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 5 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
US Sassuolo Calcio 5 games · 7 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	AS Roma	5	13
2	FC Internazionale Milano	5	13
3	SS Lazio	5	13
4	Cagliari Calcio	5	12
5	AC Milan	5	11
6	Frosinone Calcio	5	10
7	Juventus FC	5	10
8	Como 1907	5	10
9	SSC Napoli	5	7
10	US Sassuolo Calcio	5	7
11	Atalanta BC	5	6
12	US Lecce	5	6
13	Udinese Calcio	5	4
14	Torino FC	5	4
15	Parma Calcio 1913	5	4
16	AC Monza	5	4
17	ACF Fiorentina	5	4
18	Bologna FC 1909	5	2
19	Genoa CFC	5	1
20	Venezia FC	5	0

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	#10
11	Points	7
5	Played	5
3 / 2 / 0	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 2
10	Scored	9
4	Conceded	9
+6	GD	+0
2.20	PPG	1.40
60%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season

0% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this season

AC Milan are 5th (11 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 10th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Milan

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/1

46-60

–/–

61-75

8/–

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

US Sassuolo Calcio

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Milan

Diego Moreira	3 G
Adrien Rabiot	2 G	2 A
Alphadjo Cisse	2 G
Goncalo Ramos	1 G	1 A

US Sassuolo Calcio

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

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. AC Milan host US Sassuolo Calcio — let the battle begin!
5' The 25-year-old Charles De Ketelaere has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
8' Against the run of play, Olivier Giroud has scored! This game has turned on its head.
13' Kristian Thorstvedt has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
18' AC Milan are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined US Sassuolo Calcio backline.
19' Gregoire Defrel is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the centre-forward.
22' What a moment for Davide Frattesi! That strike on 22 puts his side firmly in control.
24' The deadlock is broken! Olivier Giroud gets on the scoresheet on 24 minutes.
29' Ante Rebic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AC Milan tonight.
30' The deadlock is broken! Domenico Berardi gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
35' US Sassuolo Calcio fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
38' Sandro Tonali picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
39' A moment of madness from Domenico Berardi on 39 minutes earns him a Yellow card. US Sassuolo Calcio will be frustrated.
44' It looks surprising AC Milan does not make any changes. Martin Erlic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ante Rebic on 45 minutes.
46' The referee has no hesitation. Davide Calabria is booked for AC Milan — Yellow card on 46.
46' Rafael Leao gets the nod from AC Milan. He replaces Charles De Ketelaere and will look to change the dynamic.
47' Goal! Armand Lauriente scores his 51 goal in 218 matches.
52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Milan that had 517 games and scored 603 goals.
53' The referee calls foul for Pedro Obiang. He receives a Yellow card.
58' Sandro Tonali needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 40 Yellow cards this season.
61' Rade Krunic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 61.
66' Rade Krunic, a Bosnia-Herzegovina , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
70' Junior Messias is replacing Alexis Saelemaekers for the AC Milan side.
71' The crowd applauds Rade Krunic as he leaves the pitch. Tommaso Pobega steps in for AC Milan.
73' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Davide Frattesi on 73 minutes.
76' US Sassuolo Calcio ring the changes. Gregoire Defrel has done his job and it is now time for Matheus Henrique to step up.
77' The crowd applauds Davide Frattesi as he leaves the pitch. Kristian Thorstvedt steps in for US Sassuolo Calcio.
79' Matheus Henrique doubles the advantage! 2-5 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
81' Goal! Divock Origi scores his 19 goal in 411 matches.
85' A change in the US Sassuolo Calcio ranks — Domenico Berardi exits the field as Gian Marco Ferrari enters on 85.
87' AC Milan player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
The referee brings this contest to a close. US Sassuolo Calcio take all three points.

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
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	2
Suso	2
Rafael Leao	2
Hakan Calhanoglu	2
Franck Kessie	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

2.33 AC Milan xG

Expected Goals

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

1.74 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

AC Milan47% Draw23% US Sassuolo Calcio30%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes74% 0% No26%

Avg goals/match: 4.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	76%	24%
± 3.5	57%	43%
± 4.5	38%	62%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw

70%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

53%

AC Milan or US Sassuolo Calcio

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AC Milan39% Draw37% US Sassuolo Calcio24%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted

2 – 5

Actual

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 1

7.7%

2 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

1 – 2

5.9%

3 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

4.8%

2 – 3

3.9%

1 – 0

3.6%

3 – 0

3.6%

4 – 1

3.5%

1 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap	AC Milan covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	15%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	19%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	14%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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