Serie A · 2025MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore

Sassuolo 2–0 Milan · Serie A

2–0Historical match

Milan

WLLWD

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Sassuolo won 2–0.

Shots
137
Shots on target
41
Expected goals
1.580.24
Possession
58%42%

Full time

What the match recorded

Sassuolo beat AC Milan 2–0. Recorded in this match (Sassuolo – AC Milan): shots 13–7, shots on target 4–1, expected goals 1.58–0.24, possession 58%–42%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

AC Milan's recent record differs from the season

moderate

AC Milan's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.37 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.2 goals/match1.37 goals/match1.17 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

AC Milan have a visible away split

moderate

AC Milan's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

10.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season13.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots10.5 shots/match13.1 shots/match11.7 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots7 shotsSassuolo 13 shots, Milan 7 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots1 shotSassuolo 4 shots, Milan 1 shot
  • Expected goals1.58 xG0.24 xGSassuolo 1.58 xG, Milan 0.24 xG
  • Possession58%42%Sassuolo 58%, Milan 42%
  • Corners2 corners3 cornersSassuolo 2 corners, Milan 3 corners
  • Fouls16 fouls16 foulsSassuolo 16 fouls, Milan 16 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards4 cardsSassuolo 4 cards, Milan 4 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Domenico Berardi · Sassuolo · 27′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedZachary Athekame · AC Milan · 49′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedArdon Jashari · AC Milan · 62′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedUlisses Garcia · Sassuolo · 17′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedArmand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 47′ · 0.03 xG · goalZachary Athekame · AC Milan · 81′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedKristian Thorstvedt · Sassuolo · 36′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedAlexis Saelemaekers · AC Milan · 45′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedCristian Volpato · Sassuolo · 70′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedChristian Pulišić · AC Milan · 90′ · 0.04 xG · on targetDomenico Berardi · Sassuolo · 5′ · 0.05 xG · goalStrahinja Pavlović · AC Milan · 86′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedDomenico Berardi · Sassuolo · 50′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedRafael Leão · AC Milan · 18′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedM'Bala Nzola · Sassuolo · 7′ · 0.09 xG · on targetKristian Thorstvedt · Sassuolo · 26′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedM'Bala Nzola · Sassuolo · 76′ · 0.09 xG · on targetM'Bala Nzola · Sassuolo · 55′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedKristian Thorstvedt · Sassuolo · 50′ · 0.33 xG · off target or blockedKristian Thorstvedt · Sassuolo · 51′ · 0.57 xG · off target or blocked
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Sassuolo: 13 shots, 4 on target, 1.58 xG. AC Milan: 7 shots, 1 on target, 0.28 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Domenico Berardi · Sassuolo · 5′Armand Laurienté · Sassuolo · 47′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Sassuolo 1.58 xG · AC Milan 0.28 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Sassuolo
3Draws
1Milan
Milan — Sassuolo · Serie A2–2
Sassuolo — Milan · Serie A3–3
Milan — Sassuolo · Serie A1–0
Milan — Sassuolo · Serie A2–5
Sassuolo — Milan · Serie A0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sassuolo favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Milan in 11

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sassuolo35 matchesMilan35 matches
1.23 goals/matchGoals scored35/35▲ 1.37 goals/match
1.26 goals/matchGoals allowed35/35▲ 0.83 goals/match
1.05 xG/matchExpected goals35/35▲ 1.52 xG/match
10.6 shots/matchShots35/35▲ 13.1 shots/match
3.69 shots/matchShots on target35/35▲ 4.23 shots/match
45.1%Possession35/35● 52.1%
3.86 corners/matchCorners35/35● 4.31 corners/match
2.41 cards/matchCards29/291.79 cards/match
12.1 fouls/matchFouls35/359.97 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples35 / 35home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 3 May 2026, 17:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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