Serie A · 2026Sun, 6 Sept 2026, 16:00 UTCScheduledPre-match analysis
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What the record shows

The available record does not support a clear cross-team pattern. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

1Bologna
1Draws
0Sassuolo
SassuoloBologna · Serie A01
BolognaSassuolo · Serie A11

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Season-opening preview

Current-season evidence is still building.

This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.

0 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade

Previous-season context

Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.

Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.

Bologna

Competition
Serie A
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.29 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.21 goals/match
  • Expected goals0.98 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.11 xG/match
  • Shots12.8 shots/match
  • Shots allowed10.2 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.74 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed3.71 shots/match
  • Possession55.1%
  • Corners4.45 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.21 corners/match
  • Cards2.17 cards/match
  • Fouls13.2 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency32%
  • Scoring frequency71%

Sassuolo

Competition
Serie A
Season
2025/26
Sample
38 matches
Profile grade
A
Data cutoff
24 May 2026
  • Goals scored1.21 goals/match
  • Goals allowed1.32 goals/match
  • Expected goals1.11 xG/match
  • Expected goals allowed1.43 xG/match
  • Shots10.7 shots/match
  • Shots allowed14.4 shots/match
  • Shots on target3.76 shots/match
  • Shots on target allowed4.92 shots/match
  • Possession46.1%
  • Corners3.76 corners/match
  • Corners allowed4.89 corners/match
  • Cards2.41 cards/match
  • Fouls11.9 fouls/match
  • Clean-sheet frequency21%
  • Scoring frequency68%

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade D · Unavailableunavailable
Season samples0 / 0home / away teams
Recent samples0 / 0last-five windows
FreshnessUnavailablestale at cutoff
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Paired coverage is below the configured metric threshold.
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 6 Sept 2026, 16:00 UTC · analysis-v4