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Serie A · Matchday 6

Sassuolo vs AC Milan

· Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia· Referee Francesco Fourneau

Full time1 – 1

Alin prediction was AC Milan to win

Ablended with market oddsMissed

Predicted score 1 – 2

7% — likeliest score with our pick

Win probability
SassuoloDrawAC Milan

Why this pick: Sassuolo vs AC Milan

Model inputs: per-match averages over each side's last 10 played matches (Sassuolo 10, AC Milan 10). PPDA — lower means more intense pressing.

SassuoloAC Milan
1.98 xG per 90 1.73
1.98 npxG per 90 1.56
15.3 PPDA 14.4
8.7 Deep completions per 90 6.4
1.64 xPTS per 90 1.39

xG and npxG (non-penalty) per match, deep completions (passes received within ~20 yards of goal) and xPTS (expected points) from Understat match data. Bold marks the stronger side on each line.

Sassuolo vs AC Milan: model vs market

1X2 probabilities: our model, the de-vigged market and the published blend
SourceSassuoloDrawAC Milan
Model47%25%28%
Market23%25%52%
Published29%25%46%
Edge+6%0%-6%
  • Better recent form: 3 wins in the last 6 vs 2 for the opposition.

Edge = our published probability minus the de-vigged market probability. Published = the blend of both that backs every number on this page.

Sassuolo vs AC Milan odds movement

Median bookmaker price on AC Milan, 49 snapshots since 2026-09-17.

Opened 1.75Now 1.85 +0.10
Median 1X2 prices, first and latest snapshot
SelectionFirstLatestMove
Sassuolo4.524.20-0.32
Draw3.873.76-0.11
AC Milan1.751.85+0.10

A shortening price means the market has moved towards that outcome. Median across all recorded bookmakers, not one book's line.

Sassuolo and AC Milan expected goals

The goal rate the model gives each side in this fixture, from xG-based attack and defence ratings.

2.00Sassuolo
1.51AC Milan
Total expected goals
3.51
Attack rating (Sassuolo / AC Milan)
1.32 / 1.14
Defence rating (Sassuolo / AC Milan)
1.13 / 1.16

Ratings are relative to the league average (1.00); lower defence rating = fewer goals conceded per match.

Sassuolo vs AC Milan score probability

Every scoreline the model gives this match, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker = likelier.

01234+ 0 4.8% 2.7% 3.4% 1.7% 0.9% 1 4.2% 10.8% 6.8% 3.4% 1.8% 2 6.0% 9.0% 6.8% 3.4% 1.8% 3 4.0% 6.0% 4.5% 2.3% 1.2% 4+ 3.1% 4.8% 3.6% 1.8% 1.0%

Rows: Sassuolo goals. Columns: AC Milan goals. Outlined cell = most likely scoreline.

Sassuolo vs AC Milan goals probability

Chance of the match clearing each total, read off the same score matrix as the heatmap.

Over 0.5 95%
Over 1.5 88%
Over 2.5 68%
Over 3.5 47%
Both teams to score
69%
No goals (0–0)
5%

Over 4.5 and higher fall inside the 4+ buckets and cannot be read off a 0–4 grid, so they are not shown.

All markets for Sassuolo vs AC Milan

Published probability and fair odds per market
MarketSelectionProbabilityFair odds
1X2Sassuolo29%3.46
Draw25%3.94
AC Milan46%2.19
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.568%1.47
Under 2.532%3.13
Both teams to scoreYes69%1.45
No31%3.24
Double chance1X (Sassuolo or draw)54%1.84
12 (either side)75%1.34
X2 (draw or AC Milan)71%1.41
Handicap -1AC Milan win by 2+14%7.40
Push (exactly one goal)14%—

Fair odds = 1 / probability — the break-even price implied by the published probability. Correct-score probabilities are on the heatmap above.

Sassuolo and AC Milan recent form

Sassuolo 2W 2D 2L
AC Milan 3W 2D 1L

Last 6 completed matches, all competitions, newest on the right.

Home vs away this season

Sassuolo at home

Record (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Win rate
100%
Goals for / match
2.50
Goals against / match
1.50
Clean sheets
0 of 2
  • They have won 2 of their 5 league games this season, scoring 1.8 goals per match.

AC Milan away

Record (W-D-L)
1-2-0
Win rate
33%
Goals for / match
1.67
Goals against / match
1.33
Clean sheets
0 of 3
  • They have won 3 of their 5 league games this season, scoring 2.0 goals per match.

League matches this season before kick-off: Sassuolo at home only, AC Milan away only.

Injuries & availability

Sassuolo absences

  • C. Volpato thigh injury
  • D. Boloca muscle injury
  • E. Pieragnolo knee injury
  • F. Cande knee injury
  • I. Kone broken leg
  • J. Idzes muscle injury
  • S. Walukiewicz muscle injury
  • Y. Paz knee injury

AC Milan absences

  • A. Saelemaekers ankle injury

Reported injuries and suspensions from our data provider; confirmed line-ups appear about 40 minutes before kick-off.

Expected lineups

Sassuolo lineup · 4-3-3

  1. 49 A. Murić
  2. 3 J. Doig
  3. 16 F. Leysen
  4. 15 D. Ćaleta-Car
  5. 20 I. Van der Brempt
  6. 50 D. Bakola
  7. 18 N. Matić
  8. 17 Vasilije Adžić
  9. 45 A. Laurienté
  10. 94 S. Esposito
  11. 10 D. Berardi

Bench: Fali Candé, S. Walukiewicz, C. Volpato, A. Ghion, K. Bowie, G. Satalino, L. Skjellerup, B. Domínguez, C. Odenthal, Rafael Obrador, L. Lipani, K. Thorstvedt, S. Cinquegrano, I. Sulemana, S. Turati

AC Milan lineup · 4-4-1-1

  1. 16 M. Maignan
  2. 2 P. Estupiñán
  3. 31 S. Pavlović
  4. 46 M. Gabbia
  5. 34 Mario Gila
  6. 22 Diego Moreira
  7. 12 A. Rabiot
  8. 80 Y. Musah
  9. 21 S. Chukwueze
  10. 11 C. Pulišić
  11. 9 Gonçalo Ramos

Bench: K. De Winter, R. Loftus-Cheek, S. Bocoum, L. Modrić, O. Hutchinson, F. Tomori, C. Comotto, A. Jashari, D. Bartesaghi, L. P. Bouyer, F. Terracciano, A. Cissè, F. Camarda, L. Torriani

Sassuolo vs AC Milan head-to-head

Last 10 meetings: Sassuolo 4 · draws 3 · AC Milan 3.

SassuoloDrawsAC Milan
Previous meetings
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetition
2026-05-03Sassuolo2-0AC MilanSerie A
2025-12-14AC Milan2-2SassuoloSerie A
2024-12-03AC Milan6-1SassuoloCoppa Italia
2024-04-14Sassuolo3-3AC MilanSerie A
2023-12-30AC Milan1-0SassuoloSerie A
2023-01-29AC Milan2-5SassuoloSerie A
2022-08-30Sassuolo0-0AC MilanSerie A
2022-05-22Sassuolo0-3AC MilanSerie A
2021-11-28AC Milan1-3SassuoloSerie A
2021-04-21AC Milan1-2SassuoloSerie A

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