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ACF Fiorentina vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2022-23
ACF Fiorentina
2 – 1
Full Time
US Sassuolo Calcio
Sat 7 Jan 2023 · 14:00 UTC Artemio Franchi, Firenze HT 45' · FT 45'
Nikola Milenkovic 10' Y
Y 19' Hamed Traore
Y 26' Ruan Netto
Y 27' Ruan Netto
Alfred Duncan 57' Y
Dodo 57' Y
Gaetano Castrovilli 75' Y
Y 90' Domenico Berardi
Nicolas Gonzalez 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Daniele Doveri
  • Referee Fabiano Preti
  • Referee Gianluca Manganiello
  • Referee Oreste Muto
  • Referee Giovanni Baccini
  • Referee Daniele Rutella (Italy)

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

4
5
7
ACF Fiorentina 16 games · Avg 3.0 goals US Sassuolo Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-07 ACF Fiorentina 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2022-02-26 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 ACF Fiorentina 2021-12-19 ACF Fiorentina 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio 2021-04-17 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–1 ACF Fiorentina 2020-12-16 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

ACF Fiorentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan US Sassuolo Calcio H 2–1 W
04 Jan AC Monza H 1–1 D
13 Nov AC Milan A 1–2 L
09 Nov US Salernitana 1919 H 2–1 W
06 Nov UC Sampdoria A 2–0 W
30 Oct Spezia Calcio A 2–1 W
US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
09 Nov AS Roma H 1–1 D
05 Nov Empoli FC A 0–1 L
29 Oct SSC Napoli A 0–4 L

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' In just a few seconds Artemio Franchi, Firenze will turn into a battlefield for ACF Fiorentina and US Sassuolo Calcio.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The referee shows ACF Fiorentina player a Yellow card on 10.
  • 15' ACF Fiorentina started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 19' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Hamed Traore.
  • 24' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 26' Ruan Netto catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 26.
  • 27' That is a Yellow card for US Sassuolo Calcio. Ruan Netto will be fuming at that decision.
  • 32' It’s high time Alessio Dionisi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' Jeremy Toljan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Riccardo Saponara gets the nod from ACF Fiorentina. He replaces Arthur Cabral and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 48' A stunning finish from Riccardo Saponara — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 53' ACF Fiorentina are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against US Sassuolo Calcio's shape.
  • 54' A tactical swap from ACF Fiorentina — Dodo on, Lorenzo Venuti off on 54 minutes.
  • 57' Domenico Berardi doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 57' Poor challenge from Alfred Duncan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 62' ACF Fiorentina have won 420 goals from 456 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 67' The 26-year-old Hamed Traore has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 69' The US Sassuolo Calcio bench stirs into life. Andrea Pinamonti is withdrawn and Agustin Alvarez gets his opportunity.
  • 72' ACF Fiorentina make a change. Alfred Duncan trudges off to be replaced by Nicolas Gonzalez on 72 minutes.
  • 75' Gaetano Castrovilli picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' The ACF Fiorentina manager makes a substitution. Cristiano Biraghi departs to be replaced by Aleksa Terzic.
  • 80' A change in the US Sassuolo Calcio ranks — Armand Lauriente exits the field as Emil Ceide enters on 80.
  • 85' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' US Sassuolo Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' A tactical swap from US Sassuolo Calcio — Gregoire Defrel on, Hamed Traore off on 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Italiano

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-01-07 ACF Fiorentina 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2022-02-26 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 ACF Fiorentina 2021-12-19 ACF Fiorentina 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio 2021-04-17 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–1 ACF Fiorentina 2020-12-16 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio

ACF Fiorentina Form

2023-01-07 ACF Fiorentina 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2023-01-04 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 AC Monza D 2022-11-13 AC Milan 2–1 ACF Fiorentina L 2022-11-09 ACF Fiorentina 2–1 US Salernitana 1919 W 2022-11-06 UC Sampdoria 0–2 ACF Fiorentina W 2022-10-30 Spezia Calcio 1–2 ACF Fiorentina W

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

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 2022-11-09 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 AS Roma D 2022-11-05 Empoli FC 1–0 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2022-10-29 SSC Napoli 4–0 US Sassuolo Calcio L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.93 ACF Fiorentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Under — clean sheet likely 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
ACF Fiorentina46% Draw34% US Sassuolo Calcio20%
Actual: ACF Fiorentina win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 75%
25%
± 1.5 45%
55%
± 2.5 20%
80%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

ACF Fiorentina or Draw
80%
Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio
54%
ACF Fiorentina or US Sassuolo Calcio
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
ACF Fiorentina25% Draw62% US Sassuolo Calcio13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
24.8%
1 – 0
19.1%
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 1
11.2%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 0
2.7%
3 – 1
1.8%
2 – 2
1.8%
1 – 3
0.7%

Asian Handicap — ACF Fiorentina

Handicap ACF Fiorentina covers Push US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 11% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 25% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 15% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

ACF Fiorentina keeps clean sheet
56% ✗
US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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