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

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Serie A · 2018-19

US Sassuolo Calcio

2 – 6

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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

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

US Sassuolo Calcio 38 games · 49 pts (2026/27)
Atalanta BC 38 games · 59 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Internazionale Milano	38	87
2	SSC Napoli	38	76
3	AS Roma	38	73
4	Como 1907	38	71
5	AC Milan	38	70
6	Juventus FC	38	69
7	Atalanta BC	38	59
8	Bologna FC 1909	38	56
9	SS Lazio	38	54
10	Udinese Calcio	38	50
11	US Sassuolo Calcio	38	49
12	Parma Calcio 1913	38	45
13	Torino FC	38	45
14	Cagliari Calcio	38	43
15	ACF Fiorentina	38	42
16	Genoa CFC	38	41
17	US Lecce	38	38
18	US Cremonese	38	34
19	Hellas Verona FC	38	21
20	AC Pisa 1909	38	18

Head-to-Head

US Sassuolo Calcio 16 games · Avg 3.6 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#11	Position	#7
49	Points	59
38	Played	38
14 / 7 / 17	W / D / L	15 / 14 / 9
46	Scored	51
50	Conceded	36
-4	GD	+15
1.29	PPG	1.55
37%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

US Sassuolo Calcio are 11th (49 pts). Atalanta BC are 7th (59 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. US Sassuolo Calcio host Atalanta BC — let the battle begin!
5' US Sassuolo Calcio are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Atalanta BC's shape.
10' US Sassuolo Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
16' Controversy at the stadium! Timothy Castagne argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Duvan Zapata makes it 0-1.
24' Jose Luis Palomino has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' US Sassuolo Calcio make a change. Marlon trudges off to be replaced by Federico Peluso on 25 minutes.
30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
35' US Sassuolo Calcio have won 459 goals from 384 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
42' A goal from the Argentina international Alejandro Gomez! He fires home on 42 to make it 0-2!
47' Hans Hateboer has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
51' A goal from the Ghana international Alfred Duncan! He fires home on 51 to make it 1-2!
54' GOAL! Gianluca Mancini scores on 54. Assisted by Jose Luis Palomino
56' US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin-Prince Boateng is hanging Alessandro Matri on the field on 56 minute.
57' Against the run of play, Alfred Duncan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
62' Stefano Sensi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
63' Atalanta BC ring the changes. Musa Barrow has done his job and it is now time for Josip Ilicic to step up.
68' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
70' A moment of madness from Stefano Sensi on 70 minutes earns him a Yellow card. US Sassuolo Calcio will be frustrated.
73' A change in the US Sassuolo Calcio ranks — Manuel Locatelli exits the field as Mehdi Bourabia enters on 73.
74' GOAL! Josip Ilicic scores on 74. Assisted by Rafael Toloi
79' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
81' The referee has no hesitation. Duvan Zapata is booked for Atalanta BC — Yellow card on 81.
82' It is a substitution in Atalanta BC team. Gianluca Mancini is replaced by Berat Gjimshiti on 82 minute.
87' Brilliant from the ! Josip Ilicic makes it 2-5 with a superb finish on 87.
90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Josip Ilicic makes it 2-6.
90' Matteo Pessina has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alejandro Gomez on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — US Sassuolo Calcio 2-6 Atalanta BC.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

73
Manuel Locatelli ↓ Mehdi Bourabia 73'
34
Federico Di Francesco
47
Andrea Consigli
21
Pol Mikel Lirola
6
Rogerio
32
Alfred Duncan
12
Stefano Sensi
25
Domenico Berardi C
10
Alessandro Matri ↓ Kevin-Prince Boateng 56'
23
Giangiacomo Magnani
2
Marlon ↓ Federico Peluso 25'

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

Atalanta BC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Etrit Berisha
2
Rafael Toloi
33
Hans Hateboer
21
Timothy Castagne
23
Gianluca Mancini ↓ Berat Gjimshiti 82'
6
Jose Luis Palomino
10
Alejandro Gomez C ↓ Matteo Pessina 90'
11
Remo Freuler
99
Musa Barrow ↓ Josip Ilicic 63'
91
Duvan Zapata
88
Mario Pasalic

Bench

Coach Gian Piero Gasperini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Duvan Zapata	7
Alejandro Gomez	5
Domenico Berardi	4
Robin Gosens	4
Mario Pasalic	3
Josip Ilicic	3
Hamed Traore	2
Mehdi Bourabia	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.47 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

Expected Goals

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

2.37 Atalanta BC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

US Sassuolo Calcio26% Draw24% Atalanta BC50%

Actual: Atalanta BC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.84

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw

50%

Draw or Atalanta BC

74%

US Sassuolo Calcio or Atalanta BC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

US Sassuolo Calcio20% Draw38% Atalanta BC42%

Actual: Atalanta BC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–6 not predicted

2 – 6

Actual

1 – 2

8.6%

1 – 1

8.3%

1 – 3

6.7%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 1

5.4%

2 – 3

4.9%

0 – 1

4.7%

0 – 3

4.7%

1 – 4

0 – 0

3.3%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap	US Sassuolo Calcio covers	Push	Atalanta BC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	12%	77%
-0.5	23%	—	77%
+0.5	44%	—	56%
+1	44%	20%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	17%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Atalanta BC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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

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

Overview

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Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Atalanta BC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

Atalanta BC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Clean Sheet