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Match reportSerie A 2026-09-13

Sassuolo v Juventus

SassuoloHome
3–2
JuventusAway
0.821.13expected goals
1.201.75xG on target (xGOT)

The scoreline tracks the chances (0.82 – 1.13 xG).

AI Tactical Analyst
Sassuolo
Juventus
Possession (share of passes)
42.2%57.8%
Duels
3631
Duels won
30.6%61.3%
Aerial duels
1212
Aerial duels won
39
Successful dribbles
58
Passes
453620
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Overview

The match

What happened, and how the game flowed.

MomentumShot mapGoal sequences

Momentum

Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Sassuolo above the line, Juventus below.

0'15'30'45'60'75'90'

xG race

Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places.

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0.671.342.02Nico González — post, 0.07 xGKerim Alajbegovic — save, 0.04 xGDomenico Berardi — save, 0.25 xGTeun Koopmeiners — save, 0.07 xGJosh Doig — miss, 0.05 xGSebastiano Esposito — miss, 0.03 xGJosh Doig — save, 0.01 xGDomenico Berardi — save, 0.03 xGFrancisco Conceição — save, 0.04 xGKerim Alajbegovic — save, 0.03 xGNico González — miss, 0.02 xGDomenico Berardi — save, 0.05 xGJay Idzes — miss, 0.06 xGNico González — save, 0.09 xGKerim Alajbegovic — save, 0.03 xGKerim Alajbegovic — miss, 0.04 xGSebastiano Esposito — goal, 0.10 xGDouglas Luiz — save, 0.07 xGZeki Çelik — save, 0.06 xGRandal Kolo Muani — save, 0.04 xGEdon Zhegrova — save, 0.05 xGNick Woltemade — miss, 0.13 xGEdon Zhegrova — goal, 0.11 xGKerim Alajbegovic — save, 0.07 xGNick Woltemade — miss, 0.04 xGKerim Alajbegovic — save, 0.07 xGKieron Bowie — goal, 0.09 xGEdon Zhegrova — goal, 0.06 xGVasilije Adzic — goal, 0.13 xG0.821.13Kerim Alajbegovic — save, 0.11 xGOTDomenico Berardi — save, 0.30 xGOTTeun Koopmeiners — save, 0.04 xGOTJosh Doig — save, 0.02 xGOTDomenico Berardi — save, 0.05 xGOTFrancisco Conceição — save, 0.18 xGOTKerim Alajbegovic — save, 0.15 xGOTDomenico Berardi — save, 0.17 xGOTNico González — save, 0.14 xGOTKerim Alajbegovic — save, 0.10 xGOTSebastiano Esposito — goal, 0.22 xGOTDouglas Luiz — save, 0.37 xGOTZeki Çelik — save, 0.03 xGOTRandal Kolo Muani — save, 0.03 xGOTEdon Zhegrova — save, 0.06 xGOTEdon Zhegrova — goal, 0.13 xGOTKerim Alajbegovic — save, 0.30 xGOTKerim Alajbegovic — save, 0.03 xGOTKieron Bowie — goal, 0.25 xGOTEdon Zhegrova — goal, 0.06 xGOTVasilije Adzic — goal, 0.18 xGOT1.201.750'15'30'45'60'75'90'
SassuoloJuventussolid = xG29 shots — click any dot

Shot map

Every shot, one pitch per side. Circle size is xG, the line is where it went in the goal mouth. Filter by outcome; hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Sassuolo
Juventus

Goal sequences

The move behind each goal, from the moment Sassuolo or Juventus got the ball to the finish.

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Each goal's possession, rebuilt from the raw event feed — 5 of 5 goals traced.
In possession

In possession

How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.

