Serie A · Matchday 1
- Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:45:00 UTCNew Balance ArenaMatchday 1
Highlights
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Atalanta BC 36%Draw 23%US Sassuolo Calcio 41%
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
Atalanta BCUS Sassuolo Calcio
56Possession44
0.71Expected goals (xG)2.73
14Shots22
7Shots on target8
4Shots off target9
3Blocked shots5
8Shots inside box12
6Shots outside box10
4Corners4
0Offsides1
9Fouls10
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
7Saves5
596Passes462
544Accurate passes418
91Pass accuracy90
Match events
- 6'Giacomo Raspadori (assist Gianluca Gaetano)
- 55'Cas Odenthal
- 60'Mario Pašalić → Lazar Samardžić
- 60'Nicola Zalewski → Charles De Ketelaere
- 60'Gianluca Scamacca → Nikola Krstović
- 64'Vasilije Adžić ← Kristian Thorstvedt
- 65'Nikola Krstović
- 71'Lorenzo Bernasconi → Sead Kolašinac
- 74'Nemanja Matic ← Benjamín Domínguez
- 82'Giacomo Raspadori → Eljif Elmas
- 88'Cristian Volpato ← Riccardo Ciervo
- 88'Kieran Bowie
Atalanta BC · US Sassuolo Calcio
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
86.8↓60'Pašalić
776.8Zappacosta
707.5Gaetano
187.8↓82'Raspadori
36.8Kossounou
96.8↓60'Scamacca
296.8Carnesecchi
596.8↓60'Zalewski
426.8Scalvini
136.8Éderson
476.8↓71'Bernasconi
496.1Murić
36.3Doig
267.3Odenthal
76.3↓88'Volpato
176.3↓64'Adžić
186.3↓74'Matic
506.3Bakola
96.3↓88'Bowie
456.3Laurienté
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Atalanta BC
- 8Mario Pašalić6.8
- 77Davide Zappacosta6.8
- 70Gianluca Gaetano7.5
- 18Giacomo Raspadori7.8
- 3Odilon Kossounou6.8
- 9Gianluca Scamacca6.8
- 29Marco Carnesecchi6.8
- 59Nicola Zalewski6.8
- 42Giorgio Scalvini6.8
- 13Éderson6.8
- 47Lorenzo Bernasconi6.8
US Sassuolo Calcio
- 18Nemanja Matic6.3
- 45Armand Laurienté6.3
- 3Josh Doig6.3
- 49Arijanet Murić6.1
- 26Cas Odenthal7.3
- 9Kieran Bowie6.3
- 17Vasilije Adžić6.3
- 50Darryl Bakola6.3
- 7Cristian Volpato6.3
Atalanta BCTale of the tapeUS Sassuolo Calcio
4-4-2Formation—
6 ptsTable4 pts
+1Goal difference+0
1Head-to-head wins2
36%Pre-match odds41%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Atalanta BC 1W0D2W US Sassuolo Calcio
Goals 3–6
- 2026-08-23Atalanta BC2–1US Sassuolo Calcio
- 2026-03-01US Sassuolo Calcio2–1Atalanta BC
- 2025-11-09Atalanta BC0–3US Sassuolo Calcio
Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 20-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta BC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| US Sassuolo Calcio | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 4 |
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