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Sassuolo

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Sassuolo will be looking for an improved result here following the 1-0 Serie A defeat in their last game at the hands of Roma.

In that match, Sassuolo had 37% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. On the other side, Roma had 10 attempts on goal with 4 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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Following on from tasting defeat last time out to Torino in Serie A competition, Udinese will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Udinese had 43% possession and 12 shots at goal with 1 on target. For their opponents, Torino got 12 shots at goal with 5 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.

↔️ Head to head

A look at their prior head-to-head clashes stretching back to 06/03/2021 tells us that Sassuolo have won 0 of them & Udinese 3, with the number of drawn matches being 3.

A total of 21 goals were produced between them in these games, with 8 for Sassuolo and 13 being from Bianconeri Friuliani. The average number of goals per game works out to 3.5.

The last league game between these sides was Serie A match day 16 on 17/12/2023 which ended up with the score at Udinese 2-2 Sassuolo.

That day, Udinese managed 33% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Goals were scored by Lorenzo Lucca (36') and Roberto Pereyra (55').

Sassuolo got 21 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Domenico Berardi (75', 88') scored.

The referee was Gianluca Manganiello.

📰 Team News: Sassuolo

It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just a single fitness concern for the Sassuolo manager Davide Ballardini to contend with from of an almost fully healthy group of players. Domenico Berardi (Achilles tendon surgery) will miss out. Martin Erlić will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.

📋 Team News: Udinese

Out of a mainly available group, there’s just a single fitness problem for the Udinese manager Gabriele Cioffi to contend with. Gerard Deulofeu (Knee surgery) won’t be in action.

💭 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 over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 12:01 01/04/2024