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

Serie A · 2020-21
Udinese Calcio
2 – 0
Full Time
US Sassuolo Calcio
Sat 6 Mar 2021 · 17:00 UTC Dacia Arena HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Rodrigo de Paul 53' Y
Y 83' Manuel Locatelli

Overview

Match Preview

Udinese Calcio vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A at Dacia Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Fabrizio Pasqua
  • Referee Gianluca Manganiello
  • Referee Giacomo Paganessi
  • Referee Lorenzo Maggioni
  • Referee Michele Grossi (Italy)

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

6
8
2
Udinese Calcio 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals US Sassuolo Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-06 Udinese Calcio 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-11-06 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–0 Udinese Calcio 2020-08-02 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–1 Udinese Calcio 2020-01-12 Udinese Calcio 3–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2019-04-20 Udinese Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

Udinese Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar US Sassuolo Calcio H 2–0 W
03 Mar AC Milan A 1–1 D
28 Feb ACF Fiorentina H 1–0 W
21 Feb Parma Calcio 1913 A 2–2 D
14 Feb AS Roma A 0–3 L
07 Feb Hellas Verona FC H 2–0 W
US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Mar Udinese Calcio A 0–2 L
03 Mar SSC Napoli H 3–3 D
20 Feb Bologna FC 1909 H 1–1 D
14 Feb FC Crotone A 2–1 W
06 Feb Spezia Calcio H 1–2 L
31 Jan Cagliari Calcio A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Udinese Calcio US Sassuolo Calcio
#10 Position #11
50 Points 49
38 Played 38
14 / 8 / 16 W / D / L 14 / 7 / 17
45 Scored 46
48 Conceded 50
-3 GD -4
1.32 PPG 1.29
37% Win % 37%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Udinese Calcio are 10th (50 pts). US Sassuolo Calcio are 11th (49 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Dacia Arena as Udinese Calcio face off against US Sassuolo Calcio in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Giacomo Raspadori has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Udinese Calcio and US Sassuolo Calcio are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' The 32-year-old Juan Musso has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' It’s high time Luca Gotti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Udinese Calcio and US Sassuolo Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' Assisted by Nahuel Molina with the perfectly-timed delivery and Llorente makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 46' A change in the US Sassuolo Calcio ranks — Hamed Traore exits the field as Filip Duricic enters on 46.
  • 51' Turkey international Kaan Ayhan has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rodrigo de Paul.
  • 58' US Sassuolo Calcio fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 63' Udinese Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' Gregoire Defrel is replacing Kaan Ayhan for the US Sassuolo Calcio side.
  • 70' Udinese Calcio seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 73' The Udinese Calcio bench stirs into life. Tolgay Ali Arslan is withdrawn and Jean-Victor Makengo gets his opportunity.
  • 78' The US Sassuolo Calcio bench stirs into life. Maxime Lopez is withdrawn and Pedro Obiang gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Manuel Locatelli picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' Ilija Nestorovski is ready to make an impact after coming on for Llorente at the 86 minute mark.
  • US Sassuolo Calcio will have plenty to reflect on. Udinese Calcio were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Udinese Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luca Gotti

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Beto 4
Domenico Berardi 3
Davide Frattesi 2
Stefano Okaka 2
Roberto Pereyra 2
Matheus Henrique 2
Florian Thauvin 1
Pol Mikel Lirola 1

Head to Head

2021-03-06 Udinese Calcio 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-11-06 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–0 Udinese Calcio 2020-08-02 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–1 Udinese Calcio 2020-01-12 Udinese Calcio 3–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2019-04-20 Udinese Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio

Udinese Calcio Form

2021-03-06 Udinese Calcio 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2021-03-03 AC Milan 1–1 Udinese Calcio D 2021-02-28 Udinese Calcio 1–0 ACF Fiorentina W 2021-02-21 Parma Calcio 1913 2–2 Udinese Calcio D 2021-02-14 AS Roma 3–0 Udinese Calcio L 2021-02-07 Udinese Calcio 2–0 Hellas Verona FC W

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2021-03-06 Udinese Calcio 2–0 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2021-03-03 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 SSC Napoli D 2021-02-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Bologna FC 1909 D 2021-02-14 FC Crotone 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2021-02-06 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Spezia Calcio L 2021-01-31 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.52 Udinese Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.78 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Udinese Calcio56% Draw26% US Sassuolo Calcio18%
Actual: Udinese Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Udinese Calcio or Draw
82%
Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio
44%
Udinese Calcio or US Sassuolo Calcio
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Udinese Calcio36% Draw50% US Sassuolo Calcio14%
Actual: Udinese Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
12.7%
0 – 0
12.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Udinese Calcio

Handicap Udinese Calcio covers Push US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 25% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Udinese Calcio keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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