Serie A Gameweek 27 Sun, Mar 1 2026 · 14:00 MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
Sassuolo
2–1 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 1.52 – 2.96
Atalanta
  • I. Koné 23’
  • K. Thorstvedt 69’
  • A. Pinamonti 16’
  • 88’ Y. Musah
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Sassuolo beat Atalanta

Atalanta entered as favourites, but Sassuolo won 2–1 through goals from Koné and Thorstvedt. Atalanta replied through a Musah goal. Sassuolo played with ten men from the 16th minute after Pinamonti was sent off. Sassuolo won despite the lower xG; Atalanta created the better chances (2.96 vs 1.52). On the chances created, Atalanta deserved more: 2.2 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Sassuolo ✓22%
Draw26%
Atalanta52%

Model vs reality

Sassuolo goals
2
Model 0.97 · xG 1.52
Atalanta goals
1
Model 1.64 · xG 2.96
Total goals
3
Model 2.60 · xG 4.48
Score 2–1
6%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 48%
Both scored
Yes
Model 51%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchA. MurićSassuolo
9.3
  • RefereeMatteo Marchetti
  • VenueMAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore
  • Table before kick-offSassuolo 9th · Atalanta 7th

Timeline

  1. J. IdzesYellow card · Roughing
    12’
  2. A. PinamontiRed card · Serious foul
    16’
  3. L. BernasconiYellow card · Roughing
    21’
  4. I. Koné 1–0Assist A. Laurienté
    23’
  5. F. GrossoYellow card
    45+2’
  6. Half time · 1–0
  7. ⇄ N. KrstovićFor G. Scamacca
    46’
  8. ⇄ D. ZappacostaFor R. Bellanova
    46’
  9. ⇄ K. SulemanaFor L. Bernasconi
    46’
  10. N. MatićYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    57’
  11. N. ZalewskiYellow card · Roughing
    58’
  12. ⇄ Y. MusahFor N. Zalewski
    67’
  13. K. Thorstvedt 2–0Assist A. Laurienté
    69’
  14. ⇄ M. NzolaFor D. Berardi
    73’
  15. ⇄ L. LipaniFor N. Matić
    73’
  16. ⇄ A. FaderaFor A. Laurienté
    74’
  17. ⇄ I. HienFor B. Djimsiti
    76’
  18. ⇄ E. IannoniFor A. Fadera
    79’
  19. Y. Musah 2–1Assist D. Zappacosta
    88’
  20. ⇄ J. DoigFor I. Koné
    89’
  21. Full time · 2–1

Team stats

Sassuolo7 shots · 6 in box, 1 outside
Atalanta25 shots · 20 in box, 5 outside
SassuoloAtalanta
24% Possession 76%
1.52 Expected goals (xG) 2.96
0.68 Expected points (xPts) 2.16
7 Shots 25
5 Shots on target 7
1 Shots off target 11
1 Blocked shots 7
6 Shots inside the box 20
1 Shots outside the box 5
203 Passes 650
69% Pass accuracy 92%
3 Corners 9
6 Goalkeeper saves 3
3 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 4
3 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
7.39 Team rating 6.73

Line-ups

Sassuolo 4-3-3

499.3★ A. Murić(G)
236.9 U. Garcia 807.0 T. Muharemović 216.3 J. Idzes 257.3 W. Coulibaly
427.9 K. Thorstvedt 187.3 N. Matić ↓73’ 907.9 I. Koné ↓89’
457.2 A. Laurienté AA↓74’ 993.0 A. Pinamonti 108.0 D. Berardi ↓73’
  • 49A. Murić (G) ★9.3
  • 23U. Garcia6.9
  • 80T. Muharemović7.0
  • 21J. Idzes6.3
  • 25W. Coulibaly7.3
  • 42K. Thorstvedt7.9
  • 18N. Matić↓73’7.3
  • 90I. Koné↓89’7.9
  • 45A. LaurientéA×2↓74’7.2
  • 99A. Pinamonti3.0
  • 10D. Berardi↓73’8.0

