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

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
#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' KICK OFF: AC Milan gets underway.
5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with US Sassuolo Calcio winning 0% of all matches.
8' Olivier Giroud has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 8 minutes.
13' It is a cagey affair so far. AC Milan in their trying to find a way past US Sassuolo Calcio's compact .
18' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
19' The deadlock is broken! Gregoire Defrel gets on the scoresheet on 19 minutes.
22' US Sassuolo Calcio is taking the lead after the goal scored by Davide Frattesi on 22.
24' GOAL! Olivier Giroud scores on 24. Assisted by Davide Calabria
29' It looks surprising AC Milan does not make any changes. Davide Calabria has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' Magnificent from Domenico Berardi! That is 88 goals in 395 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
35' US Sassuolo Calcio are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
38' The referee calls foul for Sandro Tonali. He receives a Yellow card.
39' The referee shows US Sassuolo Calcio player a Yellow card on 39.
44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' AC Milan receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
46' Davide Calabria catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 46.
46' Time for substitution for AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere is replaced by Rafael Leao.
47' Armand Lauriente has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 47 minutes.
52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Giorgos Kiriakopoulos, as he is very good at scoring at San Siro with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
53' The referee calls foul for Pedro Obiang. He receives a Yellow card.
58' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
61' AC Milan player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
66' The travelling US Sassuolo Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
70' Another substitution for AC Milan to replace Alexis Saelemaekers by Junior Messias on 70 minute.
71' Another substitution for AC Milan to replace Rade Krunic by Tommaso Pobega on 71 minute.
73' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Davide Frattesi on 73 minutes.
76' Matheus Henrique has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gregoire Defrel on 76 minute.
77' The crowd applauds Davide Frattesi as he leaves the pitch. Kristian Thorstvedt steps in for US Sassuolo Calcio.
79' Matheus Henrique makes no mistake. The score reads 2-5 and US Sassuolo Calcio are in front.
81' The deadlock is broken! Divock Origi gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
85' The crowd applauds Domenico Berardi as he leaves the pitch. Gian Marco Ferrari steps in for US Sassuolo Calcio.
87' The referee shows AC Milan player a Yellow card on 87.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AC Milan.

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
Domenico Berardi	4
Armand Lauriente	4
Olivier Giroud	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

2.94 AC Milan xG

Expected Goals

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

1.79 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

AC Milan54% Draw21% US Sassuolo Calcio25%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	84%	16%
± 3.5	68%	32%
± 4.5	50%	50%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw

75%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

46%

AC Milan or US Sassuolo Calcio

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AC Milan47% Draw33% US Sassuolo Calcio20%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted

2 – 5

Actual

2 – 1

6.8%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 2

5.7%

1 – 1

5.4%

4 – 1

4.8%

4 – 2

4.2%

1 – 2

4.2%

2 – 0

3 – 0

3.8%

2 – 3

3.5%

3 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap	AC Milan covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	17%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	18%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	11%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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