Serie A: What this fixture might miss in elegance it should pay back in tempo and dedication. Bring on Sassuolo - Genoa!
Both teams have had adequate rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face fixture!
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 4 defeats.
Sassuolo's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Bologna (placed 10th). Scamacca, who usually features in attack, was the best performer for the side in that match, collecting a rating of 7.42 (out of 10). Scamacca hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
2-2 away at Fiorentina before that.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sassuolo as they are travelling to their away game against Empoli in the Serie A. That match is three days after this one.
Sassuolo has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Sassuolo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Genoa form and stats
Genoa have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 1-4-5 (10 played). Genoa are desperate to end a 16-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Cagliari fixture.
Genoa's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Atalanta that finished 0-0. Defender Vásquez was the best team player with a rating of 8.04. Vásquez won 14 of 19 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Lazio's place.A quick return to home after this game, as Genoa are hosting Spezia in the Serie A only three days away.
Genoa are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 10 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Genoa manager Shevchenko has some worries about the defense as 20 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting ended Genoa - Sassuolo 2-2, played this season. Head-to-head data (for the previous ten meetings): Sassuolo won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Genoa got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  D. Berardi 8 goals |   M. Destro 7 goals |  G. Scamacca 6 goals |
Sassuolo missing players
Genoa missing players
| Sassuolo | Genoa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 30 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 11 | 19 |
| 31 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | 37 |
| 95% | 90% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 84% |
| 84% | 70% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 79% |
| 84% | 70% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 63% |
| 47% | 30% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 60% | 47% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 16% |
| 79% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 58% |
| 11% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 16% |
| 16% | 30% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 42% |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.8 | 15.2 | 17.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 10.2 | 10.3 |
| 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 30% | 23% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 33% | 31% |
| 14.3 | 12.9 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 14.8 | 14.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 34 | 46 |
| 2 | Milan | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 42 |
| 3 | Napoli | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 39 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| 5 | Juventus | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Roma | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 32 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 8 | Lazio | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Empoli | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Bologna | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 27 |
| 11 | Torino | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| 12 | Hellas Verona | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 24 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | -1 | 24 |
| 14 | Udinese | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Sampdoria | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Venezia | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -16 | 17 |
| 17 | Spezia | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 27 | -20 | 16 |
| 18 | Genoa | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -18 | 11 |
| 19 | Cagliari | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | -23 | 10 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -31 | 8 |