Keeping the ballWhere the time goesPassing NetworkPass ExplorerTouch DensityWhich Zones Do They Attack Through?Final-third entriesBuild-upBuild-Up — the pass mapProgressionHow They ProgressChance creationChance creationCrosses & CutbacksCrosses by TerritoryOn-Ball Value — who moved the gameWhen they lose itBall-Loss Map
Keeping the ball6 sections

Where the time goes — how long each phase lasts

Sassuolo

The question
When Sassuolo has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?

The share of Sassuolo's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen.

Build-up: 40.7% of the time on the ball41%Progression: 42.5% of the time on the ball42%Chance creation: 15.6% of the time on the ball16%Attacking transition: 1.3% of the time on the ball42%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up40.7%
Progression42.5%
Chance creation15.6%
Attacking transition1.3%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Sassuolo spends most of its time on the ball (42% of its time on the ball).

Juventus

The question
When Juventus has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?

The share of Juventus's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen.

Build-up: 17.0% of the time on the ball17%Progression: 60.4% of the time on the ball60%Chance creation: 20.1% of the time on the ball20%Attacking transition: 2.5% of the time on the ball60%PROGRESSION
PhaseShare of the time
Build-up17.0%
Progression60.4%
Chance creation20.1%
Attacking transition2.5%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Juventus spends most of its time on the ball (60% of its time on the ball).

Passing Network

Each dot is a player at his average touch position, sized by touches. It shows the starting eleven; add the substitutes with the chip. Click a player to draw his heatmap on the same pitch and light up his passing links.

Sassuolo
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute
Juventus
PlayersLinks
GKDEFMIDFWD11 starters · solid = started, dashed = substitute

Pass Explorer

Every pass of the match as an arrow, each side attacking left to right (solid = completed, dashed grey = failed).

Touch Density

Where each side had the ball: brighter means more touches.

Sassuolo — 603 touches
Juventus — 741 touches

Which Zones Do They Attack Through?

Sassuolo

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Sassuolo actually do its on-ball work?

Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
453
ACTIONS
6%7%19%6%3%8%8%10%11%7%3%2%1%4%5%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
101
ACTIONS
4%10%11%9%4%8%8%6%11%11%5%3%9%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (17.3% of all actions). 67% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 33% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 40% defensive, 45% middle, 15% attacking.

Juventus

The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Juventus actually do its on-ball work?

Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other.

Passes
the ball moved by a pass
620
ACTIONS
3%3%6%3%11%10%16%14%10%6%4%2%6%5%PASSES
Carries
the ball moved with a player
186
ACTIONS
2%3%5%6%1%9%9%20%15%12%6%3%1%4%4%CARRIES
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the middle third (16.7% of all actions). 64% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 36% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 17% defensive, 62% middle, 22% attacking.

Attack sides

Which channel each side attacked through: the share of every action they made in the opponent's half, down the left, through the middle and down the right.

Sassuolo
48%Left side20%Middle32%Right sideATTACKING →
L
48%20%32%
R
Juventus
37%Left side29%Middle34%Right sideATTACKING →
L
37%29%34%
R

Final-third entries

Every completed pass or carry that took the ball from outside the final third into it, by the channel it arrived in (both wings, both half-spaces, the centre). Longer, bolder arrows mean more entries. Dribbles are not counted.

Sassuolo — 28 entries, 36% through the left wing
Left wing: 10 entries (36%)1036%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 7 entries (25%)725%LEFT HALF-SPACE00%CENTRERight half-space: 4 entries (14%)414%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 7 entries (25%)725%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Juventus — 64 entries, 31% through the left half-space
Left wing: 15 entries (23%)1523%LEFT WINGLeft half-space: 20 entries (31%)2031%LEFT HALF-SPACECentre: 1 entries (2%)12%CENTRERight half-space: 10 entries (16%)1016%RIGHT HALF-SPACERight wing: 18 entries (28%)1828%RIGHT WINGATTACKING ↑
Build-up1 section

Build-Up — the pass map

Sassuolo

The football question
How does Sassuolo progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?

Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central.

