What this page answers
A side-by-side look at both teams' last five matches: attack, defence, running and availability. It explains where each side has an edge before kickoff; it is not a win/draw/loss prediction.
The takeaway
Roma lead in both underlying performance and recent points.
- Underlying goal difference (expected goals for minus against): Roma +0.11, Sassuolo -0.65.
- Points per game over the last five: Roma 1.80, Sassuolo 0.80.
- Attack: Roma xG per match 1.83, 15.5 shots, 2.0 big chances created; Sassuolo xG per match 1.33, 10.2 shots, 1.2 big chances created.
- Defence: expected goals conceded per match Roma 1.73, Sassuolo 1.99; shots on target faced 6.8 vs 11.8, big chances faced 2.8 vs 3.5.
Each team's clearest edge
Head-to-head data
Roma
|
Metric |
Sassuolo
|
|---|---|---|
| Results | ||
| 1.80 | Points per game | 0.80 |
| 1.80 | Goals per match | 1.40 |
| 1.00 | Goals conceded per match | 2.20 |
| 1.52 | Expected points per game | 0.94 |
| Attack | ||
| 1.83 | xG per match | 1.33 |
| 15.5 | Shots per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 10.2 |
| 9.0 | Shots on target per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 6.0 |
| 2.0 | Big chances created per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 1.2 |
| 52.2% | Possession 4 / 4 matches with data | 46.2% |
| 9.8 | Deep completions per match | 7.0 |
| Defence | ||
| 1.73 | xGA per match | 1.99 |
| 12.8 | Shots faced per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 16.2 |
| 6.8 | Shots on target faced per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 11.8 |
| 2.8 | Big chances faced per match 4 / 4 matches with data | 3.5 |
| 5.8 | Deep completions allowed per match | 7.0 |
| Running & pressing | ||
| — | Distance covered per match (km) 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| — | Sprints per match 0 / 0 matches with data | — |
| 27.0 | Pressing value (lower is stronger) | 16.8 |
Highlighted values are the stronger side. For goals conceded, shots faced and the pressing value, lower is better.
Injuries & absences
Roma 4
- Lorenzo Pellegrini Injury Expected back late November 2026
- Manu Koné Injury Expected back mid November 2026
- Mile Svilar Injury Expected back early November 2026
- Paulo Dybala Injury Back in training
Sassuolo 3
- Daniel Boloca Injury Back in training
- Fedde Leysen Injury Out for the season
- Ismaël Koné Injury Expected back early November 2026
Latest pre-match snapshot; coverage varies by league.
Limitations
Based on 10 recent matches (10 with expected-goals data).
- Injury snapshots start from 2026-09-17; earlier absences are not reflected.