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US Sassuolo Calcio vs Atalanta BC, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
US Sassuolo Calcio
2 – 6
Full Time
Atalanta BC
Sat 29 Dec 2018 · 14:00 UTC Stadio Citta del Tricolore HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Timothy Castagne
Stefano Sensi 70' Y
Y 81' Duvan Zapata

Overview

Match Preview

US Sassuolo Calcio vs Atalanta BC — Serie A at Stadio Citta del Tricolore.

Match Details

  • Referee Fabrizio Pasqua
  • Referee Fabrizio Posado
  • Referee Marco Piccinini
  • Referee Enrico Caliari
  • Referee Manuel Volpi

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Roma 5 13
2 FC Internazionale Milano 5 13
3 SS Lazio 5 13
4 Cagliari Calcio 5 12
5 AC Milan 5 11
6 Frosinone Calcio 5 10
7 Juventus FC 5 10
8 Como 1907 5 10
9 SSC Napoli 5 7
10 US Sassuolo Calcio 5 7
11 Atalanta BC 5 6
12 US Lecce 5 6
13 Udinese Calcio 5 4
14 Torino FC 5 4
15 Parma Calcio 1913 5 4
16 AC Monza 5 4
17 ACF Fiorentina 5 4
18 Bologna FC 1909 5 2
19 Genoa CFC 5 1
20 Venezia FC 5 0

Head-to-Head

5
1
11
US Sassuolo Calcio 17 games · Avg 3.5 goals Atalanta BC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-29 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–6 Atalanta BC 2018-05-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–1 Atalanta BC 2017-12-30 Atalanta BC 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Atalanta BC H 2–6 L
26 Dec AS Roma A 1–3 L
22 Dec Torino FC H 1–1 D
16 Dec Frosinone Calcio A 2–0 W
09 Dec ACF Fiorentina H 3–3 D
02 Dec Udinese Calcio H 0–0 D
Atalanta BC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio A 6–2 W
26 Dec Juventus FC H 2–2 D
22 Dec Genoa CFC A 1–3 L
17 Dec SS Lazio H 1–0 W
09 Dec Udinese Calcio A 3–1 W
03 Dec SSC Napoli H 1–2 L

Season Stats

US Sassuolo Calcio Atalanta BC
#10 Position #11
7 Points 6
5 Played 5
2 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 3
9 Scored 5
9 Conceded 7
+0 GD -2
1.40 PPG 1.20
40% Win % 40%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this season
20% Clean Sheets
Atalanta BC this season

US Sassuolo Calcio are 10th (7 pts). Atalanta BC are 11th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Sassuolo Calcio
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/2
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Atalanta BC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/1
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

US Sassuolo Calcio
Vasilije Adzic 3 G 1 A
Domenico Berardi 1 G
Cas Odenthal 1 G
Cristian Volpato 1 G
Atalanta BC
Ederson 1 G
Giacomo Raspadori 1 G
Nikola Krstovic 1 G
Lazar Samardzic 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stadio Citta del Tricolore. Ninety minutes of football awaits between US Sassuolo Calcio and Atalanta BC.
  • 5' It looks surprising US Sassuolo Calcio does not make any changes. Remo Freuler has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both US Sassuolo Calcio and Atalanta BC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' US Sassuolo Calcio is showing some good football. However, US Sassuolo Calcio are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 16' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Timothy Castagne on 16 minutes.
  • 19' Duvan Zapata adds to his 0 season tally! Atalanta BC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 24' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Marlon by Federico Peluso on 25 minute.
  • 30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both US Sassuolo Calcio and Atalanta BC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 35' Albania international Etrit Berisha has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Marlon, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 42' Alejandro Gomez adds to his 0 season tally! Atalanta BC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 47' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 51' A stunning finish from Alfred Duncan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 54' The Italy Gianluca Mancini breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 1-3!
  • 56' The whistle greets Alessandro Matri as he departs to be replaced by Kevin-Prince Boateng.
  • 57' What a moment for Alfred Duncan! That strike on 57 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 62' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. US Sassuolo Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 63' Atalanta BC make a change. Musa Barrow trudges off to be replaced by Josip Ilicic on 63 minutes.
  • 68' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atalanta BC that had 528 games and scored 718 goals.
  • 70' The referee shows US Sassuolo Calcio player a Yellow card on 70.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Mehdi Bourabia. He replaces Manuel Locatelli on 73 minute.
  • 74' GOAL! Josip Ilicic scores on 74. Assisted by Rafael Toloi
  • 79' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 79 minutes.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Duvan Zapata. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Berat Gjimshiti. He replaces Gianluca Mancini on 82 minute.
  • 87' Josip Ilicic does the damage! The net is bulging and Atalanta BC surge ahead!
  • 90' Josip Ilicic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Atalanta BC. Alejandro Gomez is replaced by Matteo Pessina.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-6.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

Atalanta BC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gian Piero Gasperini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Duvan Zapata 7
Alejandro Gomez 5
Robin Gosens 4
Domenico Berardi 4
Josip Ilicic 3
Mario Pasalic 3
Mehdi Bourabia 2
Alfred Duncan 2

Head to Head

2018-12-29 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–6 Atalanta BC 2018-05-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–1 Atalanta BC 2017-12-30 Atalanta BC 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2018-12-29 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–6 Atalanta BC L 2018-12-26 AS Roma 3–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2018-12-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Torino FC D 2018-12-16 Frosinone Calcio 0–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2018-12-09 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 ACF Fiorentina D 2018-12-02 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–0 Udinese Calcio D

Atalanta BC Form

2018-12-29 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–6 Atalanta BC W 2018-12-26 Atalanta BC 2–2 Juventus FC D 2018-12-22 Genoa CFC 3–1 Atalanta BC L 2018-12-17 Atalanta BC 1–0 SS Lazio W 2018-12-09 Udinese Calcio 1–3 Atalanta BC W 2018-12-03 Atalanta BC 1–2 SSC Napoli L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.92 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.27 Atalanta BC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + US Sassuolo Calcio or Atalanta BC 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Sassuolo Calcio33% Draw24% Atalanta BC43%
Actual: Atalanta BC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw
57%
Draw or Atalanta BC
67%
US Sassuolo Calcio or Atalanta BC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Sassuolo Calcio27% Draw37% Atalanta BC36%
Actual: Atalanta BC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–6 not predicted
2 – 6
Actual
1 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 3
5.2%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 3
3.3%
1 – 4
3.1%
0 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap US Sassuolo Calcio covers Push Atalanta BC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 15% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 18% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 14% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Atalanta BC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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