Serie A Gameweek 26 Fri, Feb 20 2026 · 19:45 MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia
Sassuolo
3–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 2.00 – 0.65
Verona
  • A. Pinamonti 40’
  • D. Berardi 44’, 62’
  • 85’ Al Musrati
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Sassuolo cruise past Verona

Sassuolo entered as favourites and won 3–0 through goals from Pinamonti and Berardi. Verona played with ten men from the 85th minute after Musrati was sent off. Sassuolo finished with the higher xG (2.00 vs 0.65).

Sassuolo ✓59%
Draw25%
Verona16%

Model vs reality

Sassuolo goals
3
Model 1.70 · xG 2.00
Verona goals
0
Model 0.78 · xG 0.65
Total goals
3
Model 2.47 · xG 2.65
Score 3–0
7%
Most likely 1–0 (14%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 45%
Both scored
No
Model 45%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchD. BerardiSassuolo · 2 goals
8.9
  • RefereeLivio Marinelli
  • Coaches— · Paolo Sammarco
  • VenueMAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore
  • Table before kick-offSassuolo 10th · Verona 20th

Timeline

  1. W. CoulibalyYellow card · Roughing
    17’
  2. ⇄ F. RomagnaFor W. Coulibaly
    36’
  3. A. EdmundssonYellow card · Holding
    39’
  4. A. Pinamonti 1–0Assist A. Laurienté
    40’
  5. ✕ D. BerardiMissed penalty
    44’
  6. D. Berardi 2–0
    44’
  7. Half time · 2–0
  8. Al MusratiYellow card · Foul
    51’
  9. D. Berardi 3–0Assist A. Laurienté
    62’
  10. ⇄ D. MosqueraFor A. Sarr
    72’
  11. ⇄ M. NzolaFor A. Pinamonti
    72’
  12. ⇄ D. OyegokeFor D. Bradarić
    73’
  13. ⇄ A. FaderaFor A. Laurienté
    73’
  14. ⇄ E. IannoniFor I. Koné
    73’
  15. S. WalukiewiczYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    78’
  16. ⇄ T. SuslovFor A. Harroui
    82’
  17. ⇄ Ioan VermesanFor K. Bowie
    82’
  18. Al MusratiSecond yellow · Roughing
    85’
  19. ⇄ Pedro FelipeFor S. Walukiewicz
    89’
  20. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Sassuolo8 shots · 7 in box, 1 outside
Verona12 shots · 8 in box, 4 outside
SassuoloVerona
47% Possession 53%
2.00 Expected goals (xG) 0.65
2.27 Expected points (xPts) 0.53
8 Shots 12
4 Shots on target 1
3 Shots off target 5
1 Blocked shots 6
7 Shots inside the box 8
1 Shots outside the box 4
409 Passes 464
85% Pass accuracy 86%
6 Corners 3
1 Goalkeeper saves 1
12 Fouls 13
0 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
7.16 Team rating 6.34

Line-ups

Sassuolo 4-3-3

496.9 A. Murić(G)
236.9 U. Garcia 216.9 J. Idzes 67.6 S. Walukiewicz ↓89’ 256.5 W. Coulibaly ↓36’
906.9 I. Koné ↓73’ 357.0 L. Lipani 427.0 K. Thorstvedt
457.2 A. Laurienté AA↓73’ 997.0 A. Pinamonti ↓72’ 108.9★ D. Berardi
  • 49A. Murić (G)6.9
  • 23U. Garcia6.9
  • 21J. Idzes6.9
  • 6S. Walukiewicz↓89’7.6
  • 25W. Coulibaly↓36’6.5
  • 90I. Koné↓73’6.9
  • 35L. Lipani7.0
  • 42K. Thorstvedt7.0
  • 45A. LaurientéA×2↓73’7.2
  • 99A. Pinamonti↓72’7.0
  • 10D. Berardi ★8.9

