Monza vs Sassuolo — Serie A 26/27
Monza: 4 yellow cards, 0 red cards
Sassuolo: 1 yellow card, 0 red cards
Pre-match analysis, published Sep 17, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC before kickoff and not revised after the result. Live standings and season stats are on the Serie A page.
Standings & Form · Serie A 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Sassuolo's seven points from four matches put them ninth and well clear of Monza's single point in 18th, but the home and away splits tell a more nuanced story. Monza have yet to win at home, drawing none and losing their only home match, while Sassuolo have taken just one point from two away games, so the gap is real but narrower than the table suggests.
Monza
SassuoloScoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Attack
Monza's home attack is the sharper of the two, averaging 2.0 goals per home match against Sassuolo's 1.5 away, and Monza have scored in every home game this season. Sassuolo's away scoring is more modest, with one goal per away match in their last five, so the home side holds a narrow attacking edge.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Sassuolo's away defence is the more solid of the two, conceding 2.0 goals per away match against Monza's 3.0 at home, though neither side has kept a clean sheet this season. Monza's home defence has been breached three times in their only home match, so the visitors look the more reliable at the back.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Monza are equally dangerous in the 16-30 and 31-45 minute windows, scoring 33% of their goals in each, while Sassuolo's peak is the final 15 minutes, where they score 38% of their goals. Sassuolo also concede most heavily late, 43% of goals against in the 76-90 window, so the closing stages could be decisive.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Both teams' matches have been high-scoring, with Monza's home games averaging 5.0 goals and Sassuolo's away games 3.5, and every one of those matches has gone over 2.5 goals. Monza's home matches have also gone over 1.5 first-half goals in every case, while Sassuolo's away games have been more second-half oriented.
Betting Angles
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
Monza have conceded a total of 11 goals, which is the most in the Serie A this season.
In the last 4 matches of the Serie A, Monza conceded on average 2.7 goals per match while Sassuolo conceded on average 1.7 goals per match.
In the last 3 matches of the Serie A, Monza scored 5 goals (average 1.6) while Sassuolo scored 7 (average 2.3).
Monza have been struggling lately. They lost 3 of their last 4 matches of the Serie A.
In their last 5 matches, Monza have received an average of 1.2 cards per match, while Sassuolo have averaged 1.6 cards.
In their last 5 matches, Monza have received an average of 0.2 cards in the first half per match, while Sassuolo have averaged 0.2 cards.
Chances are good to see a goal from Monza within the first half. They have averaged one goal before halftime in the Serie A this season.
Sassuolo scored at least one goal per match in the Serie A this season.
In their last 4 Serie A matches, Monza have been awarded an average of 4 corners per match, while Sassuolo have averaged 4.5 corners.
Standings & Form · Serie A 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Sassuolo's seven points from four matches put them ninth and well clear of Monza's single point in 18th, but the home and away splits tell a more nuanced story. Monza have yet to win at home, drawing none and losing their only home match, while Sassuolo have taken just one point from two away games, so the gap is real but narrower than the table suggests.
MonzaSassuoloHead-to-Head · LAST 10 MEETINGS
Across ten meetings, Monza have won four to Sassuolo's three with three draws, and both teams scored in 70% of those games. At Monza's ground the record is remarkably even, one win each and three draws in five meetings, so history offers no strong lean for either side.
Scoring Profile
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Attack
Monza's home attack is the sharper of the two, averaging 2.0 goals per home match against Sassuolo's 1.5 away, and Monza have scored in every home game this season. Sassuolo's away scoring is more modest, with one goal per away match in their last five, so the home side holds a narrow attacking edge.
Goals Scored · Season
Failed to Score · Season
Attacking Share · Season
Goals Scored · Last 5
Failed to Score · Last 5
Defence
Sassuolo's away defence is the more solid of the two, conceding 2.0 goals per away match against Monza's 3.0 at home, though neither side has kept a clean sheet this season. Monza's home defence has been breached three times in their only home match, so the visitors look the more reliable at the back.
Goals Conceded · Season
Clean Sheets · Season
Goals Conceded · Last 5
Goals & Timing
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Monza are equally dangerous in the 16-30 and 31-45 minute windows, scoring 33% of their goals in each, while Sassuolo's peak is the final 15 minutes, where they score 38% of their goals. Sassuolo also concede most heavily late, 43% of goals against in the 76-90 window, so the closing stages could be decisive.
Goal Lines · Season 26/27
Pre-match · Sep 17, 2026
Both teams' matches have been high-scoring, with Monza's home games averaging 5.0 goals and Sassuolo's away games 3.5, and every one of those matches has gone over 2.5 goals. Monza's home matches have also gone over 1.5 first-half goals in every case, while Sassuolo's away games have been more second-half oriented.
Betting Angles
Match Trends · Data-provider insights
Monza have conceded a total of 11 goals, which is the most in the Serie A this season.
In the last 4 matches of the Serie A, Monza conceded on average 2.7 goals per match while Sassuolo conceded on average 1.7 goals per match.
In the last 3 matches of the Serie A, Monza scored 5 goals (average 1.6) while Sassuolo scored 7 (average 2.3).
Monza have been struggling lately. They lost 3 of their last 4 matches of the Serie A.
In their last 5 matches, Monza have received an average of 1.2 cards per match, while Sassuolo have averaged 1.6 cards.
In their last 5 matches, Monza have received an average of 0.2 cards in the first half per match, while Sassuolo have averaged 0.2 cards.
Chances are good to see a goal from Monza within the first half. They have averaged one goal before halftime in the Serie A this season.
Sassuolo scored at least one goal per match in the Serie A this season.
In their last 4 Serie A matches, Monza have been awarded an average of 4 corners per match, while Sassuolo have averaged 4.5 corners.
About The Match
Monza's home record is the real story here: they have scored in every home match this season and their one home game produced five goals, yet they sit 18th with a single point. Sassuolo arrive in far better shape, unbeaten in four and with seven points from four matches, but their away form is thin, winless in at least three on the road. The market prices Sassuolo as narrow favourites at 40% to win, with Monza at 33%, and the first-goal market leans the same way at 49% for Sassuolo. The key uncertainty is whether Monza's home goal threat, 2.0 goals per home match against Sassuolo's 1.5 away, can overcome a defence that has conceded three in its only home game.