184build-up passes attempted
83%completed
26%reach the middle third
1%go long into the final third

Pass types

60CB · 39%
6Long Wide · 4%
1Long Central · 1%
56Wide → FB · 37%
30Central · 20%
CB60 · 39%
right: 36 passes, most from Idzes36left: 24 passes, most from Leysen24
Long Wide6 · 4%
left: 3 passes, most from Muric3right: 3 passes, most from Bakola3
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB56 · 37%
right: 29 passes, most from Muric29left: 27 passes, most from Muric27
Central30 · 20%
right: 20 passes, most from Muric20left: 10 passes, most from Matic10
◆ Vision AI Insight
Sassuolo build predominantly down the right, with Muric as the fulcrum (36 build-up passes). Only 27% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LHS def (11×).

Juventus

The football question
How does Juventus progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?

Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central.

100build-up passes attempted
90%completed
29%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third

Pass types

28CB · 31%
5Long Wide · 6%
1Long Central · 1%
43Wide → FB · 48%
13Central · 14%
CB28 · 31%
left: 17 passes, most from Lucumí17right: 11 passes, most from Bremer11
Long Wide5 · 6%
right: 3 passes, most from Vicario3left: 2 passes, most from Vicario2
Long Central1 · 1%
Wide → FB43 · 48%
right: 24 passes, most from Kalulu24left: 19 passes, most from Vicario19
Central13 · 14%
left: 9 passes, most from Vicario9right: 4 passes, most from Vicario4
◆ Vision AI Insight
Juventus build predominantly down the left, with Vicario as the fulcrum (28 build-up passes). Only 29% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LHS def (11×).
Progression1 section

How They Progress — the mechanism

Sassuolo

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 33 progressive passes across 1 match (33.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
24%
Right half-space
18%
Central
12%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
33%
Progression is left-dominant: 42% right side · 12% central · 45% left.

Who generates it

Sebastiano Esposito
6 · 18%
Armand Laurienté
6 · 18%
Domenico Berardi
4 · 12%
Nemanja Matic
3 · 9%
Arijanet Muric
3 · 9%
Top two — Sebastiano Esposito & Armand Laurienté — account for 36% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
33.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
24% reach final third
21% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 76% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 24% of progressive passes reached the final third and 21% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 36% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left side.

Which lanes actually create the threat

Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.

Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingbalanced
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralsterile
Left half-spacesterile
Left wingefficient

Juventus

Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 56 progressive passes across 1 match (56.0/game).

Origin lane

Right wing
32%
Right half-space
9%
Central
9%
Left half-space
16%
Left wing
34%
Progression is left-dominant: 41% right side · 9% central · 50% left.

Who generates it

Pierre Kalulu
8 · 14%
Jhon Lucumí
8 · 14%
Teun Koopmeiners
7 · 12%
Douglas Luiz
6 · 11%
Zeki Çelik
6 · 11%
Top two — Pierre Kalulu & Jhon Lucumí — account for 29% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
56.0 prog passes/game
mostly left
→
PENETRATION
23% reach final third
20% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 77% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it. 23% of progressive passes reached the final third and 20% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 29% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the left side.

Which lanes actually create the threat

Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.

Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingbalanced
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralsterile
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingefficient
Chance creation4 sections

Chance creation — how the shots come

Sassuolo

The question
Where do Sassuolo's chances actually come from?

Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece.

10shots
0.8xG
0.08xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
3goals
Attacking transition: 1 shots (10%)10%1Settled attack: 7 shots (70%)70%7Set piece: 2 shots (20%)20%210SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 10% of shots110.130.13
Long ball110.130.13
Settled attack 70% of shots720.620.09
Long ball100.050.05
Pass into the box / short pass420.510.13
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)200.060.03
Set piece 20% of shots200.080.04
Corner200.080.04

Every attempt to create — and what came of it

Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.

