Serie A Gameweek 16 Sun, Dec 21 · 14:00 MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
Full match report oneScoredOdds · Value · Detailed stats →
Our take

It was too close to call.

Torino were the stronger side on L90 Strength (37 vs 29). Sassuolo had 7.1 days of rest, Torino 8 and had to travel 236 km.

Away travel236 kmRest days7.1 · 8Matches / 14d1 · 2
Sassuolo37%
Draw29%
Torino34%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.17
Sassuolo38%
Draw27%
Torino34%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.29
Sassuolo37%
Draw29%
Torino33%
Expected goals 1.23 – 1.15
Sassuolo30%
Draw29%
Torino41%
Expected goals 1.10 – 1.31
Sassuolo38%
Draw27%
Torino35%
Expected goals 1.38 – 1.32
Over 2.5 43% Both score 50% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Reggio Emilia)

No weather data yet

Referee · ItalyAndrea Calzavara

Team strength

SassuoloTorino
29 L90 StrengthIn forecast 37
32 Current StrengthIn forecast 39
41 AttackIn forecast 39
32 DefenceIn forecast 47
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Sassuolo

Attack—
Defense risk—

Torino

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

SassuoloTorino
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.27 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.73
1.03 xGVia Att/Def 1.14
1.31 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.41
+0.37 Goals minus xGContext -0.14
73% Scored inContext 67%
27% Clean sheetsContext 40%
10.80 ShotsContext 11.67
3.93 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.20
36% On target shareContext 36%
6.87 Shots in the boxContext 7.67
63% Box shareContext 65%
13% ConversionContext 9%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.77
13.00 Shots allowedContext 14.07
4.73 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.20
3.07 BlocksContext 3.73
3.85 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.85
73% Save rateContext 62%
45% PossessionIn forecast 43%
381 PassesContext 353
314 Accurate passesContext 282
82% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.77 Team ratingContext 6.72
12.40 FoulsContext 13.67
13.73 Fouls sufferedContext 10.67
2.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.73
0.07 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 15 and 15 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.60
1.07 xGVia Att/Def 1.26
1.12 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.34
+0.33 Goals minus xGContext +0.04
70% Scored inContext 80%
30% Clean sheetsContext 40%
11.60 ShotsContext 12.20
3.80 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.20
33% On target shareContext 34%
7.30 Shots in the boxContext 8.30
63% Box shareContext 67%
12% ConversionContext 11%
1.70 OffsidesContext 1.67
12.60 Shots allowedContext 13.10
4.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.80
2.70 BlocksContext 3.70
4.13 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.75
73% Save rateContext 63%
46% PossessionIn forecast 43%
382 PassesContext 358
313 Accurate passesContext 284
82% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.76
12.60 FoulsContext 13.90
13.10 Fouls sufferedContext 10.40
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.70
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Sassuolo
Rest7.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km283 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Torino
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel236 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Sassuolo Torino
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7.1Serie A 2025-2026, 14 Dec8Serie A 2025-2026, 13 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km236 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways283 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 40 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one7.16

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Sassuolo Confirmed XI
4-3-3
49A. Murić(G)
3J. Doig 80T. Muharemović 21J. Idzes 6S. Walukiewicz
90I. Koné 18N. Matić 40A. Vranckx
45A. Laurienté 9W. Cheddira 7C. Volpato
+9 more reported missing outside this XI
Torino Confirmed XI
3-5-2
1A. Paleari(G)
44A. Ismajli 13G. Maripán 61A. Tamèze
20V. Lazaro 32K. Asllani 66G. Gineitis 10N. Vlašić 16M. Pedersen
91D. Zapata 19C. Adams
+5 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Sassuolo Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Torino Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.03 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Sassuolo-0.5 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • Torino+0.7 pp

Home / Away this season

Sassuolo · Home 1.43points per game · 7 home games
W-D-L
3-1-3
Scored
1.43
Conceded
1.29
Torino · Away 0.86points per game · 7 away games
W-D-L
1-3-3
Scored
0.86
Conceded
1.71

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 12 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 6 of 6 meetings

1 Sassuolo wins3 draws2 Torino wins
Goals per game0.83 – 1.00 Over 2.517% Both scored67% Clean sheets17% · 17%
  • 10 Feb 2024Sassuolo1–1Torino
  • 6 Nov 2023Torino2–1Sassuolo
  • 3 Apr 2023Sassuolo1–1Torino
  • 17 Sep 2022Torino0–1Sassuolo
  • 23 Jan 2022Torino1–1Sassuolo
  • 17 Sep 2021Sassuolo0–1Torino

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Goal timing

Sassuolo15 games · scored 21 · conceded 19
5 4 0-15
1 3 16-30
1 3 31-45
3 4 46-60
7 1 61-75
4 4 76-90
Torino15 games · scored 15 · conceded 26
1 2 0-15
3 7 16-30
4 6 31-45
3 2 46-60
2 5 61-75
2 4 76-90
Sassuolo10 games · scored 14 · conceded 11
3 3 0-15
1 2 16-30
1 1 31-45
3 2 46-60
4 1 61-75
2 2 76-90
Torino10 games · scored 13 · conceded 16
1 2 0-15
3 5 16-30
4 2 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 4 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Beta

Numbers are home · draw · away chances. Pick a scenario to update the forecast at the top of the page.