Serie A · Matchweek 1
Atalanta
ATA
2–1Full time
Sassuolo
SAS
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
44%Possession48%
39%Territory37%
15%From set plays17%
0.13Chance quality0.09
4.8%Directness4.0%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 4 for Atalanta, 3 for Sassuolo. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 35 of 98 matches, not the full season.