AC Milan vs Sassuolo: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

AC Milan played against Sassuolo in Serie A (Italy). The game was played on December 14, 2025. Final score: 2:2.

Recent form

AC Milan has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.60 points per game. Sassuolo has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

AC Milan scores 1.57 goals per game and allows 0.79. Sassuolo scores 1.36 and allows 1.21. Games in this league average 2.34 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of AC Milan's games and 50% of Sassuolo's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 57%, compared with league averages of 47% for BTTS and 44% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

AC Milan has the higher season xG average, 1.51 to 1.25 per game. AC Milan takes 13.6 shots per game, while Sassuolo takes 11.2.

First-half and second-half trends

AC Milan leads at halftime in 36% of its games and scores 0.86 goals per game after halftime. Sassuolo leads at halftime in 21% and scores 0.93 after halftime.

When the teams score

AC Milan's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (4 goals). For Sassuolo, it is minutes 61-75 (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie A games average 2.34 goals. Both teams score in 47% of games, and 44% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

59Possession (%)41
AC MilanSassuolo
13Shots8
AC MilanSassuolo
5Shots on target3
AC MilanSassuolo
1.58xG1.01
AC MilanSassuolo
7Corners3
AC MilanSassuolo
56Dangerous attacks41
AC MilanSassuolo
12Fouls12
AC MilanSassuolo
1Cards3
AC MilanSassuolo

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.57Goals scored / game1.36
AC MilanSassuolo
0.79Goals allowed / game1.21
AC MilanSassuolo
51%Average possession46%
AC MilanSassuolo
4.71Shots on target / game4
AC MilanSassuolo

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.57Shots per game11.21
AC MilanSassuolo
4.71Shots on target4
AC MilanSassuolo
11.6%Shot conversion12.1%
AC MilanSassuolo
51%Possession46%
AC MilanSassuolo
1.51xG for1.25
AC MilanSassuolo
1.3xG against1.51
AC MilanSassuolo

Shooting quality

AC Milan: BalancedSassuolo: Counter-attacking
AC MilanSassuolo
Accuracy (shots on target)35%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.34

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

AC Milan is 86% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / game - AC Milan · 1.4 pts / game - Sassuolo

AC Milan
WDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
64% W29% D7% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-4-1
2.21 pts / game · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 1.60BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Sassuolo
LWDLW
Season result split
43% W14% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-2-6
1.43 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-3
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WDWWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.49BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

AC Milan is 15% better for: goals scored per game.

1.57 goals / game - AC Milan · 1.36 goals / game - Sassuolo

AC Milan is 53% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.79 goals / game - AC Milan · 1.21 goals / game - Sassuolo

AC Milan scoring profile: very strong

AC Milan scores in 93% of games (13 of 14 meczów), while Sassuolo keeps a clean sheet in 29% (4 of 14 meczów).

Sassuolo scoring profile: mixed

Sassuolo scores in 71% of games (10 of 14 meczów), while AC Milan keeps a clean sheet in 50% (7 of 14 meczów).

22Goals scored (season)19
AC MilanSassuolo
11Goals conceded (season)17
AC MilanSassuolo
2.36Average goals per game2.57
AC MilanSassuolo
8Goals scored (last 5)9
AC MilanSassuolo
4Goals conceded (last 5)7
AC MilanSassuolo

How often they score at least...

93%1 goal71%
AC MilanSassuolo
50%2 goals43%
AC MilanSassuolo
14%3 goals21%
AC MilanSassuolo
0%4 goals0%
AC MilanSassuolo

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal71%
AC MilanSassuolo
29%2 goals43%
AC MilanSassuolo
0%3 goals7%
AC MilanSassuolo
0%4 goals0%
AC MilanSassuolo

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time14%
AC MilanSassuolo
0%BTTS in both halves7%
AC MilanSassuolo
21%Scored in both halves29%
AC MilanSassuolo

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
AC MilanSassuolo
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
AC MilanSassuolo
40%BTTS - last 560%
AC MilanSassuolo

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

57%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
AC MilanSassuolo
36%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
AC MilanSassuolo
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
AC MilanSassuolo

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
AC MilanSassuolo
36%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
AC MilanSassuolo
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
AC MilanSassuolo

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

AC Milan is 64% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.64 pts / game - AC Milan · 1 pts / game - Sassuolo

AC Milan - half-time state
36% leading57% draw7% trailing
Sassuolo - half-time state
21% leading36% draw43% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.64Points per game (1st half)1
AC MilanSassuolo
0.71Goals scored (1st half)0.43
AC MilanSassuolo
0.36Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
AC MilanSassuolo
1.07Average goals (1st half)1.07
AC MilanSassuolo
71%Clean sheet before half-time43%
AC MilanSassuolo
43%No goal before half-time71%
AC MilanSassuolo

After half-time (2nd half)

1.71Points per game (2nd half)1.71
AC MilanSassuolo
0.86Goals scored (2nd half)0.93
AC MilanSassuolo
0.43Goals conceded (2nd half)0.57
AC MilanSassuolo
1.29Average goals (2nd half)1.5
AC MilanSassuolo
64%Clean sheet after half-time43%
AC MilanSassuolo
43%No goal after half-time29%
AC MilanSassuolo

AC Milan - second-half results

50% W21% D29% L
23
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.64
PPG before half-time
Lead holding178%

Leads at halftime in 36% of games and wins 64%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Sassuolo - second-half results

43% W43% D14% L
14
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding205%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

AC Milan - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.602.00
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.2
Average goals per game1.41.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Sassuolo - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.60
Goals scored / game0.81.0
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.61.6
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

AC Milan
ScoredConceded
4
1
0-15
2
2
16-30
4
2
31-45
4
3
46-60
4
2
61-75
4
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Sassuolo
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
1
3
16-30
1
2
31-45
3
3
46-60
7
1
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.47
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

AC Milan

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.57
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.51
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
124%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.39
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Sassuolo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.41
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
127%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie A).

Teams vs league

AC MilanLigaSassuolo
Average goals per game 2.362.34 2.57
Both teams scored 50%47% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%44% 57%
Clean sheets 50%32% 29%
Goal before half-time 57%65% 71%
Goal after half-time 79%73% 86%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.34
Average goals per game
47%
Both teams scored
44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.27
Home goals / game
1.07
Away goals / game
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. SassuoloYellow cardAlieu Fadera
  2. AC MilanYellow cardRuben Ira Loftus-Cheek
  3. SassuoloYellow cardTarik Muharemovic
  4. AC MilanSubstitutionOn: Koni De WinterOff: Matteo Gabbia
  5. SassuoloYellow cardKristian Thorstvedt
  6. AC MilanSubstitutionOn: Samuele RicciOff: Christian Mate Pulisic

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Valerio CrezziniMatches officiated: 9
3.33Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 244%Home wins33%Draws22%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of AC Milan vs Sassuolo?

The Serie A match finished AC Milan 2:2 Sassuolo. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before AC Milan vs Sassuolo?

AC Milan score 1.57 goals per game on average and Sassuolo 1.36. The Serie A average is 2.34 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 44% of games. Both teams score in 50% of AC Milan's matches and 50% of Sassuolo's.

What form are AC Milan and Sassuolo in?

Over the last 5 games AC Milan have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Sassuolo 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for AC Milan vs Sassuolo?

The statistical background for AC Milan vs Sassuolo — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.