Who sets the shots up

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Sebastiano Esposito30.360
Armand Laurienté10.131
Nemanja Matic10.101
Darryl Bakola10.091

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Domenico Berardi30.340
Sebastiano Esposito20.141
Vasilije Adzic10.131
Kieron Bowie10.091
Jay Idzes10.060
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Sassuolo's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.6 of 0.8 xG, 7 of 10 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 1 of the 10 shots (10%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 2 of the 10 shots came from set pieces; 3 goals from 0.8 xG (+2.2).

Juventus

The question
Where do Juventus's chances actually come from?

Every shot sorted twice. First by the kind of attack: an attacking transition (the shot came within 15 seconds of winning the ball), a settled attack (open play after the team had the ball), or a set piece.

19shots
1.1xG
0.06xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
2goals
Attacking transition: 6 shots (32%)32%6Settled attack: 8 shots (42%)42%8Set piece: 5 shots (26%)26%519SHOTS
Kind of attack, then how the shot was set upShotsGoalsxGxG / shot
Attacking transition 32% of shots600.350.06
Pass into the box / short pass400.270.07
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)200.080.04
Settled attack 42% of shots820.600.07
Cross100.130.13
Pass into the box / short pass510.300.06
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)210.170.09
Set piece 26% of shots500.180.04
Corner500.180.04

Every attempt to create — and what came of it

Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.

Who sets the shots up

PlayerSet-upsxG createdGoals
Edon Zhegrova20.200
Francisco Conceição20.160
Randal Kolo Muani20.131
Kerim Alajbegovic10.070
Bremer10.050

Who takes them

PlayerShotsxGGoals
Kerim Alajbegovic60.270
Edon Zhegrova30.222
Nico González30.190
Nick Woltemade20.170
Teun Koopmeiners10.070
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Juventus's chances, by xG, is settled attack (0.6 of 1.1 xG, 8 of 19 shots), mostly pass into the box / short pass. 6 of the 19 shots (32%) came within 15 seconds of winning the ball. 5 of the 19 shots came from set pieces; 2 goals from 1.1 xG (+0.9).

Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide

Sassuolo

The question
How does Sassuolo deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?

13 crosses: 4 found a team-mate (31%), 0 led to a shot (0%). 0 cut-backs: 0 found a team-mate (—), 0 led to a shot (—).

Juventus

The question
How does Juventus deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?

12 crosses: 7 found a team-mate (58%), 2 led to a shot (17%). 2 cut-backs: 0 found a team-mate (0%), 0 led to a shot (0%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back.

Crosses by Territory

Sassuolo

The question
Which part of the final third does Sassuolo actually cross from?

13 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline.

deep right wing: 0 crosses (0%)deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 0 crosses (0%)advanced right wing: 1 crosses (8%)8%1advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 1 crosses (8%)8%1advanced left wing: 5 crosses (38%)38%5byline right wing: 2 crosses (15%)15%2byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 4 crosses (31%)31%4
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
advanced · left wing538%0
byline · left wing431%0
byline · right wing215%0
advanced · right wing18%0
advanced · left half-space18%0

Juventus

The question
Which part of the final third does Juventus actually cross from?

12 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline.

deep right wing: 1 crosses (8%)8%1deep right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep centre: 0 crosses (0%)deep left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)deep left wing: 1 crosses (8%)8%1advanced right wing: 3 crosses (25%)25%3advanced right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced centre: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)advanced left wing: 3 crosses (25%)25%3byline right wing: 1 crosses (8%)8%1byline right half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline centre: 0 crosses (0%)byline left half-space: 0 crosses (0%)byline left wing: 3 crosses (25%)25%3
TerritoryCrossesShareLed to a shot
advanced · right wing325%1
advanced · left wing325%0
byline · left wing325%1
deep · right wing18%0
deep · left wing18%0
byline · right wing18%0

On-Ball Value — who moved the game

Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds.

