Serie A · Round 9 · 2026/27
Sassuolo vs Lazio prediction
Lazio win 40%
Published · not rewritten after kick-off
Match forecast
Lazio win40%
- Sassuolo win
- 33%
- Draw
- 27%
- Lazio win
- 40%
- Prediction
- 1–2
- Expected goals
- 1.22–1.39
- Over 2.5
- 48%
- BTTS
- 53%
With the 1X2 pick · 9%
Grid peak 1–1 at 13%
Model λ, home–away
Over 2.5 and both-teams-to-score are summed from the same scoreline matrix as 1X2. They are not separate guesses.
Goal lines
Same grid · unders are 1 − over- 1.5 goals
- Over74%
- Under26%
- 2.5 goals
- Over48%
- Under52%
- 3.5 goals
- Over27%
- Under73%
Why this forecast
- 1Slight lean: Lazio win 40%, from a -137 Elo gap (1475 vs 1612).
- 2Expected goals 1.22-1.39.
- 3Prediction 1–2 (9%), the score published with the 1X2 pick. Grid peak is 1–1 at 13%.
Match briefing
- Elo
- Serie A table
1475
-137
1612
- Out
None listed
- XI
- Expected XI
Formation not posted
- Last 5
Sassuolo
LDLWDAvg xG 1.46-1.64
Lazio
WWDWWAvg xG 1.79-1.24
Top scorelines
Share of the same grid. Longer bar is more likely.
- 111Modal12.9%
- 2019.8%
- 312Prediction8.7%
- 4108.6%
- 5007.7%
Score grid
Home goals down the side, away across. Lime is more likely. The solid ring is the grid peak; the dashed ring is the prediction 1–2, published with the 1X2 pick.
| Sassuolo goals | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 8% | 10% | 7% | 3% | ||
| 1 | 9% | 13% | 9% | 4% | ||
| 2 | 5% | 8% | 5% | 2% | ||
| 3 | 2% | 3% | 2% | |||
| 4 | ||||||
| 5 |
Away goals 0-5 across the top. Cells are a share of every possible score, not just this crop.
XI used for this forecast (expected, 20 Oct 2026, 20:08 UTC)
Expected XIThe expected elevens the model used at the freeze. Confirmed lineups were not part of this forecast.
Sassuolo
- 49 Arijanet Murić · G
- 3 Josh Doig · D
- 16 Fedde Leysen · D
- 21 Jay Idzes · D
- 10 Domenico Berardi · M
- 18 Nemanja Matić · M
- 42 Kristian Thorstvedt · M
- 45 Armand Laurienté · M
- 46 Simone Cinquegrano · M
- 50 Darryl Bakola · M
- 94 Sebastiano Esposito · F
Lazio
- 35 Christos Mandas · G
- 5 Danilho Doekhi · D
- 17 Nuno Tavares · D
- 25 Oliver Provstgaard · D
- 15 Romano Floriani Mussolini · M
- 16 Davide Frattesi · M
- 21 Reda Belahyane · M
- 24 Kenneth Taylor · M
- 10 Mattia Zaccagni · F
- 14 Tijjani Noslin · F
- 22 Matteo Cancellieri · F
Last five league matches
Finished games strictly before this forecast's cutoff, with xG for and against.
Sassuolo
- 24FrosinoneAway · 16 Oct 2026
xG 2.02–2.55
- 11AC MilanHome · 11 Oct 2026
xG 1.19–1.18
- 12MonzaAway · 18 Sept 2026
xG 1.47–1.51
- 32JuventusHome · 13 Sept 2026
xG 1.02–1.10
- 22BolognaAway · 6 Sept 2026
xG 1.62–1.88
Lazio
- 31MonzaHome · 11 Oct 2026
xG 1.84–1.76
- 20VeneziaAway · 19 Sept 2026
xG 1.64–1.92
- 22AC MilanHome · 12 Sept 2026
xG 2.01–1.25
- 21UdineseAway · 7 Sept 2026
xG 1.83–0.85
- 10GenoaHome · 30 Aug 2026
xG 1.62–0.42
How to read the Sassuolo vs Lazio probabilities
Sassuolo vs Lazio (Serie A, 27 Oct 2026): Slight lean. Lazio win 40%. Expected goals are 1.22–1.39. Prediction 1–2 (9%), the score published with the 1X2 pick. Grid peak is 1–1 at 13%. The score grid leans under 2.5 goals and both teams to score.
Sassuolo and Lazio are close on expected goals (1.22–1.39), so the 1X2 split is not a one-sided match.
The published prediction is 1–2 at 9%, the most likely scoreline that still agrees with the 1X2 pick. The grid peak is 1–1 at 13%. Nearby cells share the rest of the probability, which is normal in football.
Over 2.5 is 48%, close to a coin flip from this score matrix. BTTS is 53%, near even.
Expected90 publishes probabilistic football forecasts based on statistical models. Predictions are not certainties.
Model record
- Prediction timestamp
- 20 Oct 2026, 20:08 UTC
- After kick-off
- Not rewritten
- Model version
- sa-v1.1.0-elo
- Ledger entry
- Line 1032
- Verdict
- Slight lean · Lazio win
- Kick-off
- Tue 27 Oct, 17:30 Lisbon
Questions about Sassuolo vs Lazio
- Who is favourite for Sassuolo vs Lazio?
- The verdict is Slight lean. Highest 1X2 is Lazio win at 40%. Home 33%, draw 27%, away 40%. That is a share of similar matches, not a guaranteed result.
- What is the most likely score for Sassuolo vs Lazio?
- 1–2 is the published prediction at 9%, aligned with the 1X2 pick. The highest single cell is 1–1 at 13%. Other nearby scores still take a large slice of the grid.
- Will Sassuolo vs Lazio go over 2.5 goals?
- Over 2.5 is 48% from the same Poisson grid as 1X2. The model leans under 2.5, but the other side remains live.
- Both teams to score in Sassuolo vs Lazio?
- BTTS is 53%. The grid leans toward both teams scoring.
- Are these betting tips?
- No. Expected90 publishes model probabilities and tracks them after kick-off. Fair odds on a match page are 1 / probability compared with a listed book snapshot. Disagreement labels are gated by walk-forward 1X2 ECE. That is not a tip, and there is no odds CTA.
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