Substitutes used

  • 19F. Romagna↑36’6.9
  • 8M. Nzola↑72’6.7
  • 44E. Iannoni↑73’6.9
  • 20A. Fadera↑73’6.2
  • 66Pedro Felipe↑89’

Unused: S. Turati, G. Satalino, G. Zacchi, J. Doig, A. Vranckx, D. Bakola, C. Volpato, L. Moro

Verona 3-5-2

16.2 L. Montipò(G)
376.3 A. Bella-Kotchap 156.9 V. Nelsson 56.2 A. Edmundsson
36.5 M. Frese 216.2 A. Harroui ↓82’ 736.2 Al Musrati 365.9 C. Niasse 126.6 D. Bradarić ↓73’
96.5 A. Sarr ↓72’ 186.3 K. Bowie ↓82’
  • 1L. Montipò (G)6.2
  • 37A. Bella-Kotchap6.3
  • 15V. Nelsson6.9
  • 5A. Edmundsson6.2
  • 3M. Frese6.5
  • 21A. Harroui↓82’6.2
  • 73Al Musrati6.2
  • 36C. Niasse5.9
  • 12D. Bradarić↓73’6.6
  • 9A. Sarr↓72’6.5
  • 18K. Bowie↓82’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 2D. Oyegoke↑73’6.3
  • 25D. Mosquera↑72’6.3
  • 10T. Suslov↑82’6.3
  • 90Ioan Vermesan↑82’6.5

Unused: S. Perilli, G. Toniolo, T. Slotsager, Fallou Cham, Luca Szimionas, Jurgen Peci, D. De Battisti, L. Monticelli, Isaac

Coach: Paolo Sammarco

Player stats

Top rated
D. BerardiSassuolo8.9
2nd
S. WalukiewiczSassuolo7.6
3rd
A. LaurientéSassuolo7.2

Sassuolo

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Murić G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 47% 19 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
U. Garcia D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 31 1 1 0/1 1/1 6.9
J. Idzes D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 63 0 1 0/0 1/0 6.9
S. Walukiewicz D 89 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 44 2 1 1/1 0/0 7.6
W. Coulibaly D 36 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 22 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.5
I. Koné M 73 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 37 0 0 0/0 0/3 6.9
L. Lipani M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 86% 50 1 1 0/0 2/0 7.0
K. Thorstvedt M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 38 2 2 1/2 0/1 7.0
A. Laurienté F 73 0 2 0 (0) 2 80% 20 0 1 0/1 1/2 7.2
A. Pinamonti F 72 1 0 1 (1) 0 89% 9 0 0 0/0 1/1 7.0
D. Berardi F 90 2 0 3 (3) 3 88% 32 3 0 0/2 1/1 8.9
F. Romagna D 54 0 0 1 (0) 0 96% 26 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. Nzola F 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 1/1 1/0 6.7
E. Iannoni M 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 6 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
A. Fadera F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 57% 7 0 0 0/1 1/1 6.2
Pedro Felipe D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Verona

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Montipò G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 82% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
A. Bella-Kotchap D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 67 2 2 0/0 1/2 6.3
V. Nelsson D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 70 1 2 0/0 0/2 6.9
A. Edmundsson D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 40 1 2 0/0 3/1 6.2
M. Frese D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 33 1 2 0/0 1/2 6.5
A. Harroui M 82 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 39 3 0 0/1 1/0 6.2
Al Musrati M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 84% 68 2 2 0/0 2/0 6.2
C. Niasse M 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 86% 50 2 3 0/0 2/1 5.9
D. Bradarić D 73 0 0 1 (0) 4 67% 21 0 1 2/2 0/0 6.6
A. Sarr F 72 0 0 1 (1) 1 81% 16 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.5
K. Bowie F 82 0 0 1 (0) 0 75% 12 0 0 0/0 2/3 6.3
D. Oyegoke D 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 10 1 0 0/2 0/1 6.3
D. Mosquera F 18 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
T. Suslov M 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
Ioan Vermesan F 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.