Matchday

Serie A 25/26 · 3 May 2026

Sassuolo 2–0 AC Milan

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.1 – 1.3
Actual xG
1.6 – 0.2
Goals
2 – 0

Footybot saw it as open: Sassuolo 33%, the draw 28%, AC Milan 40%.

Sassuolo won and made the better chances: 1.6 xG to 0.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Armand Laurienté, 59.9 in 84′.

Well above their usual level: Nemanja Matić +13.8, Kristian Thorstvedt +13.7, Armand Laurienté +10.1.

Well below it: Christopher Nkunku −17.2, Youssouf Fofana −15.5, Mike Maignan −14.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Sassuolo

26 Apr 2026D 0–0at Fiorentina Serie A
17 Apr 2026W 2–1v Como Serie A
12 Apr 2026L 1–2at Genoa Serie A
4 Apr 2026W 2–1v Cagliari Serie A
21 Mar 2026D 1–1at Juventus Serie A

AC Milan

26 Apr 2026D 0–0v Juventus Serie A
19 Apr 2026W 1–0at Hellas Verona Serie A
11 Apr 2026L 0–3v Udinese Serie A
6 Apr 2026L 0–1at SSC Napoli Serie A
21 Mar 2026W 3–2v Torino Serie A

Head to head

14 Dec 2025AC Milan 2–2 Sassuolo Serie A

Sassuolo

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Armand Laurienté Forward84110.0459.9+10.1
Alieu Fadera Forward1000–59.0–
Kristian Thorstvedt Midfielder90011.0457.9+13.7
Nemanja Matić Midfielder4500–57.5+13.8
Domenico Berardi Forward59100.1357.3+6.5
Luca Lipani Midfielder4500–52.5+8.0
Stefano Turati Goalkeeper9000–51.8+0.0
Sebastian Walukiewicz Defender9000–50.6+6.2
Ismael Koné Midfielder9000–48.6+2.5
Tarik Muharemović Defender9000–48.6−2.2
Woyo Coulibaly Defender5000–48.2+7.1
Andrea Pinamonti Forward1000–47.8–
M'bala Nzola Forward84000.2847.2−4.0
Ulisses Garcia Defender90000.0342.3−1.7
Jay Idzes Defender4000–39.8–
Cristian Volpato Forward31000.0639.1–

AC Milan

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder3100–54.2–
Pervis Estupiñán Midfielder9000–50.0+2.0
Zachary Athekame Defender45000.0447.1+3.2
Christian Pulišić Forward31000.0443.3–
Strahinja Pavlović Defender90000.0542.5−9.8
Ardon Jashari Midfielder66000.0241.4−7.1
Adrien Rabiot Midfielder9000–41.0−9.5
Samuele Ricci Midfielder2400–40.9–
Alexis Saelemaekers Midfielder59000.0340.7−11.2
Mike Maignan Goalkeeper9000–39.3−14.0
Rafael Leão Forward59000.0538.7−13.6
Matteo Gabbia Defender9000–37.5−8.4
Santiago Giménez Forward3100–36.3–
Christopher Nkunku Forward4500–35.4−17.2
Youssouf Fofana Midfielder5900–34.4−15.5
Fikayo Tomori Defender2400–0.0–