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Match preview · Serie A

Sassuolo – Bologna

Sassuolo 10th in Serie A Home 1.25 projected goals by the model
Bologna 18th in Serie A Away 1.12 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 18:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.25 1.12
Sassuolo Bologna
Sassuolo
37%
Draw
33%
Bologna
30%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Sassuolo Draw Bologna
Fair odds 2.70 3.06 3.30
Total goals
2.37
Over 2.5 goals
43%
Both teams to score
54%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans Sassuolo

37% Sassuolo to win

Attack
6th vs 3rd
Sassuolo attack v Bologna defence
Defence
13th vs 15th
Sassuolo defence v Bologna attack
Recent xG form
+0.30 vs +0.14
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.25 – 1.12
Sassuolo v Bologna
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Sassuolo and Bologna compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Sassuolo Bologna
xG / match (better) 1.73 · 5th 1.18 · 14th
xGA / match 1.33 · joint 7th (better) 0.95 · 2nd
xGD / match (better) +0.41 · 5th +0.24 · 10th
xPts / match (better) 1.63 · 7th 1.55 · 10th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.30 +0.13

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 36% of the model's distribution.

Sassuolo clean sheet
30%
Sassuolo 2+ goals
36%
Under 2.5 goals
57%
Both teams to score: no
46%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
16.9%
2:1
9.7%
0:0
9.6%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Sassuolo sample
20 matches
Bologna sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Sassuolo
2 matches
Away xG sample · Bologna
2 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 18:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.