Italy - Serie AData current as of September 03, 2026

Lazio vs Sassuolo: match statistics

Lazio crest
Lazio
2 : 1half-time 1:1
Sassuolo crest
Sassuolo
135%(2.05)
X35%(3.25)
230%(3.20)

The match promises to be very evenly contested, which points towards a draw. Lazio is showing poor form with just 0.6 points per match in the last five games and hasn't won any of them. Sassuolo, on the other hand, is in excellent shape, earning 2.4 points per match and winning four of their last five games. However, Lazio's home statistics show a certain advantage - 38% home wins and a positive goal difference (+2). Sassuolo has an identical win percentage away (38%), but their defense is more susceptible to conceding (xGA 1.64 vs xG For 1.22). Considering the hosts' poor form, the visitors' good streak, and balanced head-to-head statistics, a draw seems the most probable outcome of this encounter.

Lazio vs Sassuolo: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Lazio played against Sassuolo in Serie A (Italy). The game was played on March 9, 2026. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Lazio has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Sassuolo has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 2.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Lazio scores 0.96 goals per game and allows 1.00. Sassuolo scores 1.26 and allows 1.33. Games in this league average 2.44 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 22% of Lazio's games and 48% of Sassuolo's. The Over 2.5 rates are 26% and 56%, compared with league averages of 47% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Lazio has the higher season xG average, 1.25 to 1.20 per game. Lazio takes 11.2 shots per game, while Sassuolo takes 10.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Lazio leads at halftime in 22% of its games and scores 0.56 goals per game after halftime. Sassuolo leads at halftime in 26% and scores 0.74 after halftime.

When the teams score

Lazio's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). For Sassuolo, it is minutes 61-75 (10 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie A games average 2.44 goals. Both teams score in 47% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

The match promises to be very evenly contested, which points towards a draw. Lazio is showing poor form with just 0.6 points per match in the last five games and hasn't won any of them. Sassuolo, on the other hand, is in excellent shape, earning 2.4 points per match and winning four of their last five games. However, Lazio's home statistics show a certain advantage - 38% home wins and a positive goal difference (+2). Sassuolo has an identical win percentage away (38%), but their defense is more susceptible to conceding (xGA 1.64 vs xG For 1.22). Considering the hosts' poor form, the visitors' good streak, and balanced head-to-head statistics, a draw seems the most probable outcome of this encounter.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

50Possession (%)50
LazioSassuolo
13Shots7
LazioSassuolo
5Shots on target4
LazioSassuolo
1.58xG1.03
LazioSassuolo
1Corners6
LazioSassuolo
56Dangerous attacks41
LazioSassuolo
7Fouls8
LazioSassuolo
0Cards4
LazioSassuolo

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.

0.96Goals scored / game1.26
LazioSassuolo
1Goals allowed / game1.33
LazioSassuolo
51%Average possession45%
LazioSassuolo
3.81Shots on target / game3.81
LazioSassuolo

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.22Shots per game10.7
LazioSassuolo
3.81Shots on target3.81
LazioSassuolo
8.6%Shot conversion11.8%
LazioSassuolo
51%Possession45%
LazioSassuolo
1.25xG for1.2
LazioSassuolo
1.47xG against1.64
LazioSassuolo

Shooting quality

Lazio: BalancedSassuolo: Balanced
LazioSassuolo
Accuracy (shots on target)34%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.33

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.

Sassuolo is 140% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Lazio · 2.4 pts / game - Sassuolo

Lazio
WDLDL
Season result split
30% W37% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-10-9
1.26 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-4-4
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LDLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Sassuolo
WLWWW
Season result split
41% W19% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-5-11
1.41 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-3-5
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DLLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 1.90BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

Sassuolo is 31% better for: goals scored per game.

0.96 goals / game - Lazio · 1.26 goals / game - Sassuolo

Lazio is 33% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Lazio · 1.33 goals / game - Sassuolo

Lazio scoring profile: strong

Lazio scores in 48% of games (13 of 27 meczów), while Sassuolo keeps a clean sheet in 22% (6 of 27 meczów).

Sassuolo scoring profile: mixed

Sassuolo scores in 67% of games (18 of 27 meczów), while Lazio keeps a clean sheet in 44% (12 of 27 meczów).

26Goals scored (season)34
LazioSassuolo
27Goals conceded (season)36
LazioSassuolo
1.96Average goals per game2.59
LazioSassuolo
5Goals scored (last 5)10
LazioSassuolo
8Goals conceded (last 5)8
LazioSassuolo

How often they score at least...

