lazio · 82′ · 0.01 xG · on targetM'Bala Nzola · Sassuolo · 27′ · 0.02 xG · on targetDanilo Cataldi · Lazio · 11′ · 0.03 xG · on targetFisayo Dele-Bashiru · Lazio · 62′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedArmand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 80′ · 0.03 xG · on targetKristian Thorstvedt · Sassuolo · 26′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedFisayo Dele-Bashiru · Lazio · 17′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedMattia Zaccagni · Lazio · 72′ · 0.05 xG · on targetGustav Isaksen · Lazio · 16′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedGustav Isaksen · Lazio · 12′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedGustav Isaksen · Lazio · 2′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedKenneth Taylor · Lazio · 59′ · 0.13 xG · off target or blockedIsmael Koné · Sassuolo · 60′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedJosh Doig · Sassuolo · 80′ · 0.14 xG · on targetArmand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 35′ · 0.16 xG · goalOliver Provstgaard · Lazio · 87′ · 0.16 xG · off target or blockedM'Bala Nzola · Sassuolo · 25′ · 0.18 xG · off target or blockedAdam Marušić · Lazio · 90′ · 0.46 xG · goalGustav Isaksen · Lazio · 78′ · 0.55 xG · off target or blockedDaniel Maldini · Lazio · 2′ · 0.81 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
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Lazio: 13 shots, 5 on target, 2.55 xG. Sassuolo: 7 shots, 4 on target, 0.71 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

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

01.530′HT90′Daniel Maldini · Lazio · 2′Adam Marušić · Lazio · 90′Armand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 35′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Lazio 2.55 xG · Sassuolo 0.71 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3Lazio
1Draws
1Sassuolo
Sassuolo — Lazio · Serie A1–0
Lazio — Sassuolo · Serie A1–1
Sassuolo — Lazio · Serie A0–2
Lazio — Sassuolo · Serie A2–0
Sassuolo — Lazio · Serie A0–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Lazio favored in 7 of 11 directional metrics · Sassuolo in 2 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Lazio28 matchesSassuolo28 matches
1 goal/matchGoals scored28/28▲ 1.25 goals/match
1 goal/match ▲Goals allowed28/281.36 goals/match
1.08 xG/matchExpected goals28/281.07 xG/match
11.3 shots/match ▲Shots28/2810.6 shots/match
3.86 shots/matchShots on target28/283.82 shots/match
50.7% ●Possession28/2844.8%
3.82 corners/matchCorners28/28● 3.86 corners/match
2.3 cards/matchCards27/272.3 cards/match
10.4 fouls/matchFouls28/2811.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples28 / 28home / 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.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 9 Mar 2026, 23:45 UTC · analysis-v4

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