Sassuolo will be hosting visiting club Udinese at Mapei Stadium-Città del Tricolore in this Serie A fixture on Monday.
Our tips, poll and stats for Sassuolo v Udinese can all be found here - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
Sassuolo
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Sassuolo will be hoping to return to winning ways here after the 1-0 Serie A defeat last time out to Roma.
In that game, Sassuolo managed 37% possession and 8 shots at goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, Roma had 10 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Lorenzo Pellegrini (50') was the scorer for Roma.
It’s been all too rare in recent games where Sassuolo have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Sassuolo have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 14 goals along the way.
Their prior results show that Sassuolo:
- are unbeaten in the league by Udinese in their last 2 matches.
- have left without a victory over Udinese in their last 11 league games.
Udinese
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Since being beaten in their last game against Torino in Serie A competition, Udinese will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that game, Udinese managed 43% possession and 12 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. Torino had 12 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Duván Zapata (10') and Nikola Vlašić (53') scored for Torino.
For 5 of the past 6 clashes featuring Udinese, a comparatively low number of goals have been scored between them and opposing teams. The overall average number of goals per game during that period is a paltry 2, with the number of goals averaged by Bianconeri Friuliani being 0.83. In any event, time will tell whether that trend will continue on in this next match.
Going into this encounter, Udinese haven't been defeated by Sassuolo in games played away from home for the previous 6 league games. A solid away record against them.
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Head to head
A glance at their prior head-to-head meetings dating back to 06/03/2021 tells us that Sassuolo have won 0 of these and Udinese 3, with the tally of drawn games standing at 3.
A combined total of 21 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 8 from Sassuolo and 13 belonging to Bianconeri Friuliani. That’s an average goals per game of 3.5.
The last league fixture featuring these sides was Serie A match day 16 on 17/12/2023 when it ended Udinese 2-2 Sassuolo.
In that game, Udinese managed 33% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 7 on target. The goals were scored by Lorenzo Lucca (36') and Roberto Pereyra (55').
On the other side, Sassuolo had 21 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Domenico Berardi (75', 88') was the scorer.
The referee was Gianluca Manganiello.
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Team News: Sassuolo
There is just one fitness concern for the Sassuolo gaffer Davide Ballardini to contend with from an otherwise fully-primed group of players. Domenico Berardi (Achilles tendon surgery) will miss out. Martin Erlić cannot play in this game through suspension.
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Team News: Udinese
Udinese manager Gabriele Cioffi has not got a full squad to pick from. Keinan Davis (Muscle fatigue), Gerard Deulofeu (Knee surgery) and Enzo Ebosse (Cruciate ligament tear) are those who can’t be considered.
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Prediction
We envisage that Udinese and Sassuolo could both end up scoring in a what should be a good tussle with little between the two teams.
A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. We’re therefore anticipating a very close game with a 1-1 draw at the end of the match.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
06:06 29/03/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
Sassuolo
Formed: 1922
Stadium: Mapei Stadium-Città del Tricolore (21,525)
Captain: Gian Ferrari
Chairman: Carlo Rossi
Manager: Davide Ballardini
Competitions: Serie A position 19
⭐ Star Man: Andrea Pinamonti
Mostly deployed in the Striker position, Andrea Pinamonti was born in Cles, Italy. Having made a first senior appearance for Inter Milan in the 2016 - 2017 season, the goalscoring Forward has hit 9 league goals in the Serie A 2023 - 2024 season to date coming from a total of 29 appearances.