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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
7 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SS Lazio 11 29
2 FC Internazionale Milano 11 28
3 AS Roma 11 27
4 AC Milan 11 24
5 Como 1907 11 23
6 Frosinone Calcio 11 20
7 Juventus FC 11 18
8 Bologna FC 1909 11 17
9 Cagliari Calcio 11 16
10 SSC Napoli 11 15
11 Torino FC 11 14
12 Atalanta BC 11 14
13 Genoa CFC 11 13
14 US Lecce 11 10
15 ACF Fiorentina 11 9
16 Parma Calcio 1913 11 8
17 US Sassuolo Calcio 11 8
18 AC Monza 11 7
19 Venezia FC 11 6
20 Udinese Calcio 11 5

Head-to-Head

4
6
7
US Sassuolo Calcio 17 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
#17 Position #4
8 Points 24
11 Played 11
2 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 1
16 Scored 23
29 Conceded 13
-13 GD +10
0.73 PPG 2.18
18% Win % 64%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this season
27% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season

US Sassuolo Calcio are 17th (8 pts). AC Milan are 4th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Sassuolo Calcio
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/4
31-45
3/3
46-60
2/8
61-75
3/4
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AC Milan
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
10/3
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

US Sassuolo Calcio
Vasilije Adzic 3 G 1 A
Sebastiano Esposito 2 G 2 A
Domenico Berardi 2 G
Cas Odenthal 2 G
Cristian Volpato 1 G
AC Milan
Adrien Rabiot 5 G 4 A
Alphadjo Cisse 5 G
Diego Moreira 4 G 3 A
Christian Pulisic 4 G 1 A
Goncalo Ramos 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. US Sassuolo Calcio is hosting AC Milan for another epic battle.
  • 1' Rafael Leao has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 1 minutes.
  • 6' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 6 minutes.
  • 9' Hakan Calhanoglu adds to his 3 season tally! AC Milan lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 14' The travelling AC Milan supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with AC Milan winning 0% of all matches.
  • 24' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roberto De Zerbi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alexis Saelemaekers makes it 0-3.
  • 31' France international Maxime Lopez has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mehdi Bourabia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for US Sassuolo Calcio.
  • 41' AC Milan are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Sandro Tonali as he leaves the pitch. Rade Krunic steps in for AC Milan.
  • 51' Pierre Kalulu is a natural centre-back and has been asked to do a very specific job for AC Milan tonight.
  • 56' US Sassuolo Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' Another substitution for AC Milan to replace Brahim Diaz by Jens Hauge on 57 minute.
  • 61' The referee has no hesitation. Franck Kessie is booked for AC Milan — Yellow card on 61.
  • 61' Jeremy Toljan makes way for Mert Muldur at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from US Sassuolo Calcio.
  • 65' The referee shows US Sassuolo Calcio player a Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' US Sassuolo Calcio currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 71' It’s a booking for AC Milan player. Davide Calabria gets a Yellow card.
  • 76' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 79' Another substitution for AC Milan to replace Alexis Saelemaekers by Samu Castillejo on 79 minute.
  • 84' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 86' Pedro Obiang has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hamed Traore 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' Against the run of play, Domenico Berardi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 1-2 the final result. US Sassuolo Calcio will be bitterly disappointed.

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
4 / 4
1.05 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.6 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + AC Milan to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Sassuolo Calcio17% Draw20% AC Milan63%
Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw
38%
Draw or AC Milan
83%
US Sassuolo Calcio or AC Milan
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
US Sassuolo Calcio13% Draw36% AC Milan51%
Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
8.9%
1 – 1
7.9%
1 – 3
7.7%
0 – 3
7.4%
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 4
5%
0 – 4
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 3
4.1%
0 – 0
3.8%
2 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap US Sassuolo Calcio covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 8% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 31% — 69%
+1 31% 21% 49%
+1.5 51% — 49%
+2 51% 20% 29%
+2.5 71% — 29%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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