The football year has been a rollercoaster for these teams so far, ups and downs resulting in mid-table positions so far. Pave the way for Sassuolo - Bologna!
- Bologna have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sassuolo form and stats
The story so far in the Serie A for Sassuolo at their home stadium (MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
The home team returns to MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore after being equal after 90 minutes with Fiorentina (placed 6th) on their last time out; the Serie A game ended 2-2. Opportunity lost for Sassuolo in the Fiorentina match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. Sassuolo's goalie Consigli played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Fiorentina with a stunning six saves. Frattesi (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.84/10. Frattesi scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Lazio.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sassuolo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost three.
Sassuolo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sassuolo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bologna form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bologna so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose). It's a growing despair in Bologna as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Bologna might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Juventus proved too strong as Bologna slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. Midfield player Soriano was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Soriano hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 40 successful passes (of 49 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Torino wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.We have checked recent matches where Bologna have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were zero victories, one draw and three defeats.
Bologna find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Bologna manager Mihajlović has some worries about the defense as 17 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the former ten meetings featuring these two participants are: three wins for Sassuolo, three draws and four wins for Bologna. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Berardi 8 goals |  G. Scamacca 6 goals |   M. Arnautović 6 goals |
Sassuolo missing players
Bologna missing players
| Sassuolo | Bologna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 30 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 28 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 31 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 83% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 72% |
| 83% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 56% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 28% |
| 83% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 50% |
| 11% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 11% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4 | 3.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14.9 | 15.4 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 13 | 12.8 |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 30% | 24% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 22% | 31% |
| 14.4 | 13 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 16 | 12.4 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 6.1 | 5.2 |
- Bologna have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Bologna 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 | Inter | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 43 |
| 2 | Napoli | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 22 | 39 |
| 3 | Milan | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 39 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 37 |
| 5 | Roma | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 31 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 7 | Juventus | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 8 | Lazio | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Empoli | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Torino | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Bologna | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 13 | Hellas Verona | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 23 |
| 14 | Udinese | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Sampdoria | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -8 | 19 |
| 16 | Venezia | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 17 |
| 17 | Spezia | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 27 | -21 | 13 |
| 18 | Genoa | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -18 | 10 |
| 19 | Cagliari | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -21 | 10 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -31 | 8 |