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

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Serie A · 2022-23

ACF Fiorentina

2 – 1

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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

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

ACF Fiorentina 38 games · 42 pts (2026/27)
US Sassuolo Calcio 38 games · 49 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' Temperatures are rising at Artemio Franchi, Firenze as ACF Fiorentina face off against US Sassuolo Calcio in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Controversy at the stadium! Nikola Milenkovic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. ACF Fiorentina in their trying to find a way past US Sassuolo Calcio's compact .
19' US Sassuolo Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
24' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His ACF Fiorentina side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
26' Controversy at the stadium! Ruan Netto argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
27' Ruan Netto catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 27.
32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alessio Dionisi will be considering his options from the bench.
37' 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' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
46' Riccardo Saponara has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arthur Cabral on 46 minute.
48' What a strike from Riccardo Saponara! The score is 1-0.
53' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both ACF Fiorentina and US Sassuolo Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
54' The supporters are chanting for Dodo. He replaces Lorenzo Venuti on 54 minute.
57' Domenico Berardi makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and US Sassuolo Calcio are in front.
57' ACF Fiorentina receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
62' ACF Fiorentina are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against US Sassuolo Calcio's shape.
67' The energy levels are beginning to show. Vincenzo Italiano might look to freshen things up shortly.
69' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Andrea Pinamonti is replaced by Agustin Alvarez.
72' Nicolas Gonzalez is replacing Alfred Duncan for the ACF Fiorentina side.
75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Gaetano Castrovilli on 75 minutes.
76' The supporters are chanting for Aleksa Terzic. He replaces Cristiano Biraghi on 76 minute.
80' US Sassuolo Calcio ring the changes. Armand Lauriente has done his job and it is now time for Emil Ceide to step up.
85' Rogerio, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
90' Domenico Berardi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
90' Fresh legs for US Sassuolo Calcio! Gregoire Defrel comes on to replace Hamed Traore.
2-1 the final result. US Sassuolo Calcio will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

Starting XI

9
Arthur Cabral ↓ Riccardo Saponara 46'
11
Jonathan Ikone
5
Giacomo Bonaventura
4
Nikola Milenkovic
3
Cristiano Biraghi ↓ Aleksa Terzic 76'
32
Alfred Duncan ↓ Nicolas Gonzalez 72'
99
Christian Kouame
1
Pietro Terracciano
98
Igor Julio
23
Lorenzo Venuti ↓ Dodo 54'
42
Alessandro Bianco ↓ Gaetano Castrovilli 46'

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Italiano

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

16
Davide Frattesi
14
Pedro Obiang
45
Armand Lauriente ↓ Emil Ceide 80'
22
Jeremy Toljan
47
Andrea Consigli
6
Rogerio
10
Domenico Berardi
13
Gian Marco Ferrari
9
Andrea Pinamonti ↓ Agustin Alvarez 69'
23
Hamed Traore ↓ Gregoire Defrel 90'
44
Ruan Netto

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

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

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

4 / 4

1.6 ACF Fiorentina xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

ACF Fiorentina49% Draw25% US Sassuolo Calcio26%

Actual: ACF Fiorentina win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

ACF Fiorentina or Draw

75%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

51%

ACF Fiorentina or US Sassuolo Calcio

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

ACF Fiorentina33% Draw46% US Sassuolo Calcio21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.7%

0 – 0

7.9%

2 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — ACF Fiorentina

Handicap	ACF Fiorentina covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

ACF Fiorentina keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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