Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sassuolo 1st with 82 points, Cittadella 19th with 39, 43 apart. Sassuolo's recent output lagged their position: 8th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Cittadella 0.79 scored and 1.47 conceded per game, Sassuolo 2.05 and 1, with the league averaging 1.23.
Defeat had not touched Sassuolo in 6 games.
GioScore's database holds 11 meetings between the two: 1 for Cittadella, 6 for Sassuolo and 4 drawn, at 2.18 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 64% of the meetings. Historically tight: 27% of the meetings went beyond two goals. Goals have risen lately: 3.4 per game across the last five meetings, against 2.18 across the full history.
Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato in Cittadella, capacity 7,623, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sassuolo led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Cittadella: Simone Tronchin (90') · Sassuolo: Samuele Mulattieri (15'), Domenico Berardi (46')
Key stats
Possession: Cittadella 42% · Sassuolo 58% · Total shots: 14-18 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 3-5