Sassuolo vs Napoli – Preview, H2H, Line-ups, Prediction | Serie A 2021-22

Lorenzo Insigne-Napoli

Serie A leaders Napoli will look to continue their grip on the top spot when they travel to Reggio Emilia to face Sassuolo in the 15th round of the Serie A.

Venue: Citta del Tricolore

Key Statistics

Sassuolo are winless in their last two home games (D1, L1).

They have not kept a clean sheet in their last eight games in the league.

The home team have scored 22 goals and conceded 21 times in the league so far.

Napoli have scored 30 goals in the league.

They have the best defensive record in the league, having conceded just seven times. 

The visitors have failed to score only one in the last 48 games in all competitions (including friendlies).

Head to head

Napoli have won 16 of the head-to-head records between both sides. Sassuolo have managed only two wins in that period. 

Latest Performances in all competitions

Sassuolo: W-D-L-L-W

Napoli: W-L-L-D-W

Sassuolo

After slaying AC Milan, Sassuolo return to Serie A action looking to slay another of the league’s big teams. 

The hosts defeated AC Milan 3-1 thanks to goals from Kjaer, Berardi and Scamacca. The win was their fifth win of the season and pushed them to 12th place in the league.

Their aim for this season remains to finish in the top ten places and a win in this game will give them the chance of remaining within touching distance of the top ten. 

Alessio Dionisi’s team, however, have collected just eight points from the 21 available at home this season. In those seven games, they scored just eight goals and also conceded eight times. 

Such form has put Dionisi under some pressure at the Mapei Stadium. But with wins over Juventus and AC Milan to their name since October 27, the home team will fancy their chances of winning this one.  

Possible Sassuolo starting line-ups

Andrea Consigli; Jeremy Toljan, Vlad Chiriches, Gian Marco Ferrari, Rogerio; Maxime Lopez, Davide Frattesi; Domenico Berardi, Matheus Henrique, Giacomo Raspadori; Gianluca Scamacca.

Injured: Pedro Obiang

Doubtful: Jeremie Boga, Filip Djuricic

Suspended: None

Napoli

After their loss to Inter Milan, Napoli got back to winning ways with a huge 4-0 win over Lazio over the weekend. 

A brace from all-time goalscorer Dries Mertens, and goals from Piotr Zielinski and Fabian Ruiz handed Napoli their 11th win of the season.

The win also moved them three points ahead of AC Milan, who had dropped points to Sassuolo. 

The ‘Partenopei’ will be desperate to avoid the fate of their title rivals by picking up all three points in this game. 

The visitors have kept ten clean sheets this season and look in the mood to get another clean sheet in this game after their shutout over the weekend. 

However, they have taken just one win across their last three away games (D1, L1). 

Possible Napoli starting line-ups

David Ospina; Mario Rui, Kalidou Koulibaly, Amir Rrahmani, Giovanni Di Lorenzo; Stanislav Lobotka, Piotr Zieliński, Fabian Ruiz; Hirving Lozano, Lorenzo Insigne, Dries Mertens.

Injured: Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Victor Osimhen

Doubtful: None

Suspended: None

Prediction

Sassuolo 0-3 Inter Milan