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

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Serie A · 2020-21

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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

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

US Sassuolo Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
AC Milan 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Maurizio Mariani
Referee Rosario Abisso
Referee Daniele Bindoni
Referee Davide Imperiale

11 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#14	Position	#8
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

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

US Sassuolo Calcio are 14th (0 pts). AC Milan are 8th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore. Ninety minutes of football awaits between US Sassuolo Calcio and AC Milan.
1' A goal from the Portugal international Rafael Leao! He fires home on 1 to make it 0-1!
6' Over 6 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
9' What a moment for Hakan Calhanoglu! That strike on 9 puts his side firmly in control.
14' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His US Sassuolo Calcio side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
19' AC Milan are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
24' Theo Hernandez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
26' Alexis Saelemaekers makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and AC Milan are in front.
31' Both keepers have barely been tested. US Sassuolo Calcio and AC Milan are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
36' Gregoire Defrel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AC Milan so far.
41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Rogerio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for US Sassuolo Calcio.
46' The supporters are chanting for Rade Krunic. He replaces Sandro Tonali on 46 minute.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' A quiet spell here at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore. AC Milan seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
57' A tactical swap from AC Milan — Jens Hauge on, Brahim Diaz off on 57 minutes.
61' AC Milan player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
61' The US Sassuolo Calcio bench stirs into life. Jeremy Toljan is withdrawn and Mert Muldur gets his opportunity.
65' The referee shows US Sassuolo Calcio player a Yellow card on 65.
70' Jens Hauge is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for US Sassuolo Calcio tonight.
71' Controversy at the stadium! Davide Calabria argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
79' Fresh legs for AC Milan! Samu Castillejo comes on to replace Alexis Saelemaekers.
84' US Sassuolo Calcio currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
86' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Hamed Traore is replaced by Pedro Obiang.
87' AC Milan make a change. Hakan Calhanoglu trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Maldini on 87 minutes.
88' Alessio Romagnoli picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
89' Against the run of play, Domenico Berardi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
With this win, AC Milan is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

8
Maxime Lopez
22
Jeremy Toljan ↓ Mert Muldur 61'
92
Gregoire Defrel ↓ Francesco Caputo 46'
47
Andrea Consigli
6
Rogerio ↓ Giorgos Kiriakopoulos 46'
25
Domenico Berardi C
31
Gian Marco Ferrari
10
Filip Duricic ↓ Jeremie Boga 57'
2
Marlon
68
Mehdi Bourabia
23
Hamed Traore ↓ Pedro Obiang 86'

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

21
Brahim Diaz ↓ Jens Hauge 57'
17
Rafael Leao
19
Theo Hernandez
99
Gianluigi Donnarumma
2
Davide Calabria
13
Alessio Romagnoli C
79
Franck Kessie
10
Hakan Calhanoglu ↓ Daniel Maldini 87'
8
Sandro Tonali ↓ Rade Krunic 46'
56
Alexis Saelemaekers ↓ Samu Castillejo 79'
20
Pierre Kalulu

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

0.41 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

Expected Goals

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

0.9 AC Milan xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + AC Milan or Draw 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct

US Sassuolo Calcio18% Draw37% AC Milan45%

Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	70%	30%
± 1.5	38%	62%
± 2.5	15%	85%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw

55%

Draw or AC Milan

82%

US Sassuolo Calcio or AC Milan

63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

US Sassuolo Calcio9% Draw65% AC Milan26%

Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

29.5%

0 – 1

22.7%

1 – 1

10.9%

0 – 2

10.2%

1 – 0

9.4%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 3

2 – 1

2.1%

2 – 0

1 – 3

1.5%

2 – 2

1.1%

0 – 4

0.7%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap	US Sassuolo Calcio covers	Push	AC Milan covers
-2.5	0%	—	100%
-2	0%	2%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	12%	86%
-0.5	14%	—	86%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	28%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	12%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

AC Milan keeps clean sheet

66% ✗

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