Soccer betting preview: Hellas Verona welcomes Sassuolo in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sat 08.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi (42160 seats)

Hellas Verona believe to get a lot of fans in for this game even though the season has been hard so far with 19 points and a 18th place in the Serie A table. Visiting Sassuolo own 12th place with 37 pts.

Insights:
  • Hellas Verona is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Sassuolo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Hellas Verona form and stats

Hellas Verona's results here at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in the Serie A have been very modest with 4 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats.

The regulars are hoping that Hellas Verona will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Juventus (placed 7th). Magnani was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.41 out of 10. The defender Magnani won 8 of 10 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at Sampdoria.

Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 13 league games, 11 have had two goals or less.

Hellas Verona has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.

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Sassuolo form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Sassuolo have produced an overall stat of 4-4-6 so far. Momentum is building for Sassuolo in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Sassuolo played 1-1 against Torino in their previous match.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Spezia.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sassuolo have scored 18 goals in 14 league games away. Sassuolo have conceded 25 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties meet this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: Sassuolo - Hellas Verona 2-1. Hellas Verona-Sassuolo H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Hellas Verona two wins, Sassuolo seven wins, one draw. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

SassuoloA. Lauriente
A. Lauriente
7 goals
SassuoloD. Frattesi
D. Frattesi
6 goals
SassuoloD. Berardi
D. Berardi
6 goals

Hellas Verona missing players

Sassuolo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hellas Verona Sassuolo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 4 14 28
4 4 0 Won W 1 4 10
7 2 1 Drew D 2 4 7
17 8 3 Lost L 1 6 11
22 15 2 Scored S 3 18 36
42 22 7 Conceded C 3 25 41
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 93% 93%
75% 79% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 71% 71%
36% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 64% 54%
11% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 36% 29%
4% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 14%
54% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 50%
14% 21% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 21% 29%
36% 21% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 36% 29%
 
5 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.3 4.2
5.2 4.6 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 2.8 5.1 4.6
2.7 2.7 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 2.3
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.6 12.6 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 14.5 12.6 12.9
3.3 3.8 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 4.8 4.5
24% 28% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 27% 29%
 
14.3 14.4 14.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13.9 12.9
5 5.3 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 3.9 3.5
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Hellas Verona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hellas Verona have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Serie A
  • Hellas Verona haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Hellas Verona is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Sassuolo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Napoli 28 23 2 3 64 20 14 11 1 2 33 13 14 12 1 1 31 7 44 71
2 Lazio 28 16 7 5 44 19 14 8 3 3 23 12 14 8 4 2 21 7 25 55
3 Milan 28 15 6 7 48 36 13 9 2 2 28 17 15 6 4 5 20 19 12 51
4 Inter 28 16 2 10 47 32 15 11 0 4 27 8 13 5 2 6 20 24 15 50
5 Roma 28 15 5 8 38 26 14 9 1 4 20 9 14 6 4 4 18 17 12 50
6 Atalanta 28 14 6 8 47 32 13 6 3 4 24 16 15 8 3 4 23 16 15 48
7 Juventus 28 18 5 5 46 22 15 11 3 1 34 12 13 7 2 4 12 10 24 44
8 Fiorentina 28 11 7 10 33 31 14 6 4 4 19 19 14 5 3 6 14 12 2 40
9 Bologna 28 11 7 10 36 36 15 7 5 3 20 10 13 4 2 7 16 26 0 40
10 Udinese 28 9 11 8 37 34 13 4 7 2 22 15 15 5 4 6 15 19 3 38
11 Torino 28 10 8 10 30 34 13 5 4 4 11 12 15 5 4 6 19 22 -4 38
12 Sassuolo 28 10 7 11 36 41 14 6 3 5 18 16 14 4 4 6 18 25 -5 37
13 Monza 28 9 7 12 32 39 15 5 4 6 19 18 13 4 3 6 13 21 -7 34
14 Empoli 28 7 10 11 25 36 14 5 4 5 13 15 14 2 6 6 12 21 -11 31
15 Salernitana 28 6 10 12 32 48 14 4 4 6 19 20 14 2 6 6 13 28 -16 28
16 Lecce 28 6 9 13 24 33 13 2 6 5 13 17 15 4 3 8 11 16 -9 27
17 Spezia 28 5 10 13 24 44 15 3 8 4 16 21 13 2 2 9 8 23 -20 25
18 Hellas Verona 28 4 7 17 22 42 14 4 2 8 15 22 14 0 5 9 7 20 -20 19
19 Sampdoria 28 3 6 19 16 47 14 1 4 9 6 19 14 2 2 10 10 28 -31 15
20 Cremonese 28 1 10 17 23 52 14 1 3 10 8 25 14 0 7 7 15 27 -29 13

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Napoli 28 23 2 3 64 20 14 11 1 2 33 13 14 12 1 1 31 7 44 71
2 Lazio 28 16 7 5 44 19 14 8 3 3 23 12 14 8 4 2 21 7 25 55
3 Milan 28 15 6 7 48 36 13 9 2 2 28 17 15 6 4 5 20 19 12 51
4 Inter 28 16 2 10 47 32 15 11 0 4 27 8 13 5 2 6 20 24 15 50
5 Roma 28 15 5 8 38 26 14 9 1 4 20 9 14 6 4 4 18 17 12 50
6 Atalanta 28 14 6 8 47 32 13 6 3 4 24 16 15 8 3 4 23 16 15 48
7 Juventus 28 18 5 5 46 22 15 11 3 1 34 12 13 7 2 4 12 10 24 44
8 Fiorentina 28 11 7 10 33 31 14 6 4 4 19 19 14 5 3 6 14 12 2 40
9 Bologna 28 11 7 10 36 36 15 7 5 3 20 10 13 4 2 7 16 26 0 40
10 Udinese 28 9 11 8 37 34 13 4 7 2 22 15 15 5 4 6 15 19 3 38
11 Torino 28 10 8 10 30 34 13 5 4 4 11 12 15 5 4 6 19 22 -4 38
12 Sassuolo 28 10 7 11 36 41 14 6 3 5 18 16 14 4 4 6 18 25 -5 37
13 Monza 28 9 7 12 32 39 15 5 4 6 19 18 13 4 3 6 13 21 -7 34
14 Empoli 28 7 10 11 25 36 14 5 4 5 13 15 14 2 6 6 12 21 -11 31
15 Salernitana 28 6 10 12 32 48 14 4 4 6 19 20 14 2 6 6 13 28 -16 28
16 Lecce 28 6 9 13 24 33 13 2 6 5 13 17 15 4 3 8 11 16 -9 27
17 Spezia 28 5 10 13 24 44 15 3 8 4 16 21 13 2 2 9 8 23 -20 25
18 Hellas Verona 28 4 7 17 22 42 14 4 2 8 15 22 14 0 5 9 7 20 -20 19
19 Sampdoria 28 3 6 19 16 47 14 1 4 9 6 19 14 2 2 10 10 28 -31 15
20 Cremonese 28 1 10 17 23 52 14 1 3 10 8 25 14 0 7 7 15 27 -29 13

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