Atalanta BC vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2020-21

Atalanta BC

5 – 1

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US Sassuolo Calcio

Sun 3 Jan 2021 · 14:00 UTC Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'

Hans Hateboer 24' Y

Christian Romero 44' Y

Y 51' Vlad Chiriches

Marten de Roon 80' Y

Overview

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Atalanta BC vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia.

Atalanta BC 38 games · 59 pts (2026/27)
US Sassuolo Calcio 38 games · 49 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Fabio Maresca
Referee Marco Piccinini
Referee Valentino Fiorito
Referee Valerio Vecchi

6 games this season 🟨 0.0/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

Atalanta BC 16 games · Avg 3.6 goals US Sassuolo Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-03 Atalanta BC 5–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-06-21 Atalanta BC 4–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2019-09-28 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–4 Atalanta BC 2019-05-26 Atalanta BC 3–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2018-12-29 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–6 Atalanta BC

Recent Form

Atalanta BC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	5–1	W
23 Dec	Bologna FC 1909	A	2–2	D
20 Dec	AS Roma	H	4–1	W
16 Dec	Juventus FC	A	1–1	D
13 Dec	ACF Fiorentina	H	3–0	W
09 Dec	AFC Ajax	A	1–0	W

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Jan	Atalanta BC	A	1–5	L
23 Dec	UC Sampdoria	A	3–2	W
20 Dec	AC Milan	H	1–2	L
16 Dec	ACF Fiorentina	A	1–1	D
11 Dec	Benevento Calcio	H	1–0	W
06 Dec	AS Roma	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

Atalanta BC		US Sassuolo Calcio
#7	Position	#11
59	Points	49
38	Played	38
15 / 14 / 9	W / D / L	14 / 7 / 17
51	Scored	46
36	Conceded	50
+15	GD	-4
1.55	PPG	1.29
39%	Win %	37%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Atalanta BC are 7th (59 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 11th (49 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Atalanta BC welcome US Sassuolo Calcio for this crunch clash at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia.
5' Gregoire Defrel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
11' GOAL! Duvan Zapata fires home to make it 1-0!
16' US Sassuolo Calcio are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
21' A quiet spell here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia. Atalanta BC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
24' A meaty challenge results in booking for Hans Hateboer on 24.
29' US Sassuolo Calcio have won 459 goals from 384 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
39' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
44' Atalanta BC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
45' Matteo Pessina makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Atalanta BC are in front.
49' Assisted by Remo Freuler with the perfectly-timed delivery and Duvan Zapata makes no mistake. 3-0!
51' US Sassuolo Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
56' US Sassuolo Calcio ring the changes. Maxime Lopez has done his job and it is now time for Pedro Obiang to step up.
57' GOAL! Robin Gosens fires home to make it 4-0!
62' Marten de Roon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Atalanta BC tonight.
63' Atalanta BC ring the changes. Matteo Pessina has done his job and it is now time for Luis Muriel to step up.
67' Against the run of play, Luis Muriel has scored! This game has turned on its head.
68' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Jeremie Boga by Mehdi Bourabia on 68 minute.
73' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
75' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Vlad Chiriches makes no mistake. 5-1!
77' A change in the Atalanta BC ranks — Berat Gjimshiti exits the field as Fabio Depaoli enters on 77.
80' Marten de Roon picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
83' US Sassuolo Calcio ring the changes. Domenico Berardi has done his job and it is now time for Giacomo Raspadori to step up.
84' Atalanta BC ring the changes. Duvan Zapata has done his job and it is now time for Aleksei Miranchuk to step up.
89' US Sassuolo Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Atalanta BC players.

Lineups

Atalanta BC Lineups

Starting XI

95
Pierluigi Gollini
33
Hans Hateboer
6
Jose Luis Palomino
11
Remo Freuler C
72
Josip Ilicic ↓ Luis Muriel 63'
8
Robin Gosens ↓ Matteo Ruggeri 77'
15
Marten de Roon
91
Duvan Zapata ↓ Aleksei Miranchuk 84'
19
Berat Gjimshiti ↓ Fabio Depaoli 77'
32
Matteo Pessina ↓ Ruslan Malinovskyi 63'
17
Christian Romero

Bench

Coach Gian Piero Gasperini

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

8
Maxime Lopez ↓ Pedro Obiang 56'
21
Vlad Chiriches
73
Manuel Locatelli
47
Andrea Consigli
25
Domenico Berardi C ↓ Giacomo Raspadori 83'
31
Gian Marco Ferrari
7
Jeremie Boga ↓ Mehdi Bourabia 68'
23
Hamed Traore ↓ Lukas Haraslin 84'
9
Francesco Caputo ↓ Gregoire Defrel 56'
17
Mert Muldur
77
Giorgos Kiriakopoulos

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Duvan Zapata	7
Alejandro Gomez	5
Domenico Berardi	4
Robin Gosens	4
Mario Pasalic	3
Josip Ilicic	3
Hamed Traore	2
Mehdi Bourabia	2

Head to Head

Atalanta BC Form

2021-01-03 Atalanta BC 5–1 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2020-12-23 Bologna FC 1909 2–2 Atalanta BC D 2020-12-20 Atalanta BC 4–1 AS Roma W 2020-12-16 Juventus FC 1–1 Atalanta BC D 2020-12-13 Atalanta BC 3–0 ACF Fiorentina W 2020-12-09 AFC Ajax 0–1 Atalanta BC W

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2021-01-03 Atalanta BC 5–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2020-12-23 UC Sampdoria 2–3 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2020-12-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Milan L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.79 Atalanta BC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Atalanta BC to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Atalanta BC70% Draw17% US Sassuolo Calcio13%

Actual: Atalanta BC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Atalanta BC or Draw

88%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

30%

Atalanta BC or US Sassuolo Calcio

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Atalanta BC54% Draw34% US Sassuolo Calcio12%

Actual: Atalanta BC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–1 not predicted

5 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 0

8.6%

3 – 1

7.9%

3 – 0

7.7%

1 – 1

7.1%

1 – 0

5.9%

4 – 1

5.5%

4 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

4.4%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 0

3.3%

1 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Atalanta BC

Handicap	Atalanta BC covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	32%	—	68%
-2	32%	20%	48%
-1.5	52%	—	48%
-1	52%	20%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Atalanta BC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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