Sassuolo v AC Milan
AC Milan ahead.
TestedAC Milan win about 52 times in 100. The other 48: a draw (26) or a Sassuolo win (22).
Forecast by Vesta, published Wednesday 30 September 2026, 13:26 CEST, before kickoff.
Likely line-ups
Our estimate from recent matches; the confirmed ones replace it about an hour before kickoffPlayers to watch
Model estimateEach player's chance to score and to assist, from Vesta's expected goals for his team, his expected goals and goals per 90 minutes, and the minutes he is likely to play (the likely line-ups above).
- Kieron Bowie16%to score
- Armand Lauriente15%to score
- Vasilije Adzic12%to score
- Domenico Berardi10%to score
- Gonçalo Ramos41%to score
- Adrien Rabiot12%to score
- Samuel Chukwueze12%to score
- Strahinja Pavlovic12%to score
Numbers to expect
Forecast by VestaWhat each side should make in this match, forecast by Vesta from both teams' recent numbers and the match forecast.
What's at stake
Model estimateThe chance of each team finishing first, in the top four or in the bottom three: today, and in the simulated seasons where this match ends in each result.
| Team and chance | Now | Sassuolo win | Draw | AC Milan win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sassuolo | ||||
| Top 4 | <1% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Bottom 3 | 4% | 3% | 4% | 5% |
| AC Milan | ||||
| Title | 1% | <1% | 1% | 2% |
| Top 4 | 37% | 30% | 34% | 43% |
Goals in the match
TestedExactly
Goals by team
TestedWinning margin
TestedResult combinations
TestedClean sheets
TestedThe first goal
Model estimateWhen it comes
Every score
TestedChance of each score in percent: Sassuolo goals down, AC Milan goals across.
| Home goals down, away goals across | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6.4 | 10.1 | 8.7 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 6.3 | 12.4 | 9.4 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 |
| 2 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| 3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | · |
| 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | · | · |
Halves
TestedHalf-time and full-time
TestedWhen the goals come
Model estimateExpected goals in each 15 minutes.
Tested: checked on past matches at this level of detail. Tested in aggregate: checked on a coarser measure. Model estimate: not checked on real data yet. How Vesta works
Every player's chances
Model estimateEveryone likely to play, by chance to score. Minutes: what we expect him to play; shots: how many he should take.
| Player | Score | Assist | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kieron Bowie | 16% | 3% | 1.2 |
| Armand Lauriente | 15% | 16% | 1.9 |
| Vasilije Adzic | 12% | 6% | 0.9 |
| Domenico Berardi bench | 10% | 5% | 0.7 |
| Cristian Volpato bench | 7% | 6% | 0.6 |
| Kristian Thorstvedt | 7% | 3% | 0.6 |
| Darryl Bakola | 5% | 8% | 0.7 |
| Sebastiano Esposito bench | 5% | 4% | 0.5 |
| Simone Cinquegrano | 4% | 3% | 0.7 |
| Josh Doig | 3% | 3% | 0.4 |
| Nemanja Matic | 2% | 4% | 0.4 |
| Fedde Leysen | 2% | 4% | 0.3 |
| Cas Odenthal bench | 2% | <1% | 0.1 |
| Luca Lipani bench | 2% | 2% | 0.3 |
| Benjamín Domínguez bench | 1% | 2% | 0.2 |
| Tommaso Macchioni bench | 1% | <1% | 0.1 |
| Duje Caleta-Car bench | 1% | <1% | 0.1 |
| Sulemana bench | <1% | <1% | 0.1 |
| Jay Idzes | <1% | <1% | 0.1 |
| Rafael Obrador bench | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |
| Arijanet Muric | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |
| Player | Score | Assist | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonçalo Ramos | 41% | 12% | 3.6 |
| Adrien Rabiot | 12% | 10% | 1.1 |
| Samuel Chukwueze | 12% | 19% | 1.4 |
| Strahinja Pavlovic | 12% | 4% | 0.8 |
| Ruben Loftus-Cheek bench | 11% | 6% | 1.0 |
| Alphadjo Cissè | 11% | 6% | 1.0 |
| Christian Pulisic bench | 10% | 7% | 0.7 |
| Yunus Musah | 9% | 6% | 0.8 |
| Koni de Winter | 6% | 4% | 0.5 |
| Mario Gila | 5% | 3% | 0.4 |
| Alexis Saelemaekers bench | 5% | 7% | 0.6 |
| Diego Moreira bench | 4% | 7% | 0.4 |
| Luka Modric | 4% | 9% | 0.5 |
| Estupiñán | 4% | 6% | 0.6 |
| Ardon Jashari bench | 2% | 2% | 0.2 |
| Davide Bartesaghi bench | 2% | 3% | 0.2 |
| Mike Maignan | <1% | <1% | 0.0 |



