Atalanta created the better chances and still could not hold their lead

Romano Schmid put Frosinone ahead inside a minute, and Aleksa Terzić's late equaliser finished a 4-4 draw that Atalanta had mostly earned on chance quality.

Romano Schmid had Frosinone ahead inside the first minute, and the match then changed hands again and again. Nikola Krstović levelled for Atalanta at 14, Schmid restored the visitors' lead at 17, and a penalty confirmed by the video assistant referee at 29 gave Atalanta the chance to draw level, which Éderson converted at 33. Krstović put Atalanta ahead again just before half-time, and within three minutes of the restart the score was 4-3 to the home side.

The clearest story sits in Atalanta's chances. Their expected goals figure, a measure that adds up how good each shot was, where a figure of 1 roughly means a near-certain goal, came to 3.89. At home they usually reach 1.06, and an average side in this league reaches 1.38, so this was far beyond their normal output. They also took 22 shots against a home average of 13.1, and the league average is 14. Scoring four from that much quality was about what the chances deserved, so the problem lay at the other end.

Frosinone had the ball more often than they usually do away, with 53% possession against an away average of 42.1%. They also took 23 shots, well above their usual 16.9 on the road, and their expected goals of 1.73 sat above their normal 1.46. Frosinone scored four goals, which is more than double their away average of 1.9, so they turned fewer chances into more goals than their chance quality suggested. Their possession and their chances were both better than normal, and the result shows the two working together.

Two players stood out in the scoring. Farès Ghedjemis created three goals, earning a rating of 9.1 for his efforts across the match, and his deliveries were a major reason Frosinone kept finding space in the second half. Romano Schmid scored twice, and Krstović took Atalanta's two goals, plus one assist, from a late chance on the right of the attack. Elif Elmas's goal at 50 gave the home side a lead that lasted only until Terzić's equaliser at 82.

Defensively, both sides let in far more than they usually do. Atalanta conceded four at home against an average of 1.6, while Frosinone's four away goals came against an average of 1.9 conceded on the road. Frosinone also picked up four yellow cards to Atalanta's one, and both sides ended with nine shots on target, which means neither goalkeeper had an easy evening. No player was sent off.

The draw leaves Atalanta eleventh in the table with nine points from seven games. Frosinone sit sixth with 13 points from the same number of matches, having kept pace with the best of the chances they created.

Player of the matchN. Krstović2 goals · 1 assist9.4

F. Ghedjemis3 assists9.1

R. Schmid2 goals8.7

E. Elmas1 goal8.2