Italy - Serie AData current as of September 12, 2026

Sassuolo vs Inter Milan: match statistics

Sassuolo crest
Sassuolo
0 : 5half-time 0:2
Inter Milan crest
Inter Milan
115%(7.00)
X20%(4.62)
265%(1.45)

Inter Milan are the clear favorites for this match, sitting top of the table with an impressive record of 18 wins this season. The visitors display dominant away form with an 82% win rate and only 18% losses on the road, averaging 1.73 goals per game while conceding just 0.82. Sassuolo are in 11th place with a negative goal difference at home (-2) and only 36% of home wins, conceding an average of 1.27 goals per game. The difference in possession (48% vs 60%), shot conversion, and expected goals (xG 1.27 vs 1.83) further favors Inter. The recent form of both teams confirms the visitors' advantage – Inter have taken 12 points from their last 5 matches, while Sassuolo have managed only 6 points, making an Inter victory the most likely scenario.

Sassuolo vs Inter Milan: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sassuolo played against Inter Milan in Serie A (Italy). The game was played on February 8, 2026. Final score: 0:5.

Recent form

Sassuolo has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Inter Milan has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, with 2.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Sassuolo scores 1.17 goals per game and allows 1.26. Inter Milan scores 2.26 and allows 0.83. Games in this league average 2.40 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 48% of Sassuolo's games and 43% of Inter Milan's. The Over 2.5 rates are 48% and 57%, compared with league averages of 46% for BTTS and 45% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Inter Milan has the higher season xG average, 2.00 to 1.25 per game. Sassuolo takes 11.2 shots per game, while Inter Milan takes 18.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Sassuolo leads at halftime in 22% of its games and scores 0.70 goals per game after halftime. Inter Milan leads at halftime in 57% and scores 1.26 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sassuolo's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (8 goals). For Inter Milan, it is minutes 76-90+ (13 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie A games average 2.40 goals. Both teams score in 46% of games, and 45% 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 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% 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

Inter Milan are the clear favorites for this match, sitting top of the table with an impressive record of 18 wins this season. The visitors display dominant away form with an 82% win rate and only 18% losses on the road, averaging 1.73 goals per game while conceding just 0.82. Sassuolo are in 11th place with a negative goal difference at home (-2) and only 36% of home wins, conceding an average of 1.27 goals per game. The difference in possession (48% vs 60%), shot conversion, and expected goals (xG 1.27 vs 1.83) further favors Inter. The recent form of both teams confirms the visitors' advantage – Inter have taken 12 points from their last 5 matches, while Sassuolo have managed only 6 points, making an Inter victory the most likely scenario.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 2
First half
0 : 3
Second half

Game stats

38Possession (%)62
SassuoloInter Milan
7Shots23
SassuoloInter Milan
2Shots on target11
SassuoloInter Milan
0.78xG2.68
SassuoloInter Milan
5Corners6
SassuoloInter Milan
27Dangerous attacks65
SassuoloInter Milan
6Fouls10
SassuoloInter Milan
2Cards1
SassuoloInter Milan

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.

SassuoloInter Milan
1.17Goals scored / game2.26
SassuoloInter Milan
1.26Goals allowed / game0.83
SassuoloInter Milan
45%Average possession60%
SassuoloInter Milan
3.87Shots on target / game6.09
SassuoloInter Milan

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.17Shots per game18.22
SassuoloInter Milan
3.87Shots on target6.09
SassuoloInter Milan
10.5%Shot conversion12.4%
SassuoloInter Milan
45%Possession60%
SassuoloInter Milan
1.25xG for2
SassuoloInter Milan
1.58xG against0.96
SassuoloInter Milan

Shooting quality

Sassuolo: BalancedInter Milan: Dominant
SassuoloInter Milan
Accuracy (shots on target)35%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.37

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.

Inter Milan is 117% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Sassuolo · 2.6 pts / game - Inter Milan

Sassuolo
LLLWW
Season result split
35% W22% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-5-10
1.26 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-5
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WLDLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.40Opponent xG: 1.82BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%
Inter Milan
DWWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
78% W4% D17% L
Season (W-D-L)
18-1-4
2.39 pts / game · goal difference +33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
9-0-2
Last 5 away
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 2.15Opponent xG: 0.86BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Inter Milan is 93% better for: goals scored per game.

1.17 goals / game - Sassuolo · 2.26 goals / game - Inter Milan

Inter Milan is 52% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.26 goals / game - Sassuolo · 0.83 goals / game - Inter Milan

Sassuolo scoring profile: mixed

Sassuolo scores in 65% of games (15 of 23 meczów), while Inter Milan keeps a clean sheet in 52% (12 of 23 meczów).

Inter Milan scoring profile: very strong

Inter Milan scores in 96% of games (22 of 23 meczów), while Sassuolo keeps a clean sheet in 22% (5 of 23 meczów).

