Two wins in nine, Berardi the nemesis: All the key stats ahead of Sassuolo vs. Milan
AC Milan and Sassuolo will meet each other for the 27th time at the Mapei Stadium this evening, with Serie A getting back underway.
Milan have won 13 of the previous 26 games, but the Neroverdi have emerged victorious eight times, meaning five have ended in draws. Since that win in Reggio Emilia to seal the Scudetto in May 2022 there have been two wins each and three draws, suggesting things have been very even recently.
The most recent game was also at the Mapei Stadium and Sassuolo prevailed by two goals to nil, following goals from Domenico Berardi (of course) and Armand Lauriente, with Fikayo Tomori getting a red card. To summarise, tonight will not be a walk in the park.
Sassuolo vs. AC Milan: Key stats and facts
➤ Sassuolo are unbeaten in seven of their last nine Serie A matches against Milan (W4 D3), including the three most recent (W1 D2). This is their longest unbeaten run against the Rossoneri in the competition.
➤ AC Milan lost their last Serie A away match against Sassuolo, after an eight-match unbeaten run (W6 D2). The last time the Rossoneri lost two consecutive away games against the Neroverdi in the competition was back in 2016 (three on that occasion).
➤ Sassuolo have won just one of their last 10 Serie A matches against AC Milan in the first half of the season (D3 L6): 3-1 on 28 November 2021 (a comeback victory with goals from Gianluca Scamacca and Domenico Berardi).
➤ After three wins and two draws, AC Milan could remain unbeaten in their first six Serie A games of the season for the first time since 2022/23. However, the Rossoneri could also have three draws in their first six matchdays for the first time since 2018/19.
➤ Sassuolo have won eight of their last 11 home games in Serie A (3L). Since the start of the second half of last season, only Inter (10) and Roma (nine) have recorded more home wins (eight also for Napoli).
➤ Sassuolo, along with Monza, are one of two teams to have both scored and conceded at least one goal in each of their Serie A games this season. The only times the Neroverdi have found the net in each of their first six top-flight matches of the season were in 2015/16, 2018/19, and 2020/21.
➤ Only Como (41) and Juventus (38) have attempted more shots from outside the box than Sassuolo so far this season (35). On the other hand, no team has attempted fewer long-range shots than Milan (14, like Parma).
➤ Milan is the team with the highest conversion rate in this Serie A: 15.6%, having scored 10 goals with 64 shots. On the other hand, Sassuolo have scored one goal less (nine) despite having 22 more shots (86).
➤ Domenico Berardi has scored 12 goals in 20 Serie A matches against Milan. In the entire history of the competition, only Silvio Piola (22) and Enrico Chiesa (14) have scored more goals against the Rossoneri (Antonio Di Natale, Carlo Reguzzoni and Stefano Nyers also have 12).
➤ Diego Moreira has scored three league goals for Milan in 127 minutes across three appearances. Only two players have scored four goals in their first four games for the Rossoneri in the competition in the 2000s: Mario Balotelli in 2013 and Krzysztof Piatek in 2019.