+1.59Sassuolo on-ball value
+1.34Juventus on-ball value
+0.0+0.8+1.6HALF TIME+1.59+1.340′15′30′45′60′75′90′
SassuoloJuventusEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Sassuolo — where the value came from
Passes453 actions+0.98
Carries101 actions-0.12
Dribbles15 actions+0.02
Shots10 actions+0.51
Ball wins56 actions+0.20
Juventus — where the value came from
Passes620 actions+0.38
Carries186 actions+0.15
Dribbles21 actions+0.01
Shots19 actions+0.56
Ball wins55 actions+0.24
Sassuolo — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Nemanja Matic95+0.244
Arijanet Muric51+0.196
Sebastiano Esposito51+0.178
Armand Laurienté59+0.172
Domenico Berardi45+0.156
Benja Domínguez (lowest)8-0.000
Juventus — most on-ball value (OBV)
PlayerActionsOBV
Nico González38+0.288
Lloyd Kelly56+0.188
Kerim Alajbegovic72+0.140
Bremer111+0.125
Pierre Kalulu96+0.121
Francisco Conceição (lowest)57-0.050
When they lose it1 section

Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die

Sassuolo

Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier.

Loss rate by zone

8 of 26 pass attempts lost here (31%).31%8/26Idzes7 of 32 pass attempts lost here (22%).22%7/32Matic10 of 85 pass attempts lost here (12%).12%10/85Muric4 of 27 pass attempts lost here (15%).15%4/27Leysen14 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.5 of 37 pass attempts lost here (14%).14%5/37Cinquegran1 of 37 pass attempts lost here (3%).3%1/37Matic3 of 47 pass attempts lost here (6%).6%3/47Matic4 of 51 pass attempts lost here (8%).8%4/51Laurienté5 of 32 pass attempts lost here (16%).16%5/32Doig12 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.8 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.5 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.6 of 19 pass attempts lost here (32%).32%6/19Esposito9 of 21 pass attempts lost here (43%).43%9/21Laurientéattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
21
Failed forward pass
12
Failed take-on
10
Lost in the defensive third
31
Their weakest zone is the left wing in the attacking third: 43% of 21 pass attempts there are lost (9 times). Separately, 30% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.

Juventus

Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier.

Loss rate by zone

4 of 19 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%4/19Kalulu1 of 18 pass attempts lost here (6%).6%1/18Bremer2 of 38 pass attempts lost here (5%).5%2/38Luiz2 of 19 pass attempts lost here (11%).11%2/19Kelly6 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.14 of 67 pass attempts lost here (21%).21%14/67Kalulu5 of 61 pass attempts lost here (8%).8%5/61Bremer7 of 98 pass attempts lost here (7%).7%7/98Koopmeiner6 of 89 pass attempts lost here (7%).7%6/89Kelly6 of 64 pass attempts lost here (9%).9%6/64Alajbegovi4 of 40 pass attempts lost here (10%).10%4/40Conceição6 of 23 pass attempts lost here (26%).26%6/23Conceição11 pass attempts here — too few (min 15) for a reliable rate.8 of 36 pass attempts lost here (22%).22%8/36Alajbegovi6 of 31 pass attempts lost here (19%).19%6/31Koopmeinerattacking →

How they lose it

Incomplete pass — attacking third
28
Failed forward pass
17
Failed take-on
13
Lost in the defensive third
10
Their weakest zone is the right half-space in the attacking third: 26% of 23 pass attempts there are lost (6 times). Separately, 37% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Out of possession

Out of possession

How they pressed, where they won the ball, and how the other side got through.

PressingPressing BehaviourHow long they keep it — passes and sec...Winning the ballDefensive Action MapBall-Win MapDefending the boxVulnerability Map
Pressing2 sections

Pressing Behaviour — where it starts

Sassuolo

Not just press intensity, but where the 129 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
7%
Middle third
34%
Own third
59%
By intensity this is an moderate press: 12.5 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 7% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 34% in midfield.

