Here's what we know about the Sassuolo - Atalanta game:

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 10.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore (21584 seats)

This is match day, this is Serie A and this is Sassuolo - Atalanta. Prepare with our comprehensive preview!

Insights:
  • Atalanta have the fewest dropped points from leading position (6) in Serie A

The visiting Atalanta played their last game only three days ago, a Europa League match. That game was also an away game, at RB Leipzig. 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.

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Sassuolo form and stats

Sassuolo have played 15 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-5-5 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore.

No payout for Sassuolo in their previous match, an away game at Lazio that ended in defeat 1-2. Ferrari, defender, was given a rating of 7.22/10 in that game, top of the team. Ferrari won 7 of 7 duels.

Before that, Sassuolo had a home game versus Spezia which ended with a victory 4-1.

The Sassuolo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 15 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sassuolo defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Atalanta form and stats

Atalanta's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Atalanta collect 33 points from their 15 away matches in the Serie A. 10 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).

It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to RB Leipzig in their previous outing. The Europa League fixture ended 1-1. Musso (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.85. Musso saved a penalty.

A 1-3 loss hosting Napoli before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting RB Leipzig in just four days.

The travelling fans enjoy Atalanta's attacking play in away games, having scored 27 goals in 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two sides get together this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: Atalanta - Sassuolo 2-1. Head-to-head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Sassuolo won zero games, one match ended with a tie and Atalanta got nine wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / one The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters. One of the stars has been Zapata with 7 goals scored against Sassuolo in these 10 games.

Top Goalscorers

SassuoloD. Berardi
D. Berardi
14 goals
SassuoloG. Scamacca
G. Scamacca
13 goals
SassuoloG. Raspadori
G. Raspadori
9 goals

Sassuolo missing players

Atalanta missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sassuolo Atalanta
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 5 15 30
11 5 1 Won W 4 10 14
10 5 0 Drew D 0 3 9
10 5 3 Lost L 1 2 7
56 23 4 Scored S 11 27 52
51 23 9 Conceded C 5 13 34
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 83%
90% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 53% 67%
81% 73% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 53% 60%
52% 40% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 33% 40%
19% 13% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 20% 20%
81% 73% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 53% 60%
10% 13% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 33% 33%
13% 20% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 27% 23%
 
5.2 5.8 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.5 5.4
5.1 5 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.4 3.8
2.5 2.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.7 2.2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
15.9 15.8 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 13.8 14.3 15.1
5.8 5.4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 4.6 4.8
31% 28% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 48% 39% 36%
 
14.8 12.9 17.5 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 11.9 10.4
4.7 4.3 5.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.4 3.3 3.5
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Atalanta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Atalanta have the fewest dropped points from leading position (6) in Serie A

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Milan 31 20 7 4 56 29 16 9 4 3 23 12 15 11 3 1 33 17 27 67
2 Napoli 31 20 6 5 56 23 15 9 2 4 25 11 16 11 4 1 31 12 33 66
3 Inter 30 18 9 3 63 24 15 10 3 2 36 13 15 8 6 1 27 11 39 63
4 Juventus 31 17 8 6 47 27 16 9 3 4 20 10 15 8 5 2 27 17 20 59
5 Roma 31 16 6 9 51 35 16 9 4 3 23 14 15 7 2 6 28 21 16 54
6 Lazio 31 15 7 9 60 46 15 9 4 2 35 19 16 6 3 7 25 27 14 52
7 Atalanta 30 14 9 7 52 34 15 4 6 5 25 21 15 10 3 2 27 13 18 51
8 Fiorentina 30 15 5 10 49 38 15 10 2 3 33 16 15 5 3 7 16 22 11 50
9 Hellas Verona 31 12 9 10 56 47 16 9 2 5 32 20 15 3 7 5 24 27 9 45
10 Sassuolo 31 11 10 10 56 51 15 5 5 5 23 23 16 6 5 5 33 28 5 43
11 Torino 30 10 8 12 35 30 15 7 4 4 27 16 15 3 4 8 8 14 5 38
12 Bologna 30 9 7 14 32 44 15 6 3 6 18 18 15 3 4 8 14 26 -12 34
13 Udinese 29 7 12 10 41 47 15 5 7 3 24 22 14 2 5 7 17 25 -6 33
14 Empoli 31 8 9 14 41 56 15 3 3 9 23 38 16 5 6 5 18 18 -15 33
15 Spezia 31 9 5 17 32 54 15 5 3 7 16 17 16 4 2 10 16 37 -22 32
16 Sampdoria 31 8 5 18 39 52 16 4 3 9 23 29 15 4 2 9 16 23 -13 29
17 Cagliari 31 5 10 16 29 59 15 2 6 7 16 26 16 3 4 9 13 33 -30 25
18 Genoa 31 2 16 13 23 48 15 1 8 6 10 19 16 1 8 7 13 29 -25 22
19 Venezia 30 5 7 18 25 55 15 2 4 9 15 30 15 3 3 9 10 25 -30 22
20 Salernitana 29 3 7 19 22 66 15 1 5 9 12 32 14 2 2 10 10 34 -44 16

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Milan 31 20 7 4 56 29 16 9 4 3 23 12 15 11 3 1 33 17 27 67
2 Napoli 31 20 6 5 56 23 15 9 2 4 25 11 16 11 4 1 31 12 33 66
3 Inter 30 18 9 3 63 24 15 10 3 2 36 13 15 8 6 1 27 11 39 63
4 Juventus 31 17 8 6 47 27 16 9 3 4 20 10 15 8 5 2 27 17 20 59
5 Roma 31 16 6 9 51 35 16 9 4 3 23 14 15 7 2 6 28 21 16 54
6 Lazio 31 15 7 9 60 46 15 9 4 2 35 19 16 6 3 7 25 27 14 52
7 Atalanta 30 14 9 7 52 34 15 4 6 5 25 21 15 10 3 2 27 13 18 51
8 Fiorentina 30 15 5 10 49 38 15 10 2 3 33 16 15 5 3 7 16 22 11 50
9 Hellas Verona 31 12 9 10 56 47 16 9 2 5 32 20 15 3 7 5 24 27 9 45
10 Sassuolo 31 11 10 10 56 51 15 5 5 5 23 23 16 6 5 5 33 28 5 43
11 Torino 30 10 8 12 35 30 15 7 4 4 27 16 15 3 4 8 8 14 5 38
12 Bologna 30 9 7 14 32 44 15 6 3 6 18 18 15 3 4 8 14 26 -12 34
13 Udinese 29 7 12 10 41 47 15 5 7 3 24 22 14 2 5 7 17 25 -6 33
14 Empoli 31 8 9 14 41 56 15 3 3 9 23 38 16 5 6 5 18 18 -15 33
15 Spezia 31 9 5 17 32 54 15 5 3 7 16 17 16 4 2 10 16 37 -22 32
16 Sampdoria 31 8 5 18 39 52 16 4 3 9 23 29 15 4 2 9 16 23 -13 29
17 Cagliari 31 5 10 16 29 59 15 2 6 7 16 26 16 3 4 9 13 33 -30 25
18 Genoa 31 2 16 13 23 48 15 1 8 6 10 19 16 1 8 7 13 29 -25 22
19 Venezia 30 5 7 18 25 55 15 2 4 9 15 30 15 3 3 9 10 25 -30 22
20 Salernitana 29 3 7 19 22 66 15 1 5 9 12 32 14 2 2 10 10 34 -44 16

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Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.