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

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Serie A · 2020-21

ACF Fiorentina

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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

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

ACF Fiorentina 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
US Sassuolo Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	US Cremonese	38	34
2	Hellas Verona FC	38	21
3	AC Pisa 1909	38	18
4	FC Internazionale Milano	0	0
5	SSC Napoli	0	0
6	AS Roma	0	0
7	Como 1907	0	0
8	AC Milan	0	0
9	Juventus FC	0	0
10	Atalanta BC	0	0
11	Bologna FC 1909	0	0
12	SS Lazio	0	0
13	Udinese Calcio	0	0
14	US Sassuolo Calcio	0	0
15	Torino FC	0	0
16	Parma Calcio 1913	0	0
17	Cagliari Calcio	0	0
18	ACF Fiorentina	0	0
19	Genoa CFC	0	0
20	US Lecce	0	0
21	AC Monza	0	0
22	Venezia FC	0	0
23	Frosinone Calcio	0	0

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#18	Position	#14
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

ACF Fiorentina are 18th (0 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 14th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Stadio Artemio Franchi. Ninety minutes of football awaits between ACF Fiorentina and US Sassuolo Calcio.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. US Sassuolo Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
7' Controversy at the stadium! Sofyan Amrabat argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
12' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dusan Vlahovic made 456 appearances and scored 114 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
13' Hamed Traore has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 13 minutes.
18' Manuel Locatelli is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
19' The referee calls foul for Domenico Berardi. He receives a Yellow card.
24' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
29' US Sassuolo Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 29.
34' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' What composure from Dusan Vlahovic! The Serbia international strokes it home. 1-1.
40' Jeremie Boga, a Ivory Coast , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
42' It’s a booking for ACF Fiorentina player. Gaetano Castrovilli gets a Yellow card.
45' The referee calls foul for Cristiano Biraghi. He receives a Yellow card.
50' ACF Fiorentina are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined US Sassuolo Calcio backline.
55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Manuel Locatelli is clearly more than just a goal scorer for US Sassuolo Calcio.
60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roberto De Zerbi will be considering his options from the bench.
61' US Sassuolo Calcio make a change. Hamed Traore trudges off to be replaced by Gregoire Defrel on 61 minutes.
62' Jeremy Toljan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
72' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
73' ACF Fiorentina ring the changes. Martin Caceres has done his job and it is now time for Igor to step up.
74' Another substitution for ACF Fiorentina to replace Gaetano Castrovilli by Erick Pulgar on 74 minute.
79' Fresh legs for US Sassuolo Calcio! Filip Duricic comes on to replace Jeremie Boga.
82' It is a substitution in US Sassuolo Calcio team. Manuel Locatelli is replaced by Francesco Magnanelli on 82 minute.
87' The ACF Fiorentina bench stirs into life. Giacomo Bonaventura is withdrawn and Borja Valero gets his opportunity.
90' Nikola Milenkovic was booked on 90.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

Starting XI

10
Gaetano Castrovilli ↓ Erick Pulgar 74'
34
Sofyan Amrabat
7
Franck Ribery
5
Giacomo Bonaventura ↓ Borja Valero 87'
69
Bartlomiej Dragowski
20
German Pezzella C
4
Nikola Milenkovic
3
Cristiano Biraghi
9
Dusan Vlahovic ↓ Christian Kouame 74'
22
Martin Caceres ↓ Igor Julio 73'
23
Lorenzo Venuti

Bench

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

14
Pedro Obiang ↓ Mehdi Bourabia 79'
22
Jeremy Toljan
21
Vlad Chiriches
73
Manuel Locatelli ↓ Francesco Magnanelli 82'
47
Andrea Consigli
13
Federico Peluso
6
Rogerio
25
Domenico Berardi C
7
Jeremie Boga ↓ Filip Duricic 79'
23
Hamed Traore ↓ Gregoire Defrel 61'
18
Giacomo Raspadori ↓ Francesco Caputo 61'

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

0.47 ACF Fiorentina xG

Expected Goals

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

0.67 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct

ACF Fiorentina25% Draw42% US Sassuolo Calcio33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes21% 0% No79%

Avg goals/match: 1.14

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	65%	35%
± 1.5	32%	68%
± 2.5	12%	88%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

ACF Fiorentina or Draw

67%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

75%

ACF Fiorentina or US Sassuolo Calcio

58%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

ACF Fiorentina12% Draw70% US Sassuolo Calcio18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

34.8%

0 – 1

19.6%

1 – 0

13.2%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

6.5%

1 – 2

3.6%

2 – 0

3.1%

2 – 1

2.5%

0 – 3

1.4%

2 – 2

1 – 3

0.9%

3 – 0

0.5%

Asian Handicap — ACF Fiorentina

Handicap	ACF Fiorentina covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	16%	80%
-0.5	20%	—	80%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	24%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

ACF Fiorentina keeps clean sheet

52% ✗

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

63% ✗

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