AC Milan vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2019-20

AC Milan

0 – 0

Full Time

US Sassuolo Calcio

Sun 15 Dec 2019 · 14:00 UTC Stadio Giuseppe Meazza HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 10' Jeremy Toljan

Theo Hernandez 29' Y

Y 39' Francesco Caputo

Mateo Musacchio 40' Y

Franck Kessie 42' Y

Giacomo Bonaventura 72' Y

Y 72' Manuel Locatelli

Y 80' Marlon

Lucas Paqueta 90' Y

Overview

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AC Milan vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

AC Milan 11 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
US Sassuolo Calcio 11 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Luca Banti
Referee Gianluca Manganiello
Referee Enrico Caliari
Referee Francesco Fourneau
Referee Tarcisio Villa

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	SS Lazio	11	29
2	FC Internazionale Milano	11	28
3	AS Roma	11	27
4	AC Milan	11	24
5	Como 1907	11	23
6	Frosinone Calcio	11	20
7	Juventus FC	11	18
8	Bologna FC 1909	11	17
9	Cagliari Calcio	11	16
10	SSC Napoli	11	15
11	Torino FC	11	14
12	Atalanta BC	11	14
13	Genoa CFC	11	13
14	US Lecce	11	10
15	ACF Fiorentina	11	9
16	Parma Calcio 1913	11	8
17	US Sassuolo Calcio	11	8
18	AC Monza	11	7
19	Venezia FC	11	6
20	Udinese Calcio	11	5

Head-to-Head

AC Milan 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals US Sassuolo Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2019-12-15 AC Milan 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2019-03-02 AC Milan 1–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2018-09-30 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–4 AC Milan 2018-03-11 AC Milan 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2017-10-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–1 AC Milan

Recent Form

AC Milan

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	0–0	D
08 Dec	Bologna FC 1909	A	3–2	W
01 Dec	Parma Calcio 1913	A	1–0	W
23 Nov	SSC Napoli	H	1–1	D
10 Nov	Juventus FC	A	0–1	L
03 Nov	SS Lazio	H	1–2	L

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Dec	AC Milan	A	0–0	D
08 Dec	Cagliari Calcio	H	2–2	D
01 Dec	Juventus FC	A	2–2	D
24 Nov	SS Lazio	H	1–2	L
08 Nov	Bologna FC 1909	H	3–1	W
03 Nov	US Lecce	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

AC Milan		US Sassuolo Calcio
#4	Position	#17
24	Points	8
11	Played	11
7 / 3 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 7
23	Scored	16
13	Conceded	29
+10	GD	-13
2.18	PPG	0.73
64%	Win %	18%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season

0% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this season

AC Milan are 4th (24 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 17th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Milan

0-15

6/2

16-30

3/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

10/3

76+

–/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

US Sassuolo Calcio

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/4

31-45

3/3

46-60

2/8

61-75

3/4

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Milan

Adrien Rabiot	5 G	4 A
Alphadjo Cisse	5 G
Diego Moreira	4 G	3 A
Christian Pulisic	4 G	1 A
Goncalo Ramos	2 G	2 A

US Sassuolo Calcio

Vasilije Adzic	3 G	1 A
Sebastiano Esposito	2 G	2 A
Domenico Berardi	2 G
Cas Odenthal	2 G
Cristian Volpato	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. AC Milan are looking to make home advantage count against US Sassuolo Calcio.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' That is a Yellow card for US Sassuolo Calcio. Jeremy Toljan will be fuming at that decision.
15' Andrea Conti has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' Franck Kessie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for US Sassuolo Calcio so far.
29' Theo Hernandez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 29.
34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
39' Francesco Caputo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
40' The referee has no hesitation. Mateo Musacchio is booked for AC Milan — Yellow card on 40.
42' A moment of madness from Franck Kessie on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AC Milan will be frustrated.
47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Milan that had 530 games and scored 627 goals.
52' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AC Milan and US Sassuolo Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
56' Franck Kessie makes way for Lucas Paqueta at the 56 minute mark. A tactical switch from AC Milan.
61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Milan needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
66' AC Milan is showing some good football. However, AC Milan are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
68' US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hamed Traore is hanging Filip Duricic on the field on 68 minute.
72' Giacomo Bonaventura was booked on 72.
75' A change in the US Sassuolo Calcio ranks — Gianmarco Ferrari exits the field as Filippo Romagna enters on 75.
78' AC Milan ring the changes. Krzysztof Piatek has done his job and it is now time for Rafael Leao to step up.
79' The supporters are chanting for Pedro Obiang. He replaces Manuel Locatelli on 79 minute.
80' US Sassuolo Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
85' A tactical swap from AC Milan — Samu Castillejo on, Suso off on 85 minutes.
90' Poor challenge from Lucas Paqueta. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
The points are shared — AC Milan 0-0 US Sassuolo Calcio. Honours even.

Lineups

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

22
Jeremy Toljan
73
Manuel Locatelli ↓ Pedro Obiang 79'
56
Gianluca Pegolo
4
Francesco Magnanelli C
25
Domenico Berardi
31
Gian Marco Ferrari ↓ Filippo Romagna 75'
10
Filip Duricic ↓ Hamed Traore 68'
7
Jeremie Boga
2
Marlon
9
Francesco Caputo
77
Giorgos Kiriakopoulos

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Olivier Giroud	4
Domenico Berardi	4
Armand Lauriente	4
Rafael Leao	2
Hakan Calhanoglu	2
Franck Kessie	2
Suso	2
Giacomo Raspadori	2

Head to Head

AC Milan Form

2019-12-15 AC Milan 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2019-12-08 Bologna FC 1909 2–3 AC Milan W 2019-12-01 Parma Calcio 1913 0–1 AC Milan W 2019-11-23 AC Milan 1–1 SSC Napoli D 2019-11-10 Juventus FC 1–0 AC Milan L 2019-11-03 AC Milan 1–2 SS Lazio L

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2019-12-15 AC Milan 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2019-12-08 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 Cagliari Calcio D 2019-12-01 Juventus FC 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2019-11-24 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 SS Lazio L 2019-11-08 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–1 Bologna FC 1909 W 2019-11-03 US Lecce 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

0 / 4

2.58 AC Milan xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.91 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + AC Milan to win 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

AC Milan66% Draw19% US Sassuolo Calcio15%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw

86%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

34%

AC Milan or US Sassuolo Calcio

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AC Milan53% Draw36% US Sassuolo Calcio11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

3 – 0

8.5%

1 – 1

7.9%

1 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

7.6%

4 – 0

5.5%

4 – 1

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

3 – 2

3.5%

1 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap	AC Milan covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	30%	—	70%
-2	30%	21%	49%
-1.5	51%	—	49%
-1	51%	21%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	7%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

8% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.