Sassuolo will welcome Fiorentina to Mapei Stadium this Saturday for another exciting Serie A game.
Venue: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore (Reggio Emilia)
Key Statistics
Sassuolo ended a 19-game wait for a league clean sheet when they beat Inter Milan last time out.
The hosts are winless across four SA home games (D2, L2).
They are looking to win consecutive games for the second time this season.
Fiorentina have won their last five SA games when scoring first.
They have won just once across the last eight SA H2Hs (D3, L4).
The visitors are unbeaten in their last four away games in all competitions (W3, D1).
Head to head
Sassuolo are unbeaten against Fiorentina in their last four head-to-head games. The hosts have won five of their last 15 meetings with Fiorentina. The visitors have six wins in that period (D4).
Latest performances in all competitions
Sassuolo: W-D-L-L-D
Fiorentina: W-W-W-L-D
Sassuolo
After shocking the footballing globe with a 2-0 win over Inter Milan last weekend, Sassuolo are back in Serie A action this weekend, looking to make it two wins in two games.
The hosts did what most teams could not do this season, defeating Inter Milan at the San Siro, while keeping a rare clean sheet.
First-half goals from Giacomo Raspadori and Gianluca Scamacca gave them the win and puts them level on points with 10th-placed Torini.
They will now look to win consecutive league games for only the second time in this campaign as they bid to stay in the top-ten hunt.
However, they need to put up their best effort to get a win at the Mapei Stadium given that they are winless across four SA home games (D2, L2).
Meanwhile, Alessio Dionisi will be without Pedro Obiang (heart problems), Filip Djuricic (muscle injury) and possibly Jeremy Toljan, Filippo Romagna, who are both suffering knocks.
Possible Sassuolo starting line-up
Andrea Consigli; Mert Muldur, Vlad Chiriches, Kaan Ayhan, Rogerio; Maxime Lopez, Davide Frattesi; Domenico Berardi, Hamed Traore, Giacomo Raspadori; Gianluca Scamacca.
Injured: Pedro Obiang, Jeremy Toljan, Filip Djuricic, Filippo Romagna
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Fiorentina
Fiorentina will look to get maximum points to keep their quest for a top-six finish alive when they travel to Reggio Emilia on Saturday.
The visitors are enjoying a remarkable season and come into this round of games with 42 points from 25 games. That point tally is already more than they got in the entirety of last SA season.
The ‘Viola’ are currently sitting in seventh place, just five points behind Juventus. Another win here – their third in a row – will further boost their European aspirations.
Possible Fiorentina starting line-up
Pietro Terracciano (GK); Igor Julio, Lucas Martinez Quarta, Cristiano Biraghi, Alvaro Odriozola; Sofyan Amrabat, Gaetano Castrovilli, Giacomo Bonaventura; Riccardo Sottil, Nicolas Gonzalez, Krzysztof Piatek.
Injured: Lucas Torreira
Doubtful: None
Suspended: Nikola Milenkovic
Prediction
Sassuolo 1-1 Fiorentina
