Sunday , 16 August 2026

US Sassuolo Calcio vs AC Milan, Serie A 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2025-26
Sun 3 May 2026 · 13:00 UTC Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore HT 45' · FT 45'
Domenico Berardi 5' 1–0
Armand Lauriente 47' 2–0

Overview

Match Preview

US Sassuolo Calcio vs AC MilanSerie A at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore.

Match Details

  • Referee Fabio Maresca
  • Assistant 1 Giorgio Peretti
  • Assistant 2 Filippo Bercigli

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May AC Milan H 2–0 W
26 Apr ACF Fiorentina A 0–0 D
17 Apr Como 1907 H 2–1 W
12 Apr Genoa CFC A 1–2 L
04 Apr Cagliari Calcio H 2–1 W
21 Mar Juventus FC A 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May US Sassuolo Calcio A 0–2 L
26 Apr Juventus FC H 0–0 D
19 Apr Hellas Verona FC A 1–0 W
11 Apr Udinese Calcio H 0–3 L
06 Apr SSC Napoli A 0–1 L
21 Mar Torino FC H 3–2 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' We are underway at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Domenico Berardi makes it 1-0.
  • 9' The referee shows AC Milan player a card on 9.
  • 14' Rafael Leao has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 19' Sebastian Walukiewicz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 418 appearances.
  • 24' Fikayo Tomori catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 24.
  • 29' Angola international M'Bala Nzola has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 38' Nemanja Matic was booked on 38.
  • 43' US Sassuolo Calcio have won 459 goals from 384 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Armand Lauriente makes it 2-0.
  • 52' It’s high time Massimiliano Allegri made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 57' Ulisses Garcia picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 62' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 67' US Sassuolo Calcio are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AC Milan backline.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a card for Samuele Ricci.
  • 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 77' That is a card for AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek will be fuming at that decision.
  • 82' Nemanja Matic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 87' AC Milan is showing some good football. However, AC Milan are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Cristian Volpato.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Alieu Fadera is booked for US Sassuolo Calcio — card on 90.
  • The final score is 2-0.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.98 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.46 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Sassuolo Calcio50% Draw34% AC Milan16%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 43%
57%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw
84%
Draw or AC Milan
50%
US Sassuolo Calcio or AC Milan
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Sassuolo Calcio27% Draw63% AC Milan10%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
26.3%
1 – 0
21.8%
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 2
2.4%
0 – 2
2.2%
3 – 1
1.9%
2 – 2
1.4%
4 – 0
0.9%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap US Sassuolo Calcio covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 5% 95%
-2 5% 13% 82%
-1.5 18% 82%
-1 18% 28% 54%
-0.5 46% 54%
+0.5 85% 15%
+1 85% 12% 3%
+1.5 97% 3%
+2 97% 3% 0%
+2.5 100% 0%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
63%
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
38%

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