Thursday , 2 July 2026

US Sassuolo Calcio vs AC Milan, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
US Sassuolo Calcio
1 – 2
Full Time
AC Milan
Sun 20 Dec 2020 · 14:00 UTC Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Y 61' Franck Kessie
Domenico Berardi 65' Y
Y 71' Davide Calabria
Y 88' Alessio Romagnoli

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Referee Rosario Abisso
  • Referee Daniele Bindoni
  • Referee Davide Imperiale
14 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

4
5
7
US Sassuolo Calcio 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals AC Milan
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Milan 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

Recent Form

US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
28 Nov FC Internazionale Milano H 0–3 L
22 Nov Hellas Verona FC A 2–0 W
AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio A 2–1 W
16 Dec Genoa CFC A 2–2 D
13 Dec Parma Calcio 1913 H 2–2 D
10 Dec AC Sparta Praha A 1–0 W
06 Dec UC Sampdoria A 2–1 W
03 Dec Celtic FC H 4–2 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' US Sassuolo Calcio have kicked off against AC Milan. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 1' GOAL! Rafael Leao scores on 1. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu
  • 6' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both US Sassuolo Calcio and AC Milan are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 9' Hakan Calhanoglu is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 14' Gian Marco Ferrari is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AC Milan so far.
  • 19' Both keepers have barely been tested. US Sassuolo Calcio and AC Milan are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 24' Mehdi Bourabia has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 22 cards already picked up this season.
  • 26' The Belgium Alexis Saelemaekers breaks the deadlock on 26 minutes. 0-3!
  • 31' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 36' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' Rade Krunic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sandro Tonali at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' 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.
  • 57' AC Milan make a change. Brahim Diaz trudges off to be replaced by Jens Hauge on 57 minutes.
  • 61' A moment of madness from Franck Kessie on 61 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AC Milan will be frustrated.
  • 61' The US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes a substitution. Jeremy Toljan departs to be replaced by Mert Muldur.
  • 65' Domenico Berardi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Samu Castillejo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AC Milan.
  • 71' Davide Calabria has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 71.
  • 76' Domenico Berardi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 45 Yellow cards this season.
  • 79' Samu Castillejo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alexis Saelemaekers at the 79 minute mark.
  • 84' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 86' US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Pedro Obiang is hanging Hamed Traore on the field on 86 minute.
  • 87' Hakan Calhanoglu makes way for Daniel Maldini at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from AC Milan.
  • 88' That is a Yellow card for AC Milan. Alessio Romagnoli will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' Domenico Berardi adds to his 0 season tally! US Sassuolo Calcio lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • Another three points for AC Milan.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2020-12-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Milan 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

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

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 2020-11-28 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–3 FC Internazionale Milano L 2020-11-22 Hellas Verona FC 0–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W

AC Milan Form

2020-12-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Milan W 2020-12-16 Genoa CFC 2–2 AC Milan D 2020-12-13 AC Milan 2–2 Parma Calcio 1913 D 2020-12-10 AC Sparta Praha 0–1 AC Milan W 2020-12-06 UC Sampdoria 1–2 AC Milan W 2020-12-03 AC Milan 4–2 Celtic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.94 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Sassuolo Calcio23% Draw27% AC Milan50%
Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw
50%
Draw or AC Milan
77%
US Sassuolo Calcio or AC Milan
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Sassuolo Calcio17% Draw47% AC Milan36%
Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 1
11.5%
0 – 2
9.9%
0 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 1
5.3%
0 – 3
5.3%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap US Sassuolo Calcio covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 24% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 16% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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