Como 2-0 Sassuolo: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Como won it

The opening goal came in the 49th minute: Anastasios Douvikas for Como, set up by Maxence Caqueret. Anastasios Douvikas made it 2-0 to Como in the 60th minute, set up by Kaiki.

It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

Anastasios Douvikas scored twice.

The referee, D. Di Marco, showed 4 yellow cards: 2 to Como and 2 to Sassuolo.

Como: F. Fàbregas i Soler, 4-2-3-1 · Sassuolo: A. Aquilani, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Como Win, and 2-0 bears it out.

The estimate's most likely result was a Como win at 61%, and that is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (10%).

On goals the estimate was close: about 3.1 expected, 2 scored.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 60%; with 2 goals the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 57%; they did not both score, against the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had a Como win at 65%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-24, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 0.46 for Como and 1.91 for Sassuolo.

Como scored about 1.5 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.

Sassuolo left about 1.9 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Sassuolo created the better chances, 1.91 xG to 0.46, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Como to create more, and Sassuolo did.

Como had 6 shots on target, Sassuolo 0.

Como had 56% of the ball and turned it into the win.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Como came into it with 11 Serie A matches played, scoring 1.6 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 1.71 expected goals for and 1.33 against, and had won 64% of their matches.

Sassuolo came into it with 11 Serie A matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 2.6 a match, with 1.27 expected goals for and 1.94 against, and had won 18% of their matches.

Como vs Sassuolo: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Anastasios Douvikas (Como), rated 8.6 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.

Como

• Anastasios Douvikas 8.6 2 goals
• Maxence Caqueret 8.2 1 assist
• Kaiki 7.5 1 assist
• Marc Oliver Kempf 7.3
• Lucas Da Cunha 6.9

Sassuolo

• Benja Domínguez 7.0
• Darryl Bakola 7.0
• Kieron Bowie 6.8
• Stefano Turati 6.8
• Nemanja Matić 6.8

The lowest-rated starter was Duje Caleta-Car at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Como: Como vs Cagliari Saturday 21 November 2026 · Serie A
• Sassuolo: Sassuolo vs Genoa Sunday 22 November 2026 · Serie A

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Como vs Sassuolo

What was the score in Como vs Sassuolo?

Como 2-0 Sassuolo (half-time 0-0), Serie A, Saturday 24 October 2026.

Who scored in Como vs Sassuolo?

Anastasios Douvikas 49', Anastasios Douvikas 60'.

Did Moneyball predict Como vs Sassuolo correctly?

A correct call: the Match Board's pick was Como Win, and 2-0 bears it out.

Who was man of the match in Como vs Sassuolo?

Anastasios Douvikas, rated 8.6 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Como vs Sassuolo?

D. Di Marco.