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US Sassuolo Calcio vs AC Milan, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
US Sassuolo Calcio
0 – 3
Full Time
AC Milan
Sun 22 May 2022 · 16:00 UTC Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Sandro Tonali
Maxime Lopez 37' Y
Giorgos Kiriakopoulos 53' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Referee Daniele Doveri
  • Referee Gianluca Aureliano
  • Referee Marco Piccinini
  • 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

4
5
7
US Sassuolo Calcio 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals AC Milan
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–3 AC Milan 2021-11-28 AC Milan 1–3 US Sassuolo Calcio 2021-04-21 AC Milan 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-12-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Milan 2020-07-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Milan

Recent Form

US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 May AC Milan H 0–3 L
15 May Bologna FC 1909 A 3–1 W
07 May Udinese Calcio H 1–1 D
30 Apr SSC Napoli A 1–6 L
25 Apr Juventus FC H 1–2 L
16 Apr Cagliari Calcio A 0–1 L
AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 May US Sassuolo Calcio A 3–0 W
15 May Atalanta BC H 2–0 W
08 May Hellas Verona FC A 3–1 W
01 May ACF Fiorentina H 1–0 W
24 Apr SS Lazio A 2–1 W
15 Apr Genoa CFC H 2–0 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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for US Sassuolo Calcio to score. At the same time, AC Milan does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mert Muldur is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AC Milan.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both US Sassuolo Calcio and AC Milan are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 17' Olivier Giroud puts AC Milan on the lead.
  • 22' US Sassuolo Calcio are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 27' It’s high time Stefano Pioli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' What composure from Olivier Giroud! The France international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 34' That is a Yellow card for AC Milan. Sandro Tonali will be fuming at that decision.
  • 36' Brilliant from the ! Franck Kessie makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 36.
  • 37' Controversy at the stadium! Maxime Lopez argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Zlatan Ibrahimovic made 282 appearances and scored 112 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' AC Milan ring the changes. Sandro Tonali has done his job and it is now time for Ismael Bennacer to step up.
  • 51' Pierre Kalulu has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' US Sassuolo Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 58' It is a substitution in US Sassuolo Calcio team. Davide Frattesi is replaced by Hamed Traore on 58 minute.
  • 63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 68' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Domenico Berardi by Gregoire Defrel on 68 minute.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He replaces Olivier Giroud on 73 minute.
  • 78' Ismael Bennacer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 81' AC Milan manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alessandro Florenzi is hanging Alexis Saelemaekers on the field on 81 minute.
  • 82' US Sassuolo Calcio ring the changes. Gian Marco Ferrari has done his job and it is now time for Federico Peluso to step up.
  • 87' 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.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AC Milan to claim maximum points.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-05-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–3 AC Milan 2021-11-28 AC Milan 1–3 US Sassuolo Calcio 2021-04-21 AC Milan 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-12-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Milan 2020-07-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Milan

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2022-05-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–3 AC Milan L 2022-05-15 Bologna FC 1909 1–3 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2022-05-07 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Udinese Calcio D 2022-04-30 SSC Napoli 6–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2022-04-25 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Juventus FC L 2022-04-16 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 US Sassuolo Calcio L

AC Milan Form

2022-05-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–3 AC Milan W 2022-05-15 AC Milan 2–0 Atalanta BC W 2022-05-08 Hellas Verona FC 1–3 AC Milan W 2022-05-01 AC Milan 1–0 ACF Fiorentina W 2022-04-24 SS Lazio 1–2 AC Milan W 2022-04-15 AC Milan 2–0 Genoa CFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.46 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + Under — clean sheet likely 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Sassuolo Calcio18% Draw33% AC Milan49%
Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes27% 0% No73%
Avg goals/match: 1.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw
51%
Draw or AC Milan
82%
US Sassuolo Calcio or AC Milan
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Sassuolo Calcio9% Draw59% AC Milan32%
Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
22.7%
0 – 1
21.8%
0 – 2
12.4%
1 – 1
11.3%
1 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
2.5%
2 – 1
2.4%
2 – 0
1.9%
2 – 2
1.5%
0 – 4
1.4%

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% 10% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 29% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 15% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
63% ✓

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