Where they win it back

8143014106712712DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the left.

Juventus

Not just press intensity, but where the 112 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.

Where defensive actions happen

Attacking third
16%
Middle third
45%
Own third
39%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 6.1 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 16% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 45% in midfield.

Where they win it back

101312541381011823634DEFENSIVEMIDDLEATTACKINGR wingR half-spcentralL half-spL wingattack

Darker = more defensive actions.

Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.

How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won

Sassuolo

The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Sassuolo win it back with a defensive action?

Counted over the 31 opposition possessions that Sassuolo ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
7.0passes
median 5 · before Sassuolo win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
21sec
median 17s · 31.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
26%
29%
23%
23%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
9.0
26s
15–30′
6.1
16s
30–45+′
3.5
8s
45–60′
4.0
9s
60–75′
11.0
34s
75–90+′
6.7
24s
average passesaverage seconds

Juventus

The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Juventus win it back with a defensive action?

Counted over the 31 opposition possessions that Juventus ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge.

PASSES THEY GET
3.3passes
median 2 · before Juventus win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
10sec
median 4s · 31.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
55%
32%
6%
6%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
1.7
2s
15–30′
5.0
15s
30–45+′
3.4
6s
45–60′
4.5
18s
60–75′
3.5
16s
75–90+′
1.6
2s
average passesaverage seconds
Winning the ball2 sections

Defensive Action Map

Every tackle, interception, recovery, clearance, block and aerial duel, one pitch per side. Red won the ball or the duel; a grey ring is one that failed: a duel lost, a tackle missed, dribbled past.

Sassuolo — 129 actions, 96 won
Juventus — 112 actions, 87 won

Ball-Win Map

Where each side won the ball back, by territory: the pitch cut into thirds and three channels, each zone showing its share of the wins (darker = more). The table lists the five wins highest up the pitch.

Sassuolo — 75 wins · 1% in the final third, 28% midfield, 71% own third
own third, right: 11 of 75 wins (15%)15%11 winsown third, centre: 26 of 75 wins (35%)35%26 winsown third, left: 16 of 75 wins (21%)21%16 winsmidfield, right: 3 of 75 wins (4%)4%3 winsmidfield, centre: 10 of 75 wins (13%)13%10 winsmidfield, left: 8 of 75 wins (11%)11%8 winsfinal third, right: 0 of 75 wins (0%)final third, centre: 0 of 75 wins (0%)final third, left: 1 of 75 wins (1%)1%1 win
Highest winsTypeMinx
Nemanja Maticball-recovery52′81
Simone Cinquegranotackle52′61
Kristian Thorstvedtball-recovery3′49
Sebastiano Espositoball-recovery34′47
Kristian Thorstvedtball-recovery30′46
Juventus — 65 wins · 9% in the final third, 40% midfield, 51% own third
own third, right: 15 of 65 wins (23%)23%15 winsown third, centre: 11 of 65 wins (17%)17%11 winsown third, left: 7 of 65 wins (11%)11%7 winsmidfield, right: 11 of 65 wins (17%)17%11 winsmidfield, centre: 8 of 65 wins (12%)12%8 winsmidfield, left: 7 of 65 wins (11%)11%7 winsfinal third, right: 2 of 65 wins (3%)3%2 winsfinal third, centre: 1 of 65 wins (2%)2%1 winfinal third, left: 3 of 65 wins (5%)5%3 wins
Highest winsTypeMinx
Zeki Çeliktackle79′78
Zeki Çelikball-recovery61′73
Kerim Alajbegovicball-recovery68′68
Francisco Conceiçãoball-recovery32′68
Kerim Alajbegovicball-recovery46′68
Defending the box1 section

Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them

Sassuolo

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Sassuolo? 56 opponent progressive passes and 19 shots faced (1.1 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Sassuolo)

Right wing
33%
Right half-space
12%
Central
9%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
34%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (34% of the danger conceded).

