Saturday , 14 November 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 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

5
5
7
ACF Fiorentina 17 games · Avg 3.2 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 #17
9 Points 8
11 Played 11
2 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 7
17 Scored 16
25 Conceded 29
-8 GD -13
0.82 PPG 0.73
18% Win % 18%

Key Stats

76% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
ACF Fiorentina this season
0% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this season

ACF Fiorentina are 15th (9 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 17th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

ACF Fiorentina
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/5
31-45
2/5
46-60
5/3
61-75
3/5
76+
3/5
■ 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)

ACF Fiorentina
Mateo Pellegrino 4 G
Franco Mastantuono 4 G
Alieu Njie 3 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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and ACF Fiorentina launch into their encounter with US Sassuolo Calcio.
  • 5' Sofyan Amrabat is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for US Sassuolo Calcio tonight.
  • 7' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sofyan Amrabat on 7 minutes.
  • 12' ACF Fiorentina has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 13' A goal from the Ivory Coast international Hamed Traore! He fires home on 13 to make it 0-1!
  • 18' US Sassuolo Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 19' Domenico Berardi is having his name booked by the referee on 19.
  • 24' It is a cagey affair so far. ACF Fiorentina in their trying to find a way past US Sassuolo Calcio's compact .
  • 29' Poor challenge from Hamed Traore. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both ACF Fiorentina and US Sassuolo Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' What a moment for Dusan Vlahovic! That strike on 35 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 40' 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.
  • 42' Controversy at the stadium! Gaetano Castrovilli argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 45' It’s a booking for ACF Fiorentina player. Cristiano Biraghi gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Gregoire Defrel. He replaces Hamed Traore on 61 minute.
  • 62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jeremy Toljan.
  • 67' US Sassuolo Calcio is showing some good football. However, US Sassuolo Calcio are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 72' Andrea Consigli, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 73' Igor gets the nod from ACF Fiorentina. He replaces Martin Caceres and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' Erick Pulgar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gaetano Castrovilli on 74 minute.
  • 79' A tactical swap from US Sassuolo Calcio — Filip Duricic on, Jeremie Boga off on 79 minutes.
  • 82' A tactical swap from US Sassuolo Calcio — Francesco Magnanelli on, Manuel Locatelli off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' The ACF Fiorentina bench stirs into life. Giacomo Bonaventura is withdrawn and Borja Valero gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The referee shows ACF Fiorentina player a Yellow card on 90.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Gregoire Defrel 3
Dusan Vlahovic 3
Arthur Cabral 3
Riccardo Saponara 2
Hamed Traore 2
Armand Lauriente 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
2 / 4
1.98 ACF Fiorentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
I would bet for: ACF Fiorentina or US Sassuolo Calcio 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
ACF Fiorentina42% Draw25% US Sassuolo Calcio33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

ACF Fiorentina or Draw
67%
Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio
58%
ACF Fiorentina or US Sassuolo Calcio
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
ACF Fiorentina34% Draw40% US Sassuolo Calcio26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.4%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.8%
0 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — ACF Fiorentina

Handicap ACF Fiorentina covers Push US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 13% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 19% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 16% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

ACF Fiorentina keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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