AC Milan vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2022-23

AC Milan

2 – 5

Full Time

US Sassuolo Calcio

Sun 29 Jan 2023 · 11:30 UTC San Siro HT 45' · FT 45'

Sandro Tonali 38' Y

Y 39' Domenico Berardi

Ante Rebic 45' Y

Davide Calabria 46' Y

Y 53' Pedro Obiang

Rade Krunic 61' Y

Y 61' Giorgos Kiriakopoulos

Y 73' Davide Frattesi

Matteo Gabbia 87' Y

Overview

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AC Milan vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A at San Siro.

AC Milan 38 games · 70 pts (2026/27)
US Sassuolo Calcio 38 games · 49 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Luca Banti
Referee Antonio Giua
Referee Federico Dionisi
Referee Luigi Rossi
Referee
Referee Matteo Marchetti (Italy)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Internazionale Milano	38	87
2	SSC Napoli	38	76
3	AS Roma	38	73
4	Como 1907	38	71
5	AC Milan	38	70
6	Juventus FC	38	69
7	Atalanta BC	38	59
8	Bologna FC 1909	38	56
9	SS Lazio	38	54
10	Udinese Calcio	38	50
11	US Sassuolo Calcio	38	49
12	Parma Calcio 1913	38	45
13	Torino FC	38	45
14	Cagliari Calcio	38	43
15	ACF Fiorentina	38	42
16	Genoa CFC	38	41
17	US Lecce	38	38
18	US Cremonese	38	34
19	Hellas Verona FC	38	21
20	AC Pisa 1909	38	18

Head-to-Head

AC Milan 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals US Sassuolo Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2023-01-29 AC Milan 2–5 US Sassuolo Calcio 2022-08-30 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–0 AC Milan 2022-05-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–3 AC Milan 2021-11-28 AC Milan 1–3 US Sassuolo Calcio 2021-04-21 AC Milan 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

AC Milan

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Jan	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	2–5	L
24 Jan	SS Lazio	A	0–4	L
14 Jan	US Lecce	A	2–2	D
08 Jan	AS Roma	H	2–2	D
04 Jan	US Salernitana 1919	A	2–1	W
13 Nov	ACF Fiorentina	H	2–1	W

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Jan	AC Milan	A	5–2	W
22 Jan	AC Monza	A	1–1	D
15 Jan	SS Lazio	H	0–2	L
07 Jan	ACF Fiorentina	A	1–2	L
04 Jan	UC Sampdoria	H	1–2	L
12 Nov	Bologna FC 1909	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

AC Milan		US Sassuolo Calcio
#5	Position	#11
70	Points	49
38	Played	38
20 / 10 / 8	W / D / L	14 / 7 / 17
53	Scored	46
35	Conceded	50
+18	GD	-4
1.84	PPG	1.29
53%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AC Milan are 5th (70 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 11th (49 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! AC Milan welcome US Sassuolo Calcio for this crunch clash at San Siro.
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
8' A goal from the France international Olivier Giroud! He fires home on 8 to make it 1-0!
13' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
18' US Sassuolo Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
19' Gregoire Defrel doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
22' Against the run of play, Davide Frattesi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
24' GOAL! Olivier Giroud fires home to make it 2-2!
29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AC Milan and US Sassuolo Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' What composure from Domenico Berardi! The Italy international strokes it home. 2-3.
35' AC Milan have won 600 goals from 515 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
38' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sandro Tonali.
39' US Sassuolo Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
44' The home supporters are growing impatient. AC Milan must find a spark to ignite this game.
45' The referee calls foul for Ante Rebic. He receives a Yellow card.
46' The referee shows AC Milan player a Yellow card on 46.
46' Fresh legs for AC Milan! Rafael Leao comes on to replace Charles De Ketelaere.
47' What a moment for Armand Lauriente! That strike on 47 puts his side firmly in control.
52' US Sassuolo Calcio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Pedro Obiang.
58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
61' That is a Yellow card for AC Milan. Rade Krunic will be fuming at that decision.
66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
70' AC Milan make a change. Alexis Saelemaekers trudges off to be replaced by Junior Messias on 70 minutes.
71' The supporters are chanting for Tommaso Pobega. He replaces Rade Krunic on 71 minute.
73' US Sassuolo Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
76' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Gregoire Defrel is replaced by Matheus Henrique.
77' The US Sassuolo Calcio bench stirs into life. Davide Frattesi is withdrawn and Kristian Thorstvedt gets his opportunity.
79' Matheus Henrique makes no mistake. The score reads 2-5 and US Sassuolo Calcio are in front.
81' What a strike from Divock Origi! The score is 3-5.
85' Gian Marco Ferrari is ready to make an impact after coming on for Domenico Berardi at the 85 minute mark.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Matteo Gabbia on 87 minutes.
AC Milan will have plenty to reflect on. US Sassuolo Calcio were simply the better side today.

Lineups

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

9
Olivier Giroud
1
Ciprian Tatarusanu
12
Ante Rebic ↓ Divock Origi 71'
19
Theo Hernandez
2
Davide Calabria
8
Sandro Tonali
33
Rade Krunic ↓ Tommaso Pobega 71'
56
Alexis Saelemaekers ↓ Junior Messias 70'
46
Matteo Gabbia
90
Charles De Ketelaere ↓ Rafael Leao 46'
20
Pierre Kalulu

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

16
Davide Frattesi ↓ Kristian Thorstvedt 77'
14
Pedro Obiang
45
Armand Lauriente ↓ Agustin Alvarez 76'
3
Riccardo Marchizza ↓ Giorgos Kiriakopoulos 46'
92
Gregoire Defrel ↓ Matheus Henrique 76'
47
Andrea Consigli
6
Rogerio
10
Domenico Berardi ↓ Gian Marco Ferrari 85'
28
Martin Erlic
23
Hamed Traore
44
Ruan Netto

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Olivier Giroud	4
Domenico Berardi	4
Armand Lauriente	4
Suso	2
Giacomo Raspadori	2
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	2
Suso	2
Rafael Leao	2

Head to Head

AC Milan Form

2023-01-29 AC Milan 2–5 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2023-01-24 SS Lazio 4–0 AC Milan L 2023-01-14 US Lecce 2–2 AC Milan D 2023-01-08 AC Milan 2–2 AS Roma D 2023-01-04 US Salernitana 1919 1–2 AC Milan W 2022-11-13 AC Milan 2–1 ACF Fiorentina W

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2023-01-29 AC Milan 2–5 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2023-01-22 AC Monza 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2023-01-15 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–2 SS Lazio L 2023-01-07 ACF Fiorentina 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2023-01-04 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 UC Sampdoria L 2022-11-12 Bologna FC 1909 3–0 US Sassuolo Calcio L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.77 AC Milan xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: AC Milan or US Sassuolo Calcio 74% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

AC Milan39% Draw26% US Sassuolo Calcio35%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw

65%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

61%

AC Milan or US Sassuolo Calcio

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AC Milan30% Draw41% US Sassuolo Calcio29%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted

2 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 0

4.9%

3 – 1

4.7%

0 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

4.5%

1 – 3

4.3%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap	AC Milan covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	18%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	17%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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