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US Sassuolo Calcio vs FC Crotone, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
US Sassuolo Calcio
4 – 1
Full Time
FC Crotone
Sat 3 Oct 2020 · 13:00 UTC Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Vlad Chiriches 24' Y
Y 57' Simeon Nwankwo
Y 61' Simeon Nwankwo
Y 63' Lisandro Magallan
Y 65' Luca Cigarini
Giorgos Kiriakopoulos 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

US Sassuolo Calcio vs FC Crotone — Serie A at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore.

Match Details

  • Referee Giorgio Peretti
  • Referee Michael Fabbri
  • Referee Antonio Rapuano
  • Referee Ivan Pezzuto
  • Referee Alessandro Cipressa

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

2
US Sassuolo Calcio 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals FC Crotone
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-03 US Sassuolo Calcio 4–1 FC Crotone

Recent Form

US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct FC Crotone H 4–1 W
27 Sep Spezia Calcio A 4–1 W
20 Sep Cagliari Calcio H 1–1 D
02 Aug Udinese Calcio H 0–1 L
29 Jul Genoa CFC H 5–0 W
25 Jul SSC Napoli A 0–2 L
FC Crotone
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct US Sassuolo Calcio A 1–4 L
27 Sep AC Milan H 0–2 L
20 Sep Genoa CFC A 1–4 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — US Sassuolo Calcio and FC Crotone get this one started.
  • 5' Luca Marrone has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 266 appearances.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. US Sassuolo Calcio must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alex Cordaz, as he is very good at scoring at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 19' Magnificent from Domenico Berardi! That is 86 goals in 384 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 24' Controversy at the stadium! Vlad Chiriches argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 29' Mehdi Bourabia has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 34' Kaan Ayhan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vlad Chiriches on 34 minute.
  • 39' US Sassuolo Calcio are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Crotone backline.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 49' Against the run of play, Simeon Nwankwo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 53' Pedro Obiang gets the nod from US Sassuolo Calcio. He replaces Mehdi Bourabia and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Simeon Nwankwo on 57.
  • 58' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Francesco Caputo makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 61' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Simeon Nwankwo.
  • 63' It’s a booking for FC Crotone player. Lisandro Magallan gets a Yellow card.
  • 65' Luca Cigarini is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
  • 70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Giovanni Stroppa will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 74' Giorgos Kiriakopoulos picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' Tomislav Gomelt is replacing Luca Cigarini for the FC Crotone side.
  • 82' Federico Peluso, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 85' Francesco Caputo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 85 minutes.
  • 85' Another substitution for FC Crotone to replace Pedro Pereira by Andrea Rispoli on 85 minute.
  • 90' A change in the US Sassuolo Calcio ranks — Gregoire Defrel exits the field as Federico Peluso enters on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

FC Crotone Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Stroppa

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.5 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 FC Crotone xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + US Sassuolo Calcio to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Sassuolo Calcio65% Draw20% FC Crotone15%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw
85%
Draw or FC Crotone
35%
US Sassuolo Calcio or FC Crotone
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
US Sassuolo Calcio50% Draw37% FC Crotone13%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
7.5%
3 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
7.1%
4 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
3.9%
1 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap US Sassuolo Calcio covers Push FC Crotone covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 20% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 21% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
FC Crotone keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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