Substitutes used

  • 20A. Fadera
  • 8M. Nzola↑73’6.7
  • 35L. Lipani↑73’6.6
  • 3J. Doig↑89’
  • 44E. Iannoni↑79’6.5

Unused: G. Zacchi, S. Turati, G. Satalino, F. Romagna, Pedro Felipe, D. Bakola, A. Vranckx, C. Volpato, L. Moro

Atalanta 3-4-2-1

296.7 M. Carnesecchi(G)
236.3 S. Kolašinac 196.3 B. Djimsiti ↓76’ 426.2 G. Scalvini
476.3 L. Bernasconi ↓46’ 87.5 M. Pašalić 158.0 M. de Roon 166.6 R. Bellanova ↓46’
596.5 N. Zalewski ↓67’ 106.6 L. Samardžić
96.2 G. Scamacca ↓46’
  • 29M. Carnesecchi (G)6.7
  • 23S. Kolašinac6.3
  • 19B. Djimsiti↓76’6.3
  • 42G. Scalvini6.2
  • 47L. Bernasconi↓46’6.3
  • 8M. Pašalić7.5
  • 15M. de Roon8.0
  • 16R. Bellanova↓46’6.6
  • 59N. Zalewski↓67’6.5
  • 10L. Samardžić6.6
  • 9G. Scamacca↓46’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 77D. ZappacostaA↑46’6.9
  • 7K. Sulemana↑46’6.3
  • 90N. Krstović↑46’6.9
  • 6Y. Musah↑67’7.3
  • 4I. Hien↑76’7.0

Unused: M. Sportiello, F. Rossi, K. Kossounou, M. Bakker, D. Vavassori

Player stats

Top rated
A. MurićSassuolo9.3
2nd
D. BerardiSassuolo8.0
3rd
M. de RoonAtalanta8.0

Sassuolo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Murić G 90 0 0 6 sv 1 37% 30 0 0 0/0 0/0 9.3
U. Garcia D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 79% 19 4 2 0/0 0/0 6.9
T. Muharemović D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 70% 10 2 0 0/1 0/1 7.0
J. Idzes D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 10 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.3
W. Coulibaly D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 20 0 2 0/0 0/2 7.3
K. Thorstvedt M 90 1 0 3 (3) 0 67% 24 0 2 0/1 0/2 7.9
N. Matić M 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 31 2 1 2/2 0/1 7.3
I. Koné M 89 1 0 1 (1) 0 93% 15 1 0 1/1 0/0 7.9
A. Laurienté F 74 0 2 0 (0) 2 90% 21 0 0 1/2 1/1 7.2
A. Pinamonti F 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/0 1/0 3.0
D. Berardi F 73 0 0 0 (0) 3 53% 15 4 3 0/0 0/4 8.0
A. Fadera F 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
M. Nzola F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
L. Lipani M 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 2 0 0/1 0/0 6.6
J. Doig D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
E. Iannoni M 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5

Atalanta

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
M. Carnesecchi G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 91% 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
S. Kolašinac D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 96% 77 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.3
B. Djimsiti D 76 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 33 2 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
G. Scalvini D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 90% 58 2 4 0/1 2/0 6.2
L. Bernasconi D 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 25 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
M. Pašalić M 90 0 0 0 (0) 4 97% 102 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.5
M. de Roon M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 96% 109 4 0 0/0 1/0 8.0
R. Bellanova M 46 0 0 1 (1) 2 87% 23 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.6
N. Zalewski M 67 0 0 2 (0) 2 71% 34 2 0 0/2 3/2 6.5
L. Samardžić M 90 0 0 4 (3) 3 90% 60 2 2 2/5 2/0 6.6
G. Scamacca F 46 0 0 2 (0) 0 64% 11 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
D. Zappacosta M 44 0 1 1 (0) 5 97% 35 0 1 2/4 0/0 6.9
K. Sulemana M 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 82% 28 1 0 1/3 0/0 6.3
N. Krstović F 44 0 0 4 (1) 1 100% 10 1 0 1/1 0/0 6.9
Y. Musah M 23 1 0 2 (1) 0 93% 14 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
I. Hien D 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 20 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.0

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.