Matchday

Serie A 25/26 · 9 Mar 2026

Lazio 2–1 Sassuolo

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 0.8
Actual xG
2.6 – 0.7
Goals
2 – 1

Footybot made Lazio favourites at 52%.

Lazio won and made the better chances: 2.6 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Daniel Maldini, 58.3 in 65′.

Well above their usual level: Daniel Maldini +11.6.

Well below it: Alessio Romagnoli −15.4, Oliver Provstgaard −15.3, Nuno Tavares −12.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Lazio

1 Mar 2026L 0–2at Torino Serie A
21 Feb 2026D 0–0at Cagliari Serie A
14 Feb 2026L 0–2v Atalanta Serie A
8 Feb 2026D 2–2at Juventus Serie A
30 Jan 2026W 3–2v Genoa Serie A

Sassuolo

1 Mar 2026W 2–1v Atalanta Serie A
20 Feb 2026W 3–0v Hellas Verona Serie A
15 Feb 2026W 2–1at Udinese Serie A
8 Feb 2026L 0–5v Inter Serie A
31 Jan 2026W 3–1at Pisa Serie A

Head to head

14 Sep 2025Sassuolo 1–0 Lazio Serie A

Lazio

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Pedro Forward1100–100.0–
Matteo Cancellieri Forward11010.0177.7–
Daniel Maldini Forward65100.8458.3+11.6
Danilo Cataldi Midfielder38000.0357.6–
Mario Gila Defender9000–50.1+0.4
Edoardo Motta Goalkeeper9000–49.3–
Patric Defender5200–47.7–
Gustav Isaksen Forward79000.8245.5−3.7
Adam Marušić Defender90100.4744.5+1.1
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru Midfielder90000.0844.0+0.7
Boulaye Dia Forward2500–43.8–
Kenneth Taylor Midfielder90000.1343.0−4.5
Mattia Zaccagni Forward79000.0441.4−4.1
Nuno Tavares Defender9000–41.1−12.8
Oliver Provstgaard Defender45000.1734.5−15.3
Alessio Romagnoli Defender4500–34.2−15.4

Sassuolo

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Armand Laurienté Forward90100.1954.9+6.8
Ulisses Garcia Defender6800–50.8+6.0
Domenico Berardi Forward9000–49.4−9.6
Jay Idzes Defender9000–47.6+2.7
Josh Doig Defender22000.1446.1–
M'bala Nzola Forward68000.2045.5−3.6
Kristian Thorstvedt Midfielder90010.0445.3−1.0
Sebastian Walukiewicz Defender2100–44.2–
Arijanet Murić Goalkeeper9000–44.0−8.6
Luca Lipani Midfielder4500–43.2−1.4
Ismael Koné Midfielder83000.1042.8−5.9
Tarik Muharemović Defender9000–42.8−6.3
Darryl Bakola Midfielder1300–42.3–
Woyo Coulibaly Defender6900–41.3−1.8
Nemanja Matić Midfielder4500–39.3−5.4
Luca Moro Forward2200–35.1–