US Sassuolo Calcio vs US Lecce, Serie A 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
US Sassuolo Calcio vs US Lecce — Serie A at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore.
- US Sassuolo Calcio 38 games · 49 pts (2025/26)
- US Lecce 38 games · 38 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Federico La Penna
- Assistant 1 Luigi Rossi
- Assistant 2 Domenico Fontemurato
21 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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 Torino FC 38 45 13 Parma Calcio 1913 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May US Lecce H 2–3 L 08 May Torino FC A 1–2 L 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May US Sassuolo Calcio A 3–2 W 09 May Juventus FC H 0–1 L 01 May AC Pisa 1909 A 2–1 W 25 Apr Hellas Verona FC A 0–0 D 20 Apr ACF Fiorentina H 1–1 D 12 Apr Bologna FC 1909 A 0–2 L Season Stats
US Sassuolo Calcio US Lecce #11 Position #17 49 Points 38 38 Played 38 14 / 7 / 17 W / D / L 10 / 8 / 20 46 Scored 28 50 Conceded 50 -4 GD -22 1.29 PPG 1.00 37% Win % 26% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this season24% Clean Sheets
US Lecce this seasonUS Sassuolo Calcio are 11th (49 pts). US Lecce are 17th (38 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
US Sassuolo Calcio0-151/116-301/331-452/146-604/–61-75–/276+2/3■ Scored ■ ConcededUS Lecce0-152/116-301/431-45–/–46-601/261-752/176+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
US Sassuolo CalcioDomenico Berardi 8 G 4 A Andrea Pinamonti 8 G 3 A Armand Lauriente 6 G 10 A Ismael Kone 6 G -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore that hosts another battle between US Sassuolo Calcio and US Lecce.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' The travelling US Lecce supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 14' Walid Cheddira puts US Lecce on the lead.
- 19' 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 Kristian Thorstvedt suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' What an equalizer from Armand Lauriente!
- 25' GOAL! Walid Cheddira scores on 25.
- 27' What a strike from Kristian Thorstvedt! The score is 2-2.
- 32' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 37' US Sassuolo Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering US Lecce that had 189 games and scored 160 goals.
- 47' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 52' 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.
- 54' The referee calls foul for Ylber Ramadani. He receives a card.
- 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 64' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with US Lecce winning 50% of all matches.
- 69' It looks surprising US Lecce does not make any changes. Lameck Banda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 74' 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.
- 77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tarik Muharemovic on 77.
- 81' Danilo Veiga was booked on 81.
- 82' Sensational shot from Andrea Pinamonti. US Sassuolo Calcio is back in the lead.
- 85' US Lecce receives a card for a hard tackle on 85.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Antonino Gallo. He receives a card.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.
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Lineups
US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 18
- 45
- 10
- 23
- 25
- 13
- 42
- 8
- 90
- 80
- 66
Bench
- 49
- 12
- 99
- 3
- 24
- 7
- 16
- 20
- 35
- 50
- 44
- 33
- 31
Coach Fabio GrossoUS Lecce Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 25
- 29
- 50
- 19
- 30
- 20
- 5
- 79
- 17
- 99
- 44
Bench
- 1
- 14
- 36
- 3
- 11
- 8
- 18
- 6
- 32
- 4
- 16
- 9
- 22
- 13
- 28
Coach Eusebio Di Francesco -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Domenico Berardi 4 Walid Cheddira 2 Kristian Thorstvedt 1 Nikola Krstovic 1 Jeremy Toljan 1 Roberto Piccoli 1 Valentin Gendrey 1 Gianluca Lapadula 1 Head to Head
US Sassuolo Calcio Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.44 US Sassuolo Calcio xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.16 US Lecce xGI would bet for: US Sassuolo Calcio or US Lecce 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: US Lecce winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.6Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw 69%Draw or US Lecce 60%US Sassuolo Calcio or US Lecce 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: US Lecce win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 2–3 not predicted2 – 3Actual1 – 1 13.3%1 – 0 9.6%0 – 0 9.4%2 – 1 8.6%0 – 1 7.5%2 – 0 7.5%1 – 2 6.9%2 – 2 5.1%0 – 2 4.9%3 – 1 4.2%3 – 0 3.6%1 – 3 2.7%Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio
Handicap US Sassuolo Calcio covers Push US Lecce covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 21% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 71% — 29% +1 71% 17% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet 32% ✓US Lecce keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.