Sassuolo vs AC Milan

21 July 2020 · Serie A · 2019/20 · Referee Luca Pairetto

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–2

  • Francesco Caputo 42’ (pen)
  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic 19’, 45+2’

Match summary

AC Milan took a 2-1 win at Sassuolo. AC Milan led 2-1 at half-time.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic put AC Milan ahead with a header in the 19th minute, set up by Hakan Calhanoglu, Francesco Caputo equalised from the penalty spot in the 42nd minute, and Ibrahimovic won it in first-half stoppage time, set up by Hakan Calhanoglu.

The chances backed that up: AC Milan created 2.89 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Sassuolo's 1.19 from 11. Sassuolo had a player sent off.

Match stats

Sassuolo AC Milan
6 Shots 12
3 Shots on Target 8
5 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
1.19 xG 2.68
0.43 Non-penalty xG 2.68
2 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Sassuolo AC Milan
Kick-off
19’
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Assist: Hakan Calhanoglu0-1 (AC Milan)
Francesco Caputo
Penalty1-1 (Sassuolo)
42’
45+2’
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Assist: Hakan Calhanoglu1-2 (AC Milan)
Half-time1-2
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Sassuolo
  • Mehdi Bourabia
  • Manuel Locatelli
AC Milan
  • Theo Hernández
  • Ismael Bennacer
  • Giacomo Bonaventura
  • Diego Laxalt

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 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.19 2.89 19’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 0-1 19’ 42’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), 1-1 42’ 45+2’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 1-2 45+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.19 2.89 19’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 0-1 Ibrahimovic 19’ 42’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), 1-1 Caputo 42’ 45+2’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), 1-2 Ibrahimovic 45+2’
Sassuolo 1.19 xGAC Milan 2.89 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 AC Milan attacking Sassuolo attacking 
47’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 42’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 81’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 81’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 19’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 32’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 22’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 23’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 14’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 4’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 77’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 81’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 69’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Ante Rebic (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 81’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 43’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 47’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.90 xG, goal 42’ Francesco Caputo (Sassuolo), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 81’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.50 xG, saved 81’ Giacomo Bonaventura (AC Milan), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 19’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 32’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 22’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 23’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 14’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 4’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 77’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ Rogerio (Sassuolo), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 69’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Franck Kessié (AC Milan), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Hamed Junior Traore (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 15’ Ante Rebic (AC Milan), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 74’ Ismael Bennacer (AC Milan), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 81’ Davide Calabria (AC Milan), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 46’ Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 43’ Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Andrea Consigli GK900 0.000.000
Mert Müldür DEF530 0.000.081
Marlon Santos DEF900 0.000.000
Federico Peluso DEF900 0.000.000
Rogerio DEF901 0.040.000
Manuel Locatelli MID901 0.030.011
Mehdi Bourabia MID511 0.010.000
Domenico Berardi MID905 0.250.051
Giacomo Raspadori MID531 0.050.000
Lukas Haraslin MID530 0.000.000
Francesco Caputo FWD9011 0.760.143
Georgios Kyriakopoulos Sub370 0.000.031
Francesco Magnanelli Sub370 0.000.000
Jeremie Boga Sub220 0.000.000
Filip Djuricic Sub150 0.000.031
Hamed Junior Traore Sub11 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sassuolo win 22% Avg odds 4.27
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.11
AC Milan win 55% Avg odds 1.75

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

Form going into the game

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AC Milan WWDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: AC Milan 0-0 Sassuolo, 15 Dec 19 Next meeting: Sassuolo 1-2 AC Milan, 20 Dec 20  All Sassuolo vs AC Milan 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.