AC Milan vs Sassuolo

2 March 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Paolo Valeri

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Pol Lirola 35’ (og)

Match summary

AC Milan saw off Sassuolo 1-0. AC Milan led 1-0 at half-time.

Lirola's own goal put AC Milan ahead from a corner in the 35th minute.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 1.32 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Sassuolo's 0.84 from 14. Sassuolo had a player sent off.

Match stats

AC Milan Sassuolo
7 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 6
6 Corners 6
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
1.32 xG 0.83
1.32 Non-penalty xG 0.83
4 Deep Completions 4

Key events

AC Milan Sassuolo
Kick-off
Pol Lirola
Own goal1-0 (AC Milan)
35’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

AC Milan
  • Ricardo Rodríguez
  • Lucas Paquetá
  • Tiemoué Bakayoko
Sassuolo
  • Andrea Consigli

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 0.84 35’ Pol Lirola (AC Milan) own goal, 1-0 35’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 0.84 35’ Pol Lirola (AC Milan) own goal, 1-0 Lirola 35’
AC Milan 1.32 xGSassuolo 0.84 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sassuolo attacking AC Milan attacking 
76’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 21’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 27’ Lucas Paquetá (AC Milan), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 84’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 38’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 69’ Suso (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 90’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 32’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 48’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 78’ Krzysztof Piatek (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Alessandro Matri (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Alessandro Matri (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 40’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Krzysztof Piatek (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Lucas Biglia (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 40’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Pol Lirola (Sassuolo), own goal 76’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 21’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 27’ Lucas Paquetá (AC Milan), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 84’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 38’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 69’ Suso (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 90’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 32’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Krzysztof Piatek (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 80’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Suso (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+6’ Alessandro Matri (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 38’ Stefano Sensi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Alessandro Matri (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 40’ Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Krzysztof Piatek (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 24’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 76’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 79’ Lucas Biglia (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 40’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Pol Lirola (Sassuolo), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gianluigi Donnarumma GK900 0.000.000
Davide Calabria DEF901 0.050.000
Mateo Musacchio DEF900 0.000.051
Alessio Romagnoli DEF900 0.000.000
Ricardo Rodríguez DEF900 0.000.000
Franck Kessié MID902 0.650.000
Lucas Paquetá MID751 0.320.021
Tiemoué Bakayoko MID580 0.000.000
Suso FWD902 0.140.155
Krzysztof Piatek FWD862 0.080.531
Hakan Calhanoglu FWD902 0.070.000
Lucas Biglia Sub321 0.020.000
Samu Castillejo Sub150 0.000.000
Patrick Cutrone Sub40 0.000.111

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

AC Milan win 64% Bet365 odds 1.50
Draw 23% Bet365 odds 4.20
Sassuolo win 13% Bet365 odds 7.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

AC Milan DDWWW
Sassuolo WDLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sassuolo 1-4 AC Milan, 30 Sep 18 Next meeting: AC Milan 0-0 Sassuolo, 15 Dec 19  All AC Milan vs Sassuolo meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.