Sassuolo vs AC Milan

20 December 2020 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Maurizio Mariani

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Domenico Berardi 89’
  • Rafael Leão 1’
  • Alexis Saelemaekers 26’

Match summary

AC Milan won 2-1 away at Sassuolo. AC Milan led 2-0 at half-time.

Rafael Leão put AC Milan ahead in the first minute, set up by Hakan Calhanoglu, Alexis Saelemaekers made it 0-2 in the 26th minute, set up by Theo Hernández, and Domenico Berardi pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a direct free kick in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 1.41 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Sassuolo's 1.05 from 16.

Match stats

Sassuolo AC Milan
16 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.05 xG 1.41
1.05 Non-penalty xG 1.41
9 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Sassuolo AC Milan
Kick-off
1’
Rafael Leão
Assist: Hakan Calhanoglu0-1 (AC Milan)
26’
Alexis Saelemaekers
Assist: Theo Hernández0-2 (AC Milan)
Half-time0-2
Domenico Berardi1-2 (Sassuolo)
89’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Sassuolo
  • Domenico Berardi
AC Milan
  • Davide Calabria
  • Alessio Romagnoli
  • Franck Kessié

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.05 1.41 1’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 0-1 1’ 26’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), 0-2 26’ 89’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 1-2 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.05 1.41 1’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), 0-1 Leão 1’ 26’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), 0-2 Saelemaekers 26’ 89’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), 1-2 Berardi 89’
Sassuolo 1.05 xGAC Milan 1.41 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AC Milan attacking Sassuolo attacking 
26’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 41’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 1’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 72’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 89’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, goal 31’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 45’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 53’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 84’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 48’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Jens Petter Hauge (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 73’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Jens Petter Hauge (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 35’ Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 87’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 63’ Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 26’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 41’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 1’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 72’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 89’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, goal 31’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 45’ Rafael Leão (AC Milan), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 53’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 84’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+3’ Jens Petter Hauge (AC Milan), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 48’ Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 78’ Jens Petter Hauge (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 35’ Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 69’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 87’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 36’ Theo Hernández (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 60’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90’ Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Andrea Consigli GK900 0.000.000
Jeremy Toljan DEF640 0.000.000
Marlon Santos DEF900 0.000.061
Gianmarco Ferrari DEF901 0.070.000
Rogerio DEF490 0.000.111
Maxime Lopez MID900 0.000.032
Mehdi Bourabia MID902 0.030.000
Domenico Berardi MID9016 0.350.455
Hamed Junior Traore MID894 0.500.011
Filip Djuricic MID601 0.060.031
Gregoire Defrel FWD490 0.000.092
Georgios Kyriakopoulos Sub410 0.000.041
Francesco Caputo Sub411 0.020.091
Jeremie Boga Sub300 0.000.000
Mert Müldür Sub260 0.000.000
Pedro Obiang Sub11 0.010.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sassuolo win 24% Avg odds 3.96
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.99
AC Milan win 52% Avg odds 1.83

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Sassuolo WLDWD
AC Milan WWWDD

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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.