Inter perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Sassuolo can look both up and down from their 8th position.
- Inter have the most scored goals (65) in Serie A
Sassuolo could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Serie A game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Torino. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Inter form and stats
This stadium, Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, has been a fortress for Inter in the Serie A so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 11-1-1. In general it's been a long time since Inter tasted defeat here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league. Inter haven’t lost a league-game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Sampdoria, 73 days ago.
Happy days for Inter in their previous game, a Serie A match away at Torino (placed 17th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Ahead of that match, Inter won a home game hosting Atalanta (1-0).
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Inter home games with this odds we find nine games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in five wins, three draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.
Inter are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in their league games, having scored an impressive 36 goals in 13 matches. Inter have conceded 14 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sassuolo form and stats
The visitors are W6-D3-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Sassuolo are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Sassuolo lost away at Torino (2-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Hellas Verona.
Leading 2-0 was not enough for Sassuolo in their fight with Torino last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 2-3 loss. Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli had a great day against Torino, but despite making eight saves the loss could not be avoided. Late heartbreak for Sassuolo in the Torino match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Sassuolo played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, two were draws and the home team won as expected one time.
The travelling fans enjoy Sassuolo's attacking play in away games, having scored 24 goals in 14 league matches away. Sassuolo struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 24 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sassuolo - Inter 0-3. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Inter, two draws and five wins for Sassuolo. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Lukaku Menama 19 goals |  L. Martínez 14 goals |   F. Caputo 11 goals |
Inter missing players
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| Inter | Sassuolo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 27 |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 65 | 36 | 10 | Scored | S | 4 | 24 | 45 |
| 26 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | 44 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 93% |
| 89% | 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 93% | 89% |
| 70% | 77% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 59% |
| 37% | 54% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 37% |
| 15% | 23% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 36% | 33% |
| 63% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 74% |
| 37% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 21% | 19% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 14% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14.7 | 14.7 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 13.4 | 14 |
| 5.7 | 6.1 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| 42% | 46% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 36% | 34% |
- Inter have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Inter have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Inter have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Inter have the most points (34) at home in Serie A
- Inter have the most points from losing position (14) in Serie A
- Inter have the most scored goals (65) in Serie A
- Inter have the most scored goals in the second half (45) in Serie A
- Inter have the the best goal difference (+39) in Serie A
- Inter haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Inter is in the best form (6-0-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inter | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 65 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 39 | 65 |
| 2 | Milan | 27 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 56 |
| 3 | Juventus | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 32 | 55 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 63 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 29 | 52 |
| 5 | Napoli | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 56 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 50 |
| 6 | Roma | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 50 |
| 7 | Lazio | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 46 |
| 8 | Sassuolo | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 38 |
| 10 | Udinese | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 33 |
| 11 | Sampdoria | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Bologna | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 31 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 26 | -9 | 29 |
| 14 | Genoa | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 28 |
| 15 | Spezia | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -16 | 26 |
| 16 | Benevento | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 52 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -25 | 26 |
| 17 | Torino | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 49 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -10 | 23 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -16 | 22 |
| 19 | Parma | 27 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 52 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 30 | -27 | 19 |
| 20 | Crotone | 27 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 30 | 67 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 41 | -37 | 15 |