US Sassuolo Calcio vs AC Milan, Serie A 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2019-20

US Sassuolo Calcio

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Tue 21 Jul 2020 · 19:45 UTC Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore HT 45+7' · FT 45+4'

Mehdi Bourabia 22' Y

Manuel Locatelli 34' Y

Y 37' Theo Hernandez

Mehdi Bourabia 45' R

Y 61' Ismael Bennacer

Y 76' Diego Laxalt

Y 85' Giacomo Bonaventura

Overview

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US Sassuolo Calcio vs AC Milan — Serie A at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore.

US Sassuolo Calcio 38 games · 49 pts (2026/27)
AC Milan 38 games · 70 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Fabbri
Referee Daniele Chiffi
Referee Luca Pairetto
Referee Alessio Tolfo
Referee Giovanni Baccini

4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 6.0 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

US Sassuolo Calcio 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals AC Milan

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Milan 2019-12-15 AC Milan 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2019-03-02 AC Milan 1–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2018-09-30 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–4 AC Milan 2018-03-11 AC Milan 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jul	AC Milan	H	1–2	L
18 Jul	Cagliari Calcio	A	1–1	D
15 Jul	Juventus FC	H	3–3	D
11 Jul	SS Lazio	A	2–1	W
08 Jul	Bologna FC 1909	A	2–1	W
04 Jul	US Lecce	H	4–2	W

AC Milan

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Jul	US Sassuolo Calcio	A	2–1	W
18 Jul	Bologna FC 1909	H	5–1	W
15 Jul	Parma Calcio 1913	H	3–1	W
12 Jul	SSC Napoli	A	2–2	D
07 Jul	Juventus FC	H	4–2	W
04 Jul	SS Lazio	A	3–0	W

Season Stats

US Sassuolo Calcio		AC Milan
#11	Position	#5
49	Points	70
38	Played	38
14 / 7 / 17	W / D / L	20 / 10 / 8
46	Scored	53
50	Conceded	35
-4	GD	+18
1.29	PPG	1.84
37%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

US Sassuolo Calcio are 11th (49 pts). AC Milan are 5th (70 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between US Sassuolo Calcio and AC Milan is underway.
5' AC Milan fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' 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.
11' The whistle greets Andrea Conti as he departs to be replaced by Davide Calabria.
16' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
19' Brilliant from the ! Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 19.
22' US Sassuolo Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
27' Rogerio is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AC Milan tonight.
32' Matteo Gabbia has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alessio Romagnoli on 32 minute.
34' Manuel Locatelli is having his name booked by the referee on 34.
37' Theo Hernandez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
42' The Italy Francesco Caputo breaks the deadlock on 42 minutes. 1-1!
45' Poor challenge from Mehdi Bourabia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
46' Fresh legs for AC Milan! Diego Laxalt comes on to replace Theo Hernandez.
47' Goal! Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores his 112 goal in 278 matches.
52' A quiet spell here at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore. AC Milan seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
57' AC Milan are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
61' Ismael Bennacer is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
66' The home supporters are growing impatient. US Sassuolo Calcio must find a spark to ignite this game.
68' Fresh legs for US Sassuolo Calcio! Filip Duricic comes on to replace Jeremie Boga.
73' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Milan needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Diego Laxalt.
79' Another substitution for AC Milan to replace Hakan Calhanoglu by Giacomo Bonaventura on 79 minute.
84' US Sassuolo Calcio are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AC Milan backline.
85' That is a Yellow card for AC Milan. Giacomo Bonaventura will be fuming at that decision.
89' The US Sassuolo Calcio bench stirs into life. Francesco Caputo is withdrawn and Hamed Traore gets his opportunity.
The referee brings this contest to a close. AC Milan take all three points.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

73
Manuel Locatelli
47
Andrea Consigli
13
Federico Peluso
6
Rogerio
25
Domenico Berardi C
2
Marlon
68
Mehdi Bourabia
9
Francesco Caputo ↓ Hamed Traore 89'
17
Mert Muldur ↓ Jeremie Boga 46'
18
Giacomo Raspadori ↓ Giorgos Kiriakopoulos 46'
27
Lukas Haraslin ↓ Jeremie Boga 46'

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

18
Ante Rebic
19
Theo Hernandez ↓ Diego Laxalt 46'
24
Simon Kjaer
99
Gianluigi Donnarumma
13
Alessio Romagnoli C ↓ Matteo Gabbia 32'
12
Andrea Conti ↓ Davide Calabria 11'
79
Franck Kessie
10
Hakan Calhanoglu ↓ Giacomo Bonaventura 79'
4
Ismael Bennacer ↓ Lucas Biglia 79'
21
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
56
Alexis Saelemaekers

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Olivier Giroud	4
Domenico Berardi	4
Armand Lauriente	4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	2
Suso	2
Rafael Leao	2
Hakan Calhanoglu	2
Franck Kessie	2

Head to Head

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2020-07-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Milan L 2020-07-18 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2020-07-15 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 Juventus FC D 2020-07-11 SS Lazio 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2020-07-08 Bologna FC 1909 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2020-07-04 US Sassuolo Calcio 4–2 US Lecce W

AC Milan Form

2020-07-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Milan W 2020-07-18 AC Milan 5–1 Bologna FC 1909 W 2020-07-15 AC Milan 3–1 Parma Calcio 1913 W 2020-07-12 SSC Napoli 2–2 AC Milan D 2020-07-07 AC Milan 4–2 Juventus FC W 2020-07-04 SS Lazio 0–3 AC Milan W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.19 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

Expected Goals

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

1.78 AC Milan xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

US Sassuolo Calcio27% Draw26% AC Milan47%

Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw

53%

Draw or AC Milan

73%

US Sassuolo Calcio or AC Milan

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

US Sassuolo Calcio20% Draw44% AC Milan36%

Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.4%

0 – 2

0 – 0

6.9%

2 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

5.5%

1 – 0

5.3%

0 – 3

4.6%

2 – 0

3.6%

2 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap	US Sassuolo Calcio covers	Push	AC Milan covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	22%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

AC Milan keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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