A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Sassuolo fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and Benevento's 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Sassuolo has the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Serie A
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Sassuolo form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Sassuolo at their home stadium (MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore) is 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
Sassuolo drew their last game, 0-0 away at Roma (placed 6th). Ahead of that match, Sassuolo lost 0-3 at home to Inter.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Sassuolo matches with similar probabilities have ended with zero wins, three draws and one defeat (from four games).
A decent goal production from Sassuolo in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 8 goals have been conceded.
Benevento form and stats
Playing away, Benevento have won 2 games, drawn 0 and suffered 2 defeats in the Serie A this season.
Benevento are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Parma (placed 16th). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Juventus.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Benevento playing away, we found three games. Results were three away wins, zero draws and zero home wins.
A new game in only four days for Benevento, the Serie A home match versus Lazio. Busy days.
Benevento are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 7 times in 4 away games so far. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Benevento's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 10 goals in 4 travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Sassuolo three wins, one draw and Benevento zero victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Caputo 5 goals |  D. Berardi 4 goals |  F. Đuričić 3 goals |
Sassuolo missing players
Benevento missing players
| Sassuolo | Benevento | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 20 | 8 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 70% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 60% |
| 40% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 40% | 40% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 40% | 30% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 60% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 30% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.1 | 14.8 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.2 | 9.7 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| 38% | 32% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 39% | 36% |
- Sassuolo has the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Serie A
- Sassuolo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Inter | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | Juventus | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 20 |
| 4 | Sassuolo | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | Napoli | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | Roma | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Lazio | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Atalanta | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | Bologna | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Cagliari | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Sampdoria | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Udinese | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Spezia | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Benevento | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 16 | Parma | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Fiorentina | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 8 |
| 18 | Torino | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 6 |
| 19 | Genoa | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 20 | Crotone | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 2 |