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Serie A | Gameweek 18
Dec 30, 2023 at 5pm UK
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
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AC Milan
1 - 0
Sassuolo

Pulisic (59')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Castillejo (88')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Serie A clash between AC Milan and Sassuolo, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

AC Milan

All competitions
Serie A
Last Game: Salernitana 2-2 AC Milan
Friday, December 22 at 7.45pm in Serie A

Sassuolo

All competitions
Last Game: Sassuolo 1-2 Genoa
Friday, December 22 at 5.30pm in Serie A

We said: AC Milan 3-2 Sassuolo

 Neither side can be relied upon to keep the other at bay for 90 minutes, and with a number of men missing from both squads it could be an open and unpredictable encounter. Ultimately, Sassuolo's frailties are just as much psychological as defensive, so Milan can edge to victory and keep Pioli in-post for now. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a AC Milan win with a probability of 56.67%. A win for Sassuolo had a probability of 22.69% and a draw had a probability of 20.6%.

The most likely scoreline for an AC Milan win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.38%) and 1-0 (6.9%). The likeliest Sassuolo win was 1-2 (5.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.94%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AC Milan would win this match.

Result
AC MilanDrawSassuolo
56.67% (-0.178 -0.18) 20.63% (-0.2 -0.2) 22.69% (0.374 0.37)
Both teams to score 64.06% (1.298 1.3)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.66% (1.46 1.46)33.34% (-1.464 -1.46)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
44.89% (1.652 1.65)55.11% (-1.655 -1.66)
AC Milan Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.2% (0.417 0.42)11.79% (-0.42 -0.42)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.99% (0.891 0.89)37% (-0.89400000000001 -0.89)
Sassuolo Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.62% (1.132 1.13)27.37% (-1.135 -1.14)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.16% (1.447 1.45)62.83% (-1.449 -1.45)
Score Analysis
    AC Milan 56.67%
    Sassuolo 22.69%
    Draw 20.63%
AC MilanDrawSassuolo
2-1 @ 9.56% (-0.103 -0.1)
2-0 @ 7.38% (-0.321 -0.32)
1-0 @ 6.9% (-0.421 -0.42)
3-1 @ 6.81% (0.039000000000001 0.04)
3-0 @ 5.26% (-0.139 -0.14)
3-2 @ 4.41% (0.163 0.16)
4-1 @ 3.64% (0.08 0.08)
4-0 @ 2.81% (-0.027 -0.03)
4-2 @ 2.36% (0.124 0.12)
5-1 @ 1.56% (0.06 0.06)
5-0 @ 1.2% (0.0090000000000001 0.01)
4-3 @ 1.02% (0.084 0.08)
5-2 @ 1.01% (0.069 0.07)
Other @ 2.78%
Total : 56.67%
1-1 @ 8.94% (-0.248 -0.25)
2-2 @ 6.19% (0.13 0.13)
0-0 @ 3.23% (-0.254 -0.25)
3-3 @ 1.91% (0.128 0.13)
Other @ 0.37%
Total : 20.63%
1-2 @ 5.79% (0.027 0.03)
0-1 @ 4.18% (-0.188 -0.19)
0-2 @ 2.71% (-0.032 -0.03)
2-3 @ 2.67% (0.138 0.14)
1-3 @ 2.5% (0.09 0.09)
0-3 @ 1.17% (0.023 0.02)
Other @ 3.66%
Total : 22.69%

How you voted: AC Milan vs Sassuolo

AC Milan
78.9%
Draw
11.1%
Sassuolo
10.0%
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Atalanta BCAtalanta16121339172237
2Napoli16112324111335
3Inter Milan15104140152534
4Fiorentina1594228111731
5Lazio1610153023731
6Juventus16610026121428
7Bologna156722118325
8AC Milan156542416823
9Udinese166281925-620
10Empoli164751416-219
11Torino165471720-319
12Roma164481823-516
13Genoa163761324-1116
14Lecce164481027-1716
15Parma163672328-515
16Como163671828-1015
17Hellas VeronaHellas Verona1650112139-1815
18CagliariCagliari163581526-1114
19Monza161781421-710
20VeneziaVenezia1624101529-1410
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