Matchday

Serie A 25/26 · 10 Jan 2026

AS Roma 2–0 Sassuolo

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 0.7
Actual xG
2.6 – 0.8
Goals
2 – 0

Footybot made AS Roma favourites at 62%.

AS Roma won and made the better chances: 2.6 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Matías Soulé, 64.0 in 88′.

Well above their usual level: Matías Soulé +13.9, Manu Koné +12.6, Stephan El Shaarawy +11.3.

Well below it: Kostas Tsimikas −32.1, Sebastian Walukiewicz −15.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

AS Roma

6 Jan 2026W 2–0at Lecce Serie A
3 Jan 2026L 0–1at Atalanta Serie A
29 Dec 2025W 3–1v Genoa Serie A
20 Dec 2025L 1–2at Juventus Serie A
15 Dec 2025W 1–0v Como Serie A

Sassuolo

6 Jan 2026L 0–3v Juventus Serie A
3 Jan 2026D 1–1v Parma Serie A
28 Dec 2025D 1–1at Bologna Serie A
21 Dec 2025L 0–1v Torino Serie A
14 Dec 2025D 2–2at AC Milan Serie A

Head to head

26 Oct 2025Sassuolo 0–1 AS Roma Serie A

AS Roma

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jan Ziółkowski Defender200–64.5–
Matías Soulé Forward88110.6464.0+13.9
Manu Koné Midfielder90100.3561.5+12.6
Gianluca Mancini Defender8800–60.5+7.9
Stephan El Shaarawy Forward51010.4258.2+11.3
Paulo Dybala Forward90000.2957.6−0.6
Mile Svilar Goalkeeper9000–57.4+3.9
Mario Hermoso Defender90000.1954.5+6.0
Alessandro Romano Midfielder200–54.1–
Niccolò Pisilli Midfielder90000.2853.7+11.0
Zeki Çelik Defender8700–44.9−5.2
Daniele Ghilardi Defender9000–43.7–
Devyne Rensch Midfielder800–39.8–
Evan Ferguson Forward39000.1837.8–
Wesley Midfielder27000.0437.2–
Kostas Tsimikas Defender63000.2427.4−32.1

Sassuolo

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Tarik Muharemović Defender9000–59.0+5.0
Arijanet Murić Goalkeeper9000–51.6−0.9
Ismael Koné Midfielder83000.4649.5+0.2
Josh Doig Defender9000–49.0+4.8
Nemanja Matić Midfielder9000–48.2−0.9
Alieu Fadera Forward73000.1247.7+3.1
Luca Moro Forward1200–46.9–
Edoardo Iannoni Midfielder1200–46.8–
Luca Lipani Midfielder7200–45.2–
Jay Idzes Defender9000–44.9−2.9
Armand Laurienté Forward83000.2644.8−6.9
Andrea Pinamonti Forward8300–42.8−3.6
Walid Cheddira Forward1700–39.8–
Aster Vranckx Midfielder1800–39.7–
Nicholas Pierini Forward1200–34.6–
Sebastian Walukiewicz Defender9000–32.7−15.8