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Serie A11/02/2026, 05:30 PM

Sassuolo – Fiorentina2 : 4

Why the model thinks so

Sassuolo
1.18
Total xG
2.58
Fiorentina
1.40
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorSassuoloFiorentina
Attack weakness (0.54x league average)−0.67
High-scoring league (3.2 goals/match)+0.65+0.65
Small sample (4 matches), regression to mean+0.43
Attack weakness (0.74x league average)−0.27
Small sample (4 matches), regression to mean+0.14
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)−0.07
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)−0.04
Darryl Bakola on the bench (0 goals, 2 assists)
Weak away record (0.8 vs 1.4 goals/match)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • Away/Home: Fiorentina scores 1.5 goals per game away in the league this season, Sassuolo concedes 2.5 per game at home
  • Shots: Fiorentina averaged 16.4 shots per game in the last 5 games, Sassuolo 12 per game in the last 5 games
  • Defense: Sassuolo conceded 22 goals in 9 league games this season (2.44 per game)

Risks

  • Table: Sassuolo is 15th in the league this season with 8 points from 9 games, Fiorentina is 17th with 5 points
  • Form: Fiorentina is winless in their last 5 games (2 draws, 3 losses) and won 1 of 9 league games

All probabilities

Result
Sassuolo30%
Draw30%
Fiorentina40%
Double chance
Sassuolo or draw60%
Fiorentina or draw70%
No draw70%
Goals
Over 1.575%
Under 1.525%
Over 2.548%
Under 2.552%
Over 3.526%
Under 3.574%
Both teams score
Yes54%
No46%

xG score

1:1
From xG 1.18 : 1.40, rounded up only from .914% probability

Other likely scores

1:2
9%
0:2
7%
2:1
7%
2:0
5%
2:4
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Fiorentina: 6 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
  2. Sassuolo: 6 of 18 goals scored by substitutes (last 12 games)
  3. Fiorentina: dropped a lead in 4 of 7 games (10 points lost)
  4. Sassuolo: 7 of 12 games without conceding in H1, but only 1 over 90 minutes

Lineups

Sassuolo 4-3-3 · Fiorentina 4-3-3

Sassuolo
  • 80 S. Turati
  • 6 S. Walukiewicz
  • 21 J. Idzes
  • 5 F. Candé
  • 3 J. Doig
  • 17 V. Adžić
  • 18 N. Matić
  • 55 I. Sulemana
  • 10 D. Berardi
  • 94 S. Esposito
  • 45 A. Lauriente
Fiorentina
  • 43 D. de Gea Quintana
  • 20 A. Jiménez Sánchez
  • 3 R. Drăgușin
  • 33 V. Fernandes Santos Lopes
  • 17 J. Neto Lopes
  • 27 C. Ndour
  • 44 N. Fagioli
  • 4 M. Brescianini
  • 30 F. Mastantuono
  • 32 M. Pellegrino Casalanguila
  • 25 A. Njie
Substitutes
  • 15 D. Ćaleta-Car
  • 50 D. Bakola
  • 33 Rafael Burguera
  • 25 B. Domínguez
  • 9 K. Bowie
  • 20 I. Brempt
  • 49 A. Murić
  • 12 G. Satalino
  • 70 E. Pieragnolo
  • 26 C. Odenthal
  • 77 N. Pierini
  • 35 L. Lipani
  • 8 A. Ghion
  • 46 S. Cinquegrano
  • 14 G. Kulla
  • 29 D. Gnonto
  • 23 N. Bercique Gomes Betuncal
  • 28 P. Pereira Gonçalves
  • 19 L. Lezzerini
  • 53 O. Christensen
  • 2 D. Cordeiro dos Santos
  • 21 V. Valdepeñas Talavera
  • 42 C. Inao Oulaï
  • 70 F. Croci
  • 76 S. Cianciulli
  • 75 D. Beldenti

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