27Goals scored (season)52
SassuoloInter Milan
29Goals conceded (season)19
SassuoloInter Milan
2.43Average goals per game3.09
SassuoloInter Milan
4Goals scored (last 5)12
SassuoloInter Milan
7Goals conceded (last 5)4
SassuoloInter Milan

How often they score at least...

65%1 goal96%
SassuoloInter Milan
35%2 goals70%
SassuoloInter Milan
17%3 goals30%
SassuoloInter Milan
0%4 goals17%
SassuoloInter Milan

How often they concede at least...

78%1 goal48%
SassuoloInter Milan
39%2 goals22%
SassuoloInter Milan
9%3 goals9%
SassuoloInter Milan
0%4 goals4%
SassuoloInter Milan

* 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.

46%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time22%
SassuoloInter Milan
9%BTTS in both halves9%
SassuoloInter Milan
26%Scored in both halves52%
SassuoloInter Milan

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
SassuoloInter Milan
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
SassuoloInter Milan
20%BTTS - last 540%
SassuoloInter Milan

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

70%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
SassuoloInter Milan
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
SassuoloInter Milan
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
SassuoloInter Milan

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
SassuoloInter Milan
52%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
SassuoloInter Milan
9%Min. 3 goals after half-time35%
SassuoloInter Milan

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.

Inter Milan is 83% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.09 pts / game - Sassuolo · 2 pts / game - Inter Milan

Sassuolo - half-time state
22% leading43% draw35% trailing
Inter Milan - half-time state
57% leading30% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.09Points per game (1st half)2
SassuoloInter Milan
0.48Goals scored (1st half)1
SassuoloInter Milan
0.57Goals conceded (1st half)0.39
SassuoloInter Milan
1.04Average goals (1st half)1.39
SassuoloInter Milan
48%Clean sheet before half-time74%
SassuoloInter Milan
65%No goal before half-time26%
SassuoloInter Milan

After half-time (2nd half)

1.3Points per game (2nd half)2
SassuoloInter Milan
0.7Goals scored (2nd half)1.26
SassuoloInter Milan
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)0.43
SassuoloInter Milan
1.39Average goals (2nd half)1.7
SassuoloInter Milan
39%Clean sheet after half-time65%
SassuoloInter Milan
43%No goal after half-time26%
SassuoloInter Milan

Sassuolo - second-half results

26% W52% D22% L
25
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding159%

Leads at halftime in 22% of games and wins 35%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Inter Milan - second-half results

57% W30% D13% L
46
Half-time points
23
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
+19
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding137%

Leads at halftime in 57% of games and wins 78%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Sassuolo - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.60
Goals scored / game0.60.2
Goals allowed / game0.41.0
Average goals per game1.01.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Inter Milan - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.201.80
Goals scored / game1.41.0
Goals allowed / game0.60.2
Average goals per game2.01.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+4+4
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 7

* 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.

Sassuolo
ScoredConceded
7
5
0-15
2
5
16-30
2
3
31-45
4
6
46-60
8
4
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Inter Milan
ScoredConceded
8
2
0-15
6
3
16-30
9
4
31-45
6
2
46-60
10
2
61-75
13
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.76
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
115%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
46%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+9%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Sassuolo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
111%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 26% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Inter Milan

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
198%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
65%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

SassuoloLigaInter Milan
Average goals per game 2.432.40 3.09
Both teams scored 48%46% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%45% 57%
Clean sheets 22%32% 52%
Goal before half-time 70%64% 78%
Goal after half-time 78%76% 83%

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

2.40
Average goals per game
46%
Both teams scored
45%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.27
Home goals / game
1.14
Away goals / game
+11%
Home attack advantage
+10%
Home defensive advantage
+4%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
64%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
14%
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. Inter MilanGoalYann Aurel BisseckAssist: Federico Dimarco
  2. Inter MilanGoalMarcus ThuramAssist: Federico Dimarco
  3. SassuoloYellow cardNemanja Matić
  4. Inter MilanSubstitutionOn: Andy DioufOff: Henrikh Mkhitaryan
  5. Inter MilanYellow cardFederico Dimarco

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.

Daniele ChiffiMatches officiated: 15
2.67Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 227%Home wins20%Draws53%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Sassuolo's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Inter Milan. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FC Internazionale Milano
2 : 1
US Sassuolo Calcio

FAQ

What was the result of Sassuolo vs Inter Milan?

The Serie A match finished Sassuolo 0:5 Inter Milan. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Sassuolo score 1.17 goals per game on average and Inter Milan 2.26. The Serie A average is 2.40 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 45% of games. Both teams score in 48% of Sassuolo's matches and 43% of Inter Milan's.

What form are Sassuolo and Inter Milan in?

Over the last 5 games Sassuolo have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Inter Milan 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.