Juventus

The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Juventus? 33 opponent progressive passes and 10 shots faced (0.8 xG against) in this match.

Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Juventus)

Right wing
22%
Right half-space
22%
Central
9%
Left half-space
9%
Left wing
38%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the left wing (38% of the danger conceded).
Context

Shape and tactics

How each side set up, and how far from their own norm they played.

Attitude in each thirdAgainst their own normDecision Quality

Attitude in each third

How each side played in each third: wide or central, direct or patient, quick or slow, and what its possessions did next.

Sassuolo

Build-up (own third)

safer, more recycling, narrow, central

right 29% · centre 49% · left 22%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
224
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+7.0 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
17%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
14%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.7 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
49% of 67
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
52%
Progression (middle third)

safer, shorter passing, circulating

right 31% · centre 31% · left 37%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
252
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+2.8 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
18%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
5%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.6 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
39% of 59
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
46%
Final third

safer, left-sided, less recycling

right 30% · centre 11% · left 59%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
93
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+2.9 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
23%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
6%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.2 s
Possessions ending in a shot
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
31% of 32
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
56%

Juventus

Build-up (own third)

safer, right-sided, shorter passing

right 32% · centre 39% · left 29%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
136
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+7.9 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
25%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
11%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
3.4 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
71% of 38
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
37%
Progression (middle third)

safer, kept on the floor, playing short

right 28% · centre 36% · left 35%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
506
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
+2.9 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
24%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
4%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.3 s
Possessions that went on
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
51% of 76
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
47%
Final third

safer, circulating, more recycling

right 42% · centre 15% · left 43%

?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.

Actions
?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.
185
Forward metres per action
?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.
-0.2 m
Carries
?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.
19%
Long passes (30 m+)
?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.
8%
Seconds between actions
?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.
2.4 s
Possessions ending in a shot
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).
29% of 52
Possessions lost here
?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.
50%

Against their own norm

The five numbers that departed furthest from each side's own season average — bar right of centre means more than usual, left means less. This is what makes a match unusual rather than merely good or bad.

Sassuolo
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Final-third entries28vs 44
PPDA12.5vs 7.5
Progressive passes33vs 46
Field tilt34%vs 50%
Expected goals0.82vs 1.37
Juventus
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Defensive actions112vs 147
Progressive carries75vs 51
PPDA6.1vs 4.3
Pass accuracy88%vs 84%
Expected goals1.13vs 1.33

Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal

Sassuolo

A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.

Excellent (high xT gain)
11%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
46%
Safe / backward
42%
12% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 88% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.

Juventus

A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.

Excellent (high xT gain)
14%
Progressive
2%
Neutral / sideways
45%
Safe / backward
39%
16% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 84% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads

Players

Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.

Who stood out — the most valuable play...Every player — the full numbers

Set pieces

Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Sassuolo: 3 corners, 2 led to a shot; Juventus: 10 corners, 4 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.

Sassuolo

3Corners
2Led to a shot
2Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.08Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
33%33%1 corner33%2 from the left flag1 from the right flag

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Juventus

10Corners
4Led to a shot
7Free kicks, their half
5Set-piece shots
0.18Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
Corner outcome
Taken by
10%1 corner40%4 corners20%2 corners10%10%1 corner10%3 from the left flag7 from the right flag

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goal followedshot followedfirst contact wondelivery lost★ direct free kick

Who stood out — the most valuable players

Ranked by on-ball value: what every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win added to the chance of scoring, minus what it gave away. Click a card for that player's full match report.

Player of the match · highest on-ball value
Sassuolo
Juventus

Every player — the full numbers

Every player who played. Click a column to sort. The best value in each column is highlighted.

Click any player to open his own match report: every pass, carry, shot and tackle he made in this match.
Vision AI · building report