48%1 goal67%
LazioSassuolo
30%2 goals41%
LazioSassuolo
15%3 goals19%
LazioSassuolo
4%4 goals0%
LazioSassuolo

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal78%
LazioSassuolo
37%2 goals37%
LazioSassuolo
7%3 goals11%
LazioSassuolo
0%4 goals4%
LazioSassuolo

* 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

7%BTTS at half-time15%
LazioSassuolo
4%BTTS in both halves7%
LazioSassuolo
19%Scored in both halves30%
LazioSassuolo

BTTS and goal count

15%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
LazioSassuolo
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
LazioSassuolo
40%BTTS - last 560%
LazioSassuolo

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

48%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
LazioSassuolo
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
LazioSassuolo
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
LazioSassuolo

2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
LazioSassuolo
26%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
LazioSassuolo
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
LazioSassuolo

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.

Lazio is 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.22 pts / game - Lazio · 1.15 pts / game - Sassuolo

Lazio - half-time state
22% leading56% draw22% trailing
Sassuolo - half-time state
26% leading37% draw37% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.22Points per game (1st half)1.15
LazioSassuolo
0.41Goals scored (1st half)0.52
LazioSassuolo
0.37Goals conceded (1st half)0.59
LazioSassuolo
0.78Average goals (1st half)1.11
LazioSassuolo
70%Clean sheet before half-time48%
LazioSassuolo
74%No goal before half-time63%
LazioSassuolo

After half-time (2nd half)

1.19Points per game (2nd half)1.37
LazioSassuolo
0.56Goals scored (2nd half)0.74
LazioSassuolo
0.63Goals conceded (2nd half)0.74
LazioSassuolo
1.19Average goals (2nd half)1.48
LazioSassuolo
56%Clean sheet after half-time41%
LazioSassuolo
59%No goal after half-time41%
LazioSassuolo

Lazio - second-half results

26% W41% R33% P
33
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding136%

Leads at halftime in 22% of games and wins 30%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sassuolo - second-half results

30% W48% R22% P
31
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding158%

Leads at halftime in 26% of games and wins 41%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Lazio - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.80
Goals scored / game0.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.41.2
Average goals per game0.62.0
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Sassuolo - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.60
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.62.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

Lazio
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
3
3
16-30
4
4
31-45
3
7
46-60
3
6
61-75
9
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

Sassuolo
ScoredConceded
7
7
0-15
3
6
16-30
4
3
31-45
6
8
46-60
10
4
61-75
4
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (10 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - 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

2.27
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
35%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-56%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
32%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Lazio

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.29
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.47
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
35% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
35%

Sassuolo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.44
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 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.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
111%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.99
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
12% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
12%

* 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

LazioLigaSassuolo
Average goals per game 1.962.44 2.59
Both teams scored 22%47% 48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 26%47% 56%
Clean sheets 44%32% 22%
Goal before half-time 48%65% 74%
Goal after half-time 67%77% 81%

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

2.44
Average goals per game
47%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.29
Home goals / game
1.14
Away goals / game
+13%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defensive advantage
+5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
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 cardLuca Lipani
  2. LazioSubstitutionOn: Patricio Gabarrón GilOff: Danilo Cataldi
  3. SassuoloSubstitutionOn: Nemanja MatićOff: Luca Lipani
  4. LazioSubstitutionOn: Boulaye DiaOff: Daniel Maldini
  5. SassuoloSubstitutionOn: Sebastian WalukiewiczOff: Woyo Coulibaly
  6. SassuoloSubstitutionOn: Darryl BakolaOff: Ismael Konu00e9
  7. SassuoloYellow cardArmand Lauriente
  8. SassuoloYellow cardSebastian Walukiewicz

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.

Alberto ArenaMatches officiated: 9
3Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 244%Home wins56%Draws0%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Lazio's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Sassuolo. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

US Sassuolo Calcio
1 : 0
SS Lazio

FAQ

What was the result of Lazio vs Sassuolo?

The Serie A match finished Lazio 2:1 Sassuolo. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Lazio vs Sassuolo?

Lazio score 0.96 goals per game on average and Sassuolo 1.26. The Serie A average is 2.44 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 22% of Lazio's matches and 48% of Sassuolo's.

What form are Lazio and Sassuolo in?

Over the last 5 games Lazio have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Sassuolo 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Lazio 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.