REGGIO NELL’EMILIA. Empoli found a way to turn the table against Sassuolo to win 2-1. It was Sassuolo to strike first with an own goal of L. Tonelli at the 43′. Then it was a penalty in the 83′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Zurkowski gave the win to Empoli in the 90′ minute with a goal. Sassuolo lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio nell’Emilia on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Luca Massimi with the help of Giuseppe Maccaddino and Daniele Marchi. The 4th official was Matteo Marchetti. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Sassuolo

1 - 2

Empoli

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 16 Total 19
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 10 Off Target 13
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 100 Attack 89
  • 50 Dangerous attack 51
  • 82 Ball safe 65
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 15 Total 12
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sassuolo had a superior ball possession 58% while Empoli was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Empoli was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Empoli won the match.​

Sassuolo shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Empoli shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Sassuolo received 4 yellow cards (G. Raspadori, G. Scamacca, M. Lopez and G. Defrel). On the other side, Empoli received 2 yellow cards (P. Stojanovic and A. Pinamonti).

Match Timeline

40'
43'
Lorenzo Tonelli(own-goal)
61'
62'
Grégoire Defrel- sub ->G. Scamacca
62'
66'
70'
Matheus Henrique- sub ->G. Raspadori
70'
80'
Szymon Żurkowski- sub ->N. Haas
80'
80'
Andrea Pinamonti(penalty)
83'
Andrea Pinamonti- Yellow
84'
85'
85'
Grégoire Defrel- Yellow
87'
87'
90'
90'
Szymon Żurkowski(goal)L. Henderson

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Milan
86
38
Inter
84
38
Napoli
79
38
Juventus
70
38
Lazio
64
38
Roma
63
38
Fiorentina
62
38
Atalanta
59
38
Hellas Verona
53
38
Torino
50
38
Sassuolo
50
38
Udinese
47
38
Bologna
46
38
Empoli
41
38
Sampdoria
36
38
Spezia
36
38
Salernitana
31
38
Cagliari
30
38
Genoa
28
38
Venezia
27
38

After this match, Sassuolo will stay with 14 points like Torino to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Empoli will have 15 points like Hellas Verona and Juventus to stay in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Sassuolo will play away with Udinese on the 7th of November with a 6-4 head to head stats in favor of Udinese (6 draws).

Empoli will host Genoa on the 5th of November with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Empoli (4 draws).

Sassuolo – Formation

Sassuolo
G
Andrea Consigli 47.Italy
6.4
D
Vlad Chiricheș 21.Romania
6.2
D
Jeremy Toljan 22.Germany
7.1
85'
D
Gian Marco Ferrari 31.Italy
7.6
D
Georgios Kyriakopoulos 77.Greece
6.9
M
Maxime López 8.France
7.1
90'
M
Davide Frattesi 16.Italy
7.1
85'
M
Hamed Junior Traorè 23.Ivory Coast
7.4
70'
F
Domenico Berardi 25.Italy
7.5
F
Gianluca Scamacca 91.Italy
6.6
62' 40'
F
Giacomo Raspadori 18.Italy
6.4
70' 66'
Substitutes
G
Gianluca Pegolo 56.Italy
G
Giacomo Satalino 24.Italy
D
F. Peluso 13.Italy
D
Rogério 6.Brazil
D
Mert Müldür 17.Turkey
6.7
85'
D
Edoardo Goldaniga 3.Italy
M
Matheus Henrique 97.Brazil
6.5
70'
M
Abdou Harroui 20.Morocco
6.4
85'
M
F. Magnanelli 4.Italy
F
Grégoire Defrel 92.France
6.0
62' 87'
F
Jérémie Boga 7.Ivory Coast
6.2
70'

Sassuolo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Alessio Dionisi decided to play with the following team: Andrea Consigli (6.4), Jeremy Toljan (7.1), Vlad Chiricheş (6.2), Gian Marco Ferrari (7.6), Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (6.9), Davide Frattesi (7.1), Maxime López (7.1), Hamed Junior Traorè (7.4), Domenico Berardi (7.5), Gianluca Scamacca (6.6) and Giacomo Raspadori (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Federico Peluso, Matheus Henrique (6.5), Rogério, Mert Müldür (6.7), Grégoire Defrel (6.0), Abdou Harroui (6.4), Jérémie Boga (6.2), Francesco Magnanelli, Gianluca Pegolo, Edoardo Goldaniga and Giacomo Satalino.

Substitutions

Sassuolo made 5 changes: G. Scamacca for G. Defrel (62′), H. J. Traore for J. Boga (70′), G. Raspadori for Matheus Henrique (70′), D. Frattesi for A. Harroui (85′) and J. Toljan for M. Muldur (85′).

Best player: Gian Marco Ferrari​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sassuolo was Gian Marco Ferrari.

His rating is (7.6) with 60 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5.

Empoli – Formation

Empoli
G
Guglielmo Vicario 13.Italy
7.2
D
Lorenzo Tonelli 26.Italy
6.8
D
Petar Stojanović 30.Slovenia
6.5
61'
D
Riccardo Marchizza 3.Italy
6.7
80'
D
Mattia Viti 42.Italy
7.1
M
Leo Stulac 5.Slovenia
7.0
80'
M
Liam Henderson 8.Scotland
8.0
M
Nicolas Haas 32.Switzerland
7.3
80'
M
Filippo Bandinelli 25.Italy
6.7
62'
F
Federico Di Francesco 11.Italy
6.5
87'
F
Andrea Pinamonti 99.Italy
7.3
84' 83'
Substitutes
G
Samir Ujkani 1.Kosovo
D
Fabiano Parisi 65.Italy
6.2
80'
D
Sebastiano Luperto 33.Italy
D
Simone Romagnoli 6.Italy
87'
D
Ardian Ismajli 34.Albania
D
Riccardo Fiamozzi 20.Italy
M
Nedim Bajrami 10.Albania
M
Kristjan Asllani 23.Albania
6.7
80'
M
Szymon Żurkowski 27.Poland
7.4
80' 90'
F
Leonardo Mancuso 7.Italy
F
A. La Mantia 19.Italy
F
Patrick Cutrone 9.Italy
7.0
62'

Empoli started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

On the other side, Aurelio Andreazzoli played with: Guglielmo Vicario (7.2), Petar Stojanović (6.5), Lorenzo Tonelli (6.8), Mattia Viti (7.1), Riccardo Marchizza (6.7), Nicolas Haas (7.3), Leo Štulac (7.0), Filippo Bandinelli (6.7), Liam Henderson (8.0), Federico Di Francesco (6.5) and Andrea Pinamonti (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Fabiano Parisi (6.2), Sebastiano Luperto, Simone Romagnoli, Nedim Bajrami, Leonardo Mancuso, Andrea La Mantia, Ardian Ismajli, Patrick Cutrone (7.0), Kristjan Asllani (6.7), Riccardo Fiamozzi, Szymon Żurkowski (7.4) and Samir Ujkani.

Substitutions

Empoli made 5 changes: F. Bandinelli for P. Cutrone (62′), N. Haas for S. Zurkowski (80′), R. Marchizza for F. Parisi (80′), L. Stulac for K. Asllani (80′) and F. Di Francesco for S. Romagnoli (87′).

Best player: Liam Henderson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Empoli was Liam Henderson even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 28 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​