Thursday , 2 July 2026

ACF Fiorentina vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
ACF Fiorentina
1 – 1
Full Time
US Sassuolo Calcio
Wed 16 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Stadio Artemio Franchi HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Sofyan Amrabat 7' Y
Y 18' Manuel Locatelli
Y 18' Domenico Berardi
Y 19' Domenico Berardi
Y 29' Hamed Traore
Gaetano Castrovilli 42' Y
Cristiano Biraghi 45' Y
Y 62' Jeremy Toljan
Nikola Milenkovic 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

ACF Fiorentina vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Artemio Franchi.

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Marco Piccinini
  • Referee Alessio Tolfo
  • Referee Marcello Rossi

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

4
5
7
ACF Fiorentina 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals US Sassuolo Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-16 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-07-01 ACF Fiorentina 1–3 US Sassuolo Calcio 2019-10-30 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 ACF Fiorentina 2019-04-29 ACF Fiorentina 0–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2018-12-09 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 ACF Fiorentina

Recent Form

ACF Fiorentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio H 1–1 D
13 Dec Atalanta BC A 0–3 L
07 Dec Genoa CFC H 1–1 D
29 Nov AC Milan A 0–2 L
22 Nov Benevento Calcio H 0–1 L
07 Nov Parma Calcio 1913 A 0–0 D
US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec ACF Fiorentina A 1–1 D
11 Dec Benevento Calcio H 1–0 W
06 Dec AS Roma A 0–0 D
28 Nov FC Internazionale Milano H 0–3 L
22 Nov Hellas Verona FC A 2–0 W
06 Nov Udinese Calcio H 0–0 D

Season Stats

ACF Fiorentina US Sassuolo Calcio
#15 Position #11
42 Points 49
38 Played 38
9 / 15 / 14 W / D / L 14 / 7 / 17
41 Scored 46
50 Conceded 50
-9 GD -4
1.11 PPG 1.29
24% Win % 37%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

ACF Fiorentina are 15th (42 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 11th (49 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. ACF Fiorentina is hosting US Sassuolo Calcio for another epic battle.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 7' The referee shows ACF Fiorentina player a Yellow card on 7.
  • 12' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 13' A goal from the Ivory Coast international Hamed Traore! He fires home on 13 to make it 0-1!
  • 18' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Manuel Locatelli.
  • 19' US Sassuolo Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 29' Hamed Traore has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 29.
  • 34' 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.
  • 35' A goal from the Serbia international Dusan Vlahovic! He fires home on 35 to make it 1-1!
  • 40' ACF Fiorentina is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' That is a Yellow card for ACF Fiorentina. Gaetano Castrovilli will be fuming at that decision.
  • 45' The referee shows ACF Fiorentina player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' It looks like no one’s ball. ACF Fiorentina is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. ACF Fiorentina and US Sassuolo Calcio are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' ACF Fiorentina currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 61' Fresh legs for US Sassuolo Calcio! Gregoire Defrel comes on to replace Hamed Traore.
  • 62' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jeremy Toljan on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
  • 72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Federico Peluso made 384 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' Time for substitution for ACF Fiorentina. Martin Caceres is replaced by Igor.
  • 74' Erick Pulgar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gaetano Castrovilli on 74 minute.
  • 79' US Sassuolo Calcio make a change. Jeremie Boga trudges off to be replaced by Filip Duricic on 79 minutes.
  • 82' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Manuel Locatelli is replaced by Francesco Magnanelli.
  • 87' A change in the ACF Fiorentina ranks — Giacomo Bonaventura exits the field as Borja Valero enters on 87.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nikola Milenkovic.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Domenico Berardi 5
Nicolas Gonzalez 4
Arthur Cabral 3
Gregoire Defrel 3
Dusan Vlahovic 3
Lucas Torreira 2
Riccardo Saponara 2
Hamed Traore 2

Head to Head

2020-12-16 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-07-01 ACF Fiorentina 1–3 US Sassuolo Calcio 2019-10-30 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 ACF Fiorentina 2019-04-29 ACF Fiorentina 0–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2018-12-09 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 ACF Fiorentina

ACF Fiorentina Form

2020-12-16 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2020-12-13 Atalanta BC 3–0 ACF Fiorentina L 2020-12-07 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 Genoa CFC D 2020-11-29 AC Milan 2–0 ACF Fiorentina L 2020-11-22 ACF Fiorentina 0–1 Benevento Calcio L 2020-11-07 Parma Calcio 1913 0–0 ACF Fiorentina D

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2020-12-16 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2020-12-11 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–0 Benevento Calcio W 2020-12-06 AS Roma 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2020-11-28 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–3 FC Internazionale Milano L 2020-11-22 Hellas Verona FC 0–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2020-11-06 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–0 Udinese Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.15 ACF Fiorentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
I would bet for: ACF Fiorentina or US Sassuolo Calcio 70% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
ACF Fiorentina33% Draw30% US Sassuolo Calcio37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

ACF Fiorentina or Draw
63%
Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio
67%
ACF Fiorentina or US Sassuolo Calcio
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
ACF Fiorentina23% Draw49% US Sassuolo Calcio28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
10.2%
1 – 0
8.8%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.5%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — ACF Fiorentina

Handicap ACF Fiorentina covers Push US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

ACF Fiorentina keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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