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Matchday

Serie A 26/27 · 27 Oct 2026

Sassuolo 2–6 Lazio

Picked for matchday: Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 22% · Chances everywhere: 4.2 xG · Breakout watch: Gustav Isaksen

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.5 – 0.9
Actual xG
0.8 – 3.4
Goals
2 – 6

Footybot made Sassuolo favourites at 52%.

Lazio won and made the better chances: 3.4 xG to 0.8.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Mattia Zaccagni, 78.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Mattia Zaccagni +25.6, Tijjani Noslin +17.1, Romano Floriani Mussolini +14.5.

Well below it: Christos Mandas −18.4, Duje Ćaleta-Car −17.3, Stefano Turati −16.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Sassuolo

24 Oct 2026L 0–2at Como Serie A
16 Oct 2026L 2–4at Frosinone Serie A
11 Oct 2026D 1–1v AC Milan Serie A
18 Sep 2026L 1–2at Monza Serie A
13 Sep 2026W 3–2v Juventus Serie A

Lazio

24 Oct 2026W 2–1v Parma Serie A
18 Oct 2026W 3–0at Juventus Serie A
11 Oct 2026W 3–1v Monza Serie A
19 Sep 2026W 2–0at Venezia Serie A
12 Sep 2026D 2–2v AC Milan Serie A

Head to head

9 Mar 2026Lazio 2–1 Sassuolo Serie A
14 Sep 2025Sassuolo 1–0 Lazio Serie A

Sassuolo

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Sebastian Walukiewicz Defender800–75.5–
Sebastiano Esposito Forward63100.2358.2+5.8
Armand Laurienté Forward70000.2452.2+1.8
Ibrahim Sulemana Midfielder4500–48.9+3.1
Andrea Ghion Midfielder2000–47.9–
Kristian Thorstvedt Midfielder31100.2145.0–
Josh Doig Defender90010.0244.0+0.9
Darryl Bakola Midfielder45000.0939.9−10.3
Cas Odenthal Defender9000–36.8−8.1
Domenico Berardi Forward6300–34.5−13.9
Luca Lipani Midfielder9000–34.4−12.2
Duje Ćaleta-Car Defender8200–33.8−17.3
Simone Cinquegrano Defender9001–33.6−9.4
Kieron Bowie Forward2700–33.5–
Stefano Turati Goalkeeper9000–32.1−16.6
Fali Candé Defender2700–30.2–

Lazio

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Mattia Zaccagni Forward90121.2578.6+25.6
Matteo Cancellieri Forward27000.4664.1–
Tijjani Noslin Forward71200.2963.7+17.1
Diogo Leite Defender9000–63.5+10.9
Gustav Isaksen Forward63110.0963.3+10.6
Kenneth Taylor Midfielder45110.1261.3+13.5
Romano Floriani Mussolini Midfielder62100.3558.6+14.5
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru Midfielder45010.0458.4+9.7
Josip Šutalo Defender9000–53.9+0.1
Reda Belahyane Midfielder9000–53.5+7.0
Davide Frattesi Midfielder90000.7947.0−3.0
Andrea Pinamonti Forward1900–44.8–
Alfonso Pedraza Defender2700–43.7–
Manuel Lazzari Defender2800–43.1–
Nuno Tavares Defender6300–41.7−6.3
Christos Mandas Goalkeeper9000–38.8−18.4