Monza v Sassuolo

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Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:45:00 UTCU-Power Stadium

Pre-game analysis— full article

AC Monza Host Sassuolo in High-Stakes Serie A Matchday 5 Encounter

Winless Monza host a confident Sassuolo side fresh off a victory over Juventus, as both clubs look to establish their Serie A credentials at the U-Power Stadium.

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Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Monza 34%Draw 21%Sassuolo 45%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

MonzaSassuolo

35Possession65

1.45Expected goals (xG)1.58

15Shots20

6Shots on target8

6Shots off target7

3Blocked shots5

8Shots inside box13

7Shots outside box7

7Corners5

0Offsides1

13Fouls6

4Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

7Saves4

313Passes580

248Accurate passes513

79Pass accuracy88

Match events

30′Eddy Kouadio
51′Gustavo Varela (assist Samuele Birindelli)
56′Ricardo Mangas → Adam Bakoune
56′Ebenezer Ajodun Akinsanmiro → Manga Foe Ondoa
56′Patrick Cutrone → Dany Carvalho
63′Gustavo Varela · penalty
64′Nemanja Matic ← Luca Lipani
64′Kristian Thorstvedt ← Kieron Bowie
72′Sebastiano Esposito ← Vasilije Adžić
72′Domenico Berardi ← Benjamín Domínguez
74′Michael Folorunsho
82′Jay Robinson
82′Darryl Bakola ← Laurs Østerby Skjellerup
85′Samuele Birindelli
85′Luca Lipani
88′Vasilije Adžić
90′Gustavo Varela
90′Samuele Birindelli

Monza · Sassuolo

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Monza5-2-3

106.8↓56'Cutrone

446.8Carboni

906.5Folorunsho

16.8Törnqvist

76.8↓56'Mangas

197.2↓90'Birindelli

36.8Lucchesi

146.8↓56'Akinsanmiro

466.8↓82'Robinson

606.5Kouadio

98.5Varela

Sassuolo4-3-3

186.3↓64'Matic

106.3↓72'Berardi

946.3↓72'Esposito

156.3Ćaleta-Car

456.3Laurienté

36.3Doig

496.1Murić

426.3↓64'Thorstvedt

166.3Leysen

506.3↓82'Bakola

466.3Cinquegrano

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Monza

10Patrick Cutrone6.8
44Andrea Carboni6.8
90Michael Folorunsho6.5
1Noel Törnqvist6.8
7Ricardo Mangas6.8
19Samuele Birindelli7.2
3Lorenzo Lucchesi6.8
14Ebenezer Ajodun Akinsanmiro6.8
46Jay Robinson6.8
60Eddy Kouadio6.5
9Gustavo Varela8.5

Sassuolo

18Nemanja Matic6.3
10Domenico Berardi6.3
94Sebastiano Esposito6.3
15Duje Ćaleta-Car6.3
45Armand Laurienté6.3
3Josh Doig6.3
49Arijanet Murić6.1
42Kristian Thorstvedt6.3
16Fedde Leysen6.3
50Darryl Bakola6.3
46Simone Cinquegrano6.3

MonzaTale of the tapeSassuolo

5-2-3Formation4-3-3

7 ptsTable8 pts

-2Goal difference-2

LDLLFormWDWLL

34%Win chance45%

Head to head

First meeting

Monza and Sassuolo have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Monza

LDLL

@Lecce2-3
@Parma1-1
vsUdinese2-3
@Inter1-4

Sassuolo

WDWLL

vsJuventus3-2
@Bologna2-2
vsTorino2-1
@Atalanta1-2
@Parma Calcio 19130-1

This season — other meeting

SassuolovMonza

Where they stand — In a 20-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Monza	7	2	1	4	-2	7
Sassuolo	7	2	2	3	-2	8