Sassuolo 2-6 Lazio: Match Analysis

Lazio won 6-2 away at Sassuolo in the Serie A. The result leaves Sassuolo 14th on 8 points and Lazio 1st on 25.

How the goals came

Sassuolo scorers: Kristian Thorstvedt 7', Sebastiano Esposito 43'. Lazio scorers: Kenneth Taylor 2', Gustav Isaksen 13', Romano Floriani Mussolini 16', Mattia Zaccagni 45+1', Tijjani Noslin 55', Tijjani Noslin 65'.

Discipline: Sassuolo collected 1 yellow and 1 red; Lazio collected 1 yellow and 0 red.

Match statistics

Match numbers: possession Sassuolo 42% - 58% Lazio; total shots Sassuolo 9 - 16 Lazio; shots on target Sassuolo 2 - 8 Lazio; corners Sassuolo 2 - 1 Lazio; fouls Sassuolo 7 - 13 Lazio; expected goals Sassuolo 0.82 - 3.41 Lazio.

What the result means

Sassuolo are 14th on 8 points (goal difference -8) and Lazio are 1st on 25 (+15); Lazio are 17 points ahead of Sassuolo. Sassuolo trail the leaders Lazio by 17, while Lazio lead the table.

Current streaks for Sassuolo: 5 games without a win.

Current streaks for Lazio: 5 straight wins, a goal in each of their last 9.

What comes next

Sassuolo's next games: vs Fiorentina (18th), at AS Roma (3rd), vs Genoa (16th).

Lazio's next games: vs Cagliari (9th), at Napoli (10th), vs Lecce (12th).

Head-to-head

In their last 10 meetings Sassuolo won 2, Lazio won 6 and 2 were drawn, averaging 2.8 goals per game. The most recent was Sassuolo 2-6 Lazio in the Serie A (2026).