The Serie B meeting at Mapei Stadium-Città del Tricolore on Friday will see hosts Sassuolo welcome Catanzaro.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Sassuolo v Catanzaro, scroll down - along with the latest match odds.
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Sassuolo
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Sassuolo prepare for this game after a 1-1 Serie B drawn result against Cremonese.
In that match, Sassuolo managed 41% possession and 4 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for Sassuolo was Armand Laurienté (31'). Cremonese got 19 shots at goal with 7 on target. Tommaso Barbieri (38') was the scorer for Cremonese.
Sassuolo haven’t had any problems with scoring, hitting the target in one hundred percent of their last 6 matches.
They have hit an aggregate of 16 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 8. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this game, of course.
Coming into this fixture, Sassuolo are undefeated in their previous 15 home league matches. What a fantastic run.
Catanzaro
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In their last fixture, Catanzaro drew 2-2 in the Serie B tie with Sampdoria.
In that match, Catanzaro had 65% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For Catanzaro, the scorers were Nicolò Brighenti (45') and Tommaso Biasci (47'). On the other side, Sampdoria had 6 shots at goal with 4 on target. Fabio Depaoli (23') and Massimo Coda (50') scored for Sampdoria.
Catanzaro have attacked well in the lead-up to this encounter, scoring 9 goals in their previous 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Catanzaro can also improve defensively after being scored against in 6 of those same clashes.
Going into this contest, Catanzaro haven’t won away from home in the past 4 league matches.
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Head to head
The previous league contest between the two was Serie B match day 1 on 18/08/2024 which ended up with the score at Catanzaro 1-1 Sassuolo.
On that day, Catanzaro had 50% possession and 9 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Simone Pontisso (53').
Sassuolo got 12 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Samuele Mulattieri (38') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Marco Piccinini.
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Team News: Sassuolo
There is just the lone fitness concern for the Sassuolo boss Fabio Grosso to be concerned about due to a largely intact group of players. Kristian Thorstvedt (Heel problems) is out of contention.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Sassuolo will likely score a couple of goals when they play Catanzaro, who may well struggle to find the back of the net.
We reckon that it will be a comfortable 2-0 victory for Sassuolo at the end of this one.
Andre Moura,
06:04 05/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Sassuolo
Formed: 1920
Stadium: Mapei Stadium-Città del Tricolore (21,525)
Captain: Domenico Berardi
Chairman: Carlo Rossi
Manager: Fabio Grosso
Competitions: Serie B position 1
🔑 Key Man: Samuele Mulattieri
Customarily taking up the Striker position, Samuele Mulattieri was born in La Spezia, Italy. Having made his senior debut playing for Spezia in the 2017 - 2018 season, the skilful Forward has contributed 9 league goals in the Serie B 2024 - 2025 campaign to date in 31 appearances.