AC Milan vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2023-24

AC Milan

1 – 0

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US Sassuolo Calcio

Sat 30 Dec 2023 · 17:00 UTC Giuseppe Meazza HT 45' · FT 45'

Christian Pulisic 59' 1–0

Y 88' Samu Castillejo

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Livio Marinelli
Assistant 1 Marcello Rossi
Assistant 2 Marco Ricci (Italy)

4 games this season 🟨 5.8/game ⚽ 26.0 goals/game

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

2023-12-30 AC Milan 1–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 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

Recent Form

AC Milan

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	1–0	W
22 Dec	US Salernitana 1919	A	2–2	D
17 Dec	AC Monza	H	3–0	W
13 Dec	Newcastle United FC	A	2–1	W
09 Dec	Atalanta BC	A	2–3	L
02 Dec	Frosinone Calcio	H	3–1	W

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	AC Milan	A	0–1	L
22 Dec	Genoa CFC	H	1–2	L
17 Dec	Udinese Calcio	A	2–2	D
11 Dec	Cagliari Calcio	A	1–2	L
03 Dec	AS Roma	H	1–2	L
26 Nov	Empoli FC	A	4–3	W

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 Giuseppe Meazza. AC Milan are looking to make home advantage count against US Sassuolo Calcio.
5' The travelling US Sassuolo Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' The 27-year-old Rafael Leao has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' US Sassuolo Calcio has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' US Sassuolo Calcio looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Cas Odenthal scoring 1 goals.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AC Milan and US Sassuolo Calcio are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
40' Italy international Andrea Pinamonti has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering US Sassuolo Calcio that had 395 games and scored 476 goals.
46' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Martin Erlic by Ruan on 46 minute.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Olivier Giroud, as he is very good at scoring at Giuseppe Meazza with 11 goals in the last 8 games.
56' US Sassuolo Calcio fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
59' Christian Pulisic puts AC Milan on the lead.
63' Yacine Adli is replacing Ismael Bennacer for the AC Milan side.
65' Another change for US Sassuolo Calcio made on 65 minute. Nedim Bajrami leaves to be changed by Cristian Volpato.
70' Fresh legs for US Sassuolo Calcio! Samu Castillejo comes on to replace Domenico Berardi.
74' The whistle greets Ruben Loftus-Cheek as he departs to be replaced by Kevin Zeroli.
79' The home supporters are growing impatient. AC Milan must find a spark to ignite this game.
81' The crowd applauds Simon Kjaer as he leaves the pitch. Jan-Carlo Simic steps in for AC Milan.
86' Marcus Pedersen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
88' US Sassuolo Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
89' It is a substitution in US Sassuolo Calcio team. Kristian Thorstvedt is replaced by Emil Ceide on 89 minute.
The points are shared — AC Milan 1-0 US Sassuolo Calcio. Honours even.

Lineups

AC Milan Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Matheus Henrique
45
Armand Lauriente ↓ Samuele Mulattieri 89'
22
Jeremy Toljan
47
Andrea Consigli
10
Domenico Berardi ↓ Samu Castillejo 70'
5
Martin Erlic ↓ Ruan 46'
9
Andrea Pinamonti
11
Nedim Bajrami ↓ Cristian Volpato 65'
42
Kristian Thorstvedt ↓ Emil Ceide 89'
3
Marcus Pedersen
13
Gianmarco Ferrari

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

AC Milan Form

2023-12-30 AC Milan 1–0 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2023-12-22 US Salernitana 1919 2–2 AC Milan D 2023-12-17 AC Milan 3–0 AC Monza W 2023-12-13 Newcastle United FC 1–2 AC Milan W 2023-12-09 Atalanta BC 3–2 AC Milan L 2023-12-02 AC Milan 3–1 Frosinone Calcio W

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2023-12-30 AC Milan 1–0 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2023-12-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Genoa CFC L 2023-12-17 Udinese Calcio 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2023-12-11 Cagliari Calcio 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2023-12-03 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AS Roma L 2023-11-26 Empoli FC 3–4 US Sassuolo Calcio W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.95 AC Milan xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + AC Milan to win 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AC Milan69% Draw17% US Sassuolo Calcio14%

Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 4.06

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw

86%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

31%

AC Milan or US Sassuolo Calcio

83%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

AC Milan55% Draw33% US Sassuolo Calcio12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.2%

3 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.7%

3 – 0

7.3%

1 – 1

6.4%

4 – 1

5.8%

4 – 0

5.3%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

4.4%

5 – 1

3.5%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap	AC Milan covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	34%	—	66%
-2	34%	20%	46%
-1.5	54%	—	46%
-1	54%	19%	27%
-0.5	73%	—	27%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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