AC Milan vs Sassuolo

1 - 0

🕒 Sat, 30 Dec 2023 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza 🧑‍⚖️ Livio Marinelli 🔁 Regular Season - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 18

Regular Season Table

AC Milan 2 · Sassuolo 19

Referee Stats

Livio Marinelli

8 matches · 4.75 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.75
Reds avg	0.50
Penalties avg	0.38
Over 4.5 cards	75%
Home wins	50%
Draws	25%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

AC Milan outshot their opponent (20-12).
AC Milan controlled possession (59%).
Sassuolo had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

AC Milan (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-4-3

Goals For / Against

38 / 17

Avg: 2.00 / 0.89

Points

Avg: 2.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sassuolo (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-4-13

Goals For / Against

20 / 41

Avg: 1.05 / 2.16

Points

Avg: 0.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie A fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.11

PPG

0.53

2.00

1.05

0.89

2.16

53%

O2.5

63%

47%

BTTS

63%

74%

Score 1st

26%

League-position context

AC Milan rank2nd

Sassuolo rank19th

AC Milan points75

Sassuolo points30

AC Milan: #2 · 75 pts · GD +27

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 22 pts above the play-off edge. 39 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sassuolo: #19 · 30 pts · GD -32

45 pts off the top 2. 30 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

45-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AC Milan last 5 home

D W D L W

Points8/15

Weighted index51

Goals15-9

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sassuolo last 5 away

D L L D L

Points2/15

Weighted index16

Goals5-11

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

AC Milan trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 63% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Sassuolo trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

AC Milan score at home89%

AC Milan clean sheet at home42%

Sassuolo score away63%

Sassuolo clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

AC Milan score first74%

AC Milan win after scoring first86%

Sassuolo score first26%

Sassuolo win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AC Milan 40% · Sassuolo 29%

Avg first goal minute: AC Milan 28.2' · Sassuolo 15.8'

Vs league average

AC Milan score at home2.00 vs 1.43

AC Milan concede at home0.89 vs 1.18

Sassuolo score away1.05 vs 1.18

Sassuolo concede away2.16 vs 1.43

AC Milan score 39% above league average, while Sassuolo score 11% below league average.

Defensive side: AC Milan are 24% below league average at home, and Sassuolo are 50% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

AC Milan goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

76-90+ 9

46-60 8

61-75 6

0-15 5

16-30 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

Sassuolo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

61-75 6

0-15 4

31-45 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 13

76-90+ 9

61-75 7

0-15 5

16-30 5

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

513

355

Passes Accurate

452

286

Passes %

88%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Erlić

1st substitution · For: Ruan Tressoldi

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Pulišić

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Bennacer

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ I. Bennacer

1st substitution · For: Y. Adli

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ O. Giroud

2nd substitution · For: L. Jović

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ N. Bajrami

2nd substitution · For: C. Volpato

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ D. Berardi

3rd substitution · For: Samu Castillejo

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ R. Loftus-Cheek

3rd substitution · For: Kevin Zeroli

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Rafael Leão

4th substitution · For: S. Chukwueze

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ S. Kjær

5th substitution · For: J. Šimić

88'

88' Samu Castillejo

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ A. Laurienté

4th substitution · For: S. Mulattieri

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ K. Thorstvedt

5th substitution · For: E. Ceïde

AC Milan vs Sassuolo 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AC Milan beat Sassuolo 1-0 on Saturday, 30 December 2023 in Serie A. The match was refereed by Livio Marinelli. It was played at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Sassuolo made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Erlić replacing Ruan Tressoldi. AC Milan took the lead at 59' when C. Pulišić scored, with the assist credited to I. Bennacer, making the score 1-0. AC Milan made their 1st substitution at 63', with I. Bennacer replacing Y. Adli. AC Milan made their 2nd substitution at 63', with O. Giroud replacing L. Jović. Sassuolo made their 2nd substitution at 65', with N. Bajrami replacing C. Volpato. Sassuolo made their 3rd substitution at 70', with D. Berardi replacing Samu Castillejo. AC Milan made their 3rd substitution at 74', with R. Loftus-Cheek replacing Kevin Zeroli. AC Milan made their 4th substitution at 81', with Rafael Leão replacing S. Chukwueze. AC Milan made their 5th substitution at 82', with S. Kjær replacing J. Šimić. Samu Castillejo received a yellow card for Sassuolo at 88'. Sassuolo made their 4th substitution at 89', with A. Laurienté replacing S. Mulattieri. Sassuolo made their 5th substitution at 89', with K. Thorstvedt replacing E. Ceïde.

AC Milan used 5 substitutions while Sassuolo used 5 substitutions. Sassuolo got 1 yellow card.