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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 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

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for US Sassuolo Calcio to score. At the same time, FC Crotone does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Francesco Caputo, as he is very good at scoring at Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore with 18 goals in the last 13 games.
  • 10' US Sassuolo Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Lisandro Magallan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 19' GOAL! Domenico Berardi scores on 19. Assisted by Gregoire Defrel
  • 24' A meaty challenge results in booking for Vlad Chiriches on 24.
  • 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Crotone that had 38 games and scored 46 goals.
  • 34' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Vlad Chiriches by Kaan Ayhan on 34 minute.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 44' It’s high time Giovanni Stroppa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 49' What a strike from Simeon Nwankwo! The score is 1-1.
  • 53' The supporters are chanting for Pedro Obiang. He replaces Mehdi Bourabia on 53 minute.
  • 57' It’s a booking for FC Crotone player. Simeon Nwankwo gets a Yellow card.
  • 58' Goal! Francesco Caputo scores his 84 goal in 380 matches.
  • 61' It’s a booking for FC Crotone player. Simeon Nwankwo gets a Yellow card.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Lisandro Magallan.
  • 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luca Cigarini on 65.
  • 70' 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.
  • 74' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Giorgos Kiriakopoulos.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Tomislav Gomelt. He replaces Luca Cigarini on 77 minute.
  • 82' 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.
  • 85' GOAL! Francesco Caputo scores on 85. Assisted by Domenico Berardi
  • 85' Time for substitution for FC Crotone. Pedro Pereira is replaced by Andrea Rispoli.
  • 90' Federico Peluso has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gregoire Defrel on 90 minute.
  • Another three points for US Sassuolo Calcio.

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.