REGGIO EMILIA. Sassuolo prevails over Frosinone 1-0 after K. Thorstvedt scored just 1 goal (58′). Frosinone was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%).
Kaio Jorge missed a decisive penalty (90′). That would have allowed Frosinone to draw the match.
The match was played at the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio Emilia on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Federico La Penna who was helped by Damiano Di Iorio and Christian Rossi. The 4th official was Matteo Gualtieri. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.57 degrees Celsius or 51.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Frosinone had a superior ball possession 61% while Sassuolo was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Frosinone was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Sassuolo found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Sassuolo shot 10 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Frosinone shot 11 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Sassuolo received 3 yellow cards (Kristian Thorstvedt, Armand Laurienté and Josh Doig). Regarding the opposition, Frosinone received 1 yellow card (Farès Ghedjemis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Sassuolo has 23 points like Hellas Verona to remain in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Frosinone will stays with 24 points like Udinese to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Sassuolo will play away with Roma on the 17th of March with a 10-2 head to head in favor of Roma (9 draws).
Frosinone will host Lazio on the 17th of March with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Lazio (1 draw).
Sassuolo – Formation
Sassuolo
32'
72'
58'
Sassuolo started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Davide Ballardini decided to play with the following team: Andrea Consigli , Marcus Pedersen , Martin Erlic , Gian Marco Ferrari , Josh Doig , Uroš Račić , Kristian Thorstvedt , Armand Laurienté , Grégoire Defrel , Nedim Bajrami and Andrea Pinamonti .
The home team had on the bench: Matheus Henrique , Cristian Volpato, Filippo Missori, Samuele Mulattieri , Pedro Obiang, Emil Konradsen Ceide, Marash Kumbulla , Samu Castillejo, Mattia Viti, Gianluca Pegolo, Alessio Cragno, Luca Lipani, Ruan and Daniel Boloca .
Sassuolo could not rely on the presence of Matheus Henrique (injured) and Daniel Boloca (injured).
Substitutions
Sassuolo made 4 changes: Kristian Thorstvedt for Matheus Henrique (63′), Grégoire Defrel for Daniel Boloca (72′), Armand Laurienté for Marash Kumbulla (83′) and Andrea Pinamonti for Samuele Mulattieri (84′).
Player of the match: Uroš Račić
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sassuolo was Uroš Račić even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 48 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 9.
Frosinone – Formation
Frosinone
Frosinone started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Eusebio Di Francesco played with: Stefano Turati , Nadir Zortea , Caleb Okoli , Simone Romagnoli , Emanuele Valeri , Luca Mazzitelli , Enzo Barrenechea , Marco Brescianini , Matías Soulé , Walid Cheddira and Farès Ghedjemis .
These were the players on the bench: Francesco Gelli, Michele Cerofolini, Pierluigi Frattali, Jaime Báez, Kaio Jorge , Marvin Cuni , Reinier, Matjaz Kamensek-Pahic, Luca Garritano, Pol Lirola , Arijon Ibrahimović , Ilario Monterisi and Demba Seck .
Frosinone could not rely on the presence of Pol Lirola (injured).
Substitutions
Frosinone made 5 changes: Emanuele Valeri for Pol Lirola (9′), Walid Cheddira for Kaio Jorge (83′), Marco Brescianini for Arijon Ibrahimović (63′), Farès Ghedjemis for Demba Seck (63′) and Matías Soulé for Marvin Cuni (84′).
Player of the match: Matías Soulé
The most impressive player for Frosinone was Matías Soulé.
His rating is with 44 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
