Torino had the ball, but their chances were below their usual level

Torino kept most of the ball and took more shots than Lecce, but the chances they made were worth less than they usually create, and the match ended level.

K. N'Dri put Lecce ahead in the 18th minute, and for a while the visitors looked set to hold on to that lead. They did not. G. Simeone, rated 7.5 for Torino, equalised, and the match at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino was shared.

The more striking story is what Torino did with the ball. They had 64% of possession, meaning the share of the match in which a side keeps the ball. Their average at home this season is 48.7%, so this was a long way above their usual share. A side with that much of the ball usually expects to win, yet Torino came away with a single point.

The reason lies in the quality of their chances. Expected goals, or xG, is a measure of how good a chance was, based on where it was taken from and how it was struck. Torino's chances added up to 0.94 on that measure, below the 1.14 they usually create at home. Nine of their shots came from inside the box, which is where good chances tend to come from, but the xG figure says they were not as threatening as usual.

Lecce were the other way round in possession. They had 36% of the ball, against 41.7% in their away games this season, so they were a little under their usual share as well. They managed six shots, and five of them came from outside the box. Their chances came to 0.31, which is far beneath the 1.09 they average away from home.

This is where the match is worth a second look. Torino usually concede 1.28 xG per home game, which means the quality of the chances their opponents create. Lecce's chances this time came in well under that. Lecce, for their part, usually concede 2.1 goals away, and they conceded just one here. The league average is 3.3 goals per match, and this game had two, so it was a quiet afternoon by the standards of the division.

Simeone was the Torino player who found the net, and he took more shots than anyone else in the record for his side. Two of his four efforts were on target, which is the sort of finishing that turns a share of the ball into something on the scoreboard. Lecce collected two yellow cards, and Torino none, which is a small detail but one a reader would notice on the sheet.

Torino stay tenth in Serie A with 13 points from 10 matches. Lecce, on 9 points, are fourteenth.

Player of the matchK. N’Dri1 goal8.2

G. Simeone1 goal7.5

P. Comuzzo1 assist7.2

A. Ismajli8 duels won7.0