Estonia vs Italy
Ref: S. Gozubuyuk
Match recap
Italy beat Estonia 3–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Sappinen scored for Estonia; Kean, Retegui, and Esposito replied for Italy. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.77 for Estonia versus 2.65 for Italy.
First Half
4'
⚽
Kean
Assist: Dimarco
12'
Barella
Yellow Card
15'
⇄
Kean
Kuusk
Yellow Card
38'
⚽
Retegui
Assist: Orsolini
Palumets
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Palumets
⇄
Saliste
Peetson
Yellow Card
⇄
Tamm
62'
⇄
Raspadori
⇄
Kuusk
62'
⇄
Orsolini
72'
Bastoni
Yellow Card
74'
⚽
Esposito
Assist: Spinazzola
⚽
Sappinen
78'
⇄
Barella
78'
⇄
Retegui
⇄
Shein
84'
Cambiaso
Yellow Card
Sinyavskiy
Yellow Card
Match Statistics
EstoniaItaly
1Won
Statistical edge
1–13
battles won across 14 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.77VS2.65
Attack0 · 6 won
2
Shots
24
1
Shots on target
9
2
Shots in the box
17
0
Shots outside box
7
1
Shots off goal
8
0
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
36%
Possession
64%
325
Total passes
579
247
Accurate passes
507
76%
Pass accuracy
88%
Discipline0 · 2 won
22
Fouls
9
4
Yellow cards
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
0
0
Blocked shots
7
Estonia
Italy
3-4-2-1Estonia
Starting XI
- 1K. HeinG
- 2M. KuuskD
- 3J. SalisteD
- 4M. KäitM
- 5R. SheinM
- 6R. PeetsonD
- 7R. SaarmaM
- 8M. SoometsM
- 10K. PalumetsM
- 13M. PaskotšiD
- 21A. TammF
Substitutes
- 11Karel MustmaaF
- 12M. IgonenG
- 14P. KristalM
- 15R. SappinenF
- 16J. TammD
- 17M. MillerM
- 18K. MetsD
- 19M. Schjønning-LarsenD
- 20M. VetkalM
- 22H. PerkG
- 23V. SinyavskiyD
Italy
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1G. DonnarummaG
- 3F. DimarcoM
- 7R. OrsoliniM
- 8S. TonaliM
- 9M. ReteguiF
- 10G. RaspadoriF
- 11M. KeanF
- 13R. CalafioriD
- 18N. BarellaM
- 21A. BastoniD
- 22G. Di LorenzoD
Substitutes
- 2M. GabbiaD
- 4L. SpinazzolaD
- 5M. LocatelliM
- 6D. UdogieD
- 12M. CarnesecchiG
- 14G. VicarioG
- 15F. EspositoF
- 16B. CristanteM
- 17D. FrattesiM
- 19N. CambiaghiF
- 20A. CambiasoD
- 23G. ManciniD
Estonia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Hein(C) | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Märten Kuusk | D | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rasmus Peetson | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Alex Matthias Tamm | F | 62 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maksim Paskotsi | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joseph Saliste | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rocco Robert Shein | M | 83 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Mattias Käit | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Markus Soomets | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevor Palumets | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robi Saarma | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matvei Igonen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrik Kristal | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Vetkal | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henri Perk | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Miller | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joonas Tamm | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ioan Yakovlev | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rauno Sappinen | F | 28 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Karel Mustmaa | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karol Mets | D | 28 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Schjønning-Larsen | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Vlasiy Sinyavskiy | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
Italy
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandro Tonali | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1/1 |
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Mateo Retegui | F | 78 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Riccardo Orsolini | M | 62 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Moise Kean | F | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Federico Dimarco | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Nicolò Barella | M | 78 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giacomo Raspadori | F | 62 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Alessandro Bastoni | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma(C) | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Destiny Udogie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Locatelli | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guglielmo Vicario | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matteo Gabbia | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Carnesecchi | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gianluca Mancini | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolò Cambiaghi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francesco Pio Esposito | F | 75 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Bryan Cristante | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leonardo Spinazzola | D | 28 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Davide Frattesi | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrea Cambiaso | D | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |


