Possible nail-biting contest in Sassuolo - Hellas Verona game

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sat 13.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore (21584 seats)

Sassuolo and Hellas Verona have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Serie A.

Insights:
  • Sassuolo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hellas Verona haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Sassuolo form and stats

Sassuolo have collected 15 points from their Serie A home games so far after 3-6-3. Sassuolo have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Sassuolo are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Udinese. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 3-3 versus Napoli.

This is expected to be a close game, with Sassuolo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sassuolo as a small favourite), we find eight games. Sassuolo has won two of these, drawn five and lost one.

The manager R. De Zerbi will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Torino in only four days.

The Sassuolo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 12 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.

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Hellas Verona form and stats

The visitors are W4-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Serie A.

Hellas Verona's previous game was their home loss versus Milan (0-2). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Benevento at their stadium, the result 3-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Hellas Verona in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Hellas Verona, nine draws and five defeats.

Hellas have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Hellas have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Hellas Verona - Sassuolo 0-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sassuolo five wins, two draws and Hellas Verona three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SassuoloF. Caputo
F. Caputo
11 goals
SassuoloD. Berardi
D. Berardi
9 goals
Hellas VeronaA. Barák
A. Barák
6 goals

Sassuolo missing players

Hellas Verona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sassuolo Hellas Verona
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 4 13 25
9 3 1 Won W 1 4 9
9 6 2 Drew D 1 5 8
7 3 0 Lost L 2 4 8
40 18 3 Scored S 4 16 31
39 18 2 Conceded C 6 15 29
92% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
88% 83% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 77% 80%
56% 58% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 44%
32% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 20%
28% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
72% 75% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 60%
20% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 20%
16% 17% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 23% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.1 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14 14.9 16 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 8.6 10.8
4.8 4.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.6 3.4
33% 31% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 47% 37%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Hellas Verona haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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 Inter 25 18 5 2 62 25 12 10 1 1 35 14 13 8 4 1 27 11 37 59
2 Milan 26 17 5 4 50 30 13 6 4 3 25 19 13 11 1 1 25 11 20 56
3 Juventus 25 15 7 3 51 21 13 10 2 1 29 9 12 5 5 2 22 12 30 52
4 Roma 26 15 5 6 51 38 14 10 3 1 33 15 12 5 2 5 18 23 13 50
5 Atalanta 25 14 7 4 60 32 13 7 3 3 35 19 12 7 4 1 25 13 28 49
6 Napoli 24 14 2 8 52 28 12 8 1 3 30 10 12 6 1 5 22 18 24 44
7 Lazio 25 13 4 8 39 35 12 7 2 3 18 14 13 6 2 5 21 21 4 43
8 Hellas Verona 26 10 8 8 34 29 13 6 3 4 18 14 13 4 5 4 16 15 5 38
9 Sassuolo 25 9 9 7 40 39 12 3 6 3 18 18 13 6 3 4 22 21 1 36
10 Udinese 26 8 8 10 29 34 13 5 3 5 12 12 13 3 5 5 17 22 -5 32
11 Sampdoria 25 9 4 12 34 37 12 5 1 6 19 19 13 4 3 6 15 18 -3 31
12 Bologna 25 7 7 11 32 38 12 5 3 4 21 20 13 2 4 7 11 18 -6 28
13 Genoa 26 6 9 11 27 38 13 4 4 5 19 20 13 2 5 6 8 18 -11 27
14 Fiorentina 26 6 8 12 29 41 14 5 5 4 18 16 12 1 3 8 11 25 -12 26
15 Spezia 26 6 8 12 33 47 13 2 5 6 15 22 13 4 3 6 18 25 -14 26
16 Benevento 26 6 8 12 26 48 13 2 5 6 12 24 13 4 3 6 14 24 -22 26
17 Cagliari 25 5 6 14 27 41 13 3 3 7 14 21 12 2 3 7 13 20 -14 21
18 Torino 24 3 11 10 35 45 11 0 7 4 14 19 13 3 4 6 21 26 -10 20
19 Parma 26 2 10 14 23 52 13 1 5 7 6 22 13 1 5 7 17 30 -29 16
20 Crotone 26 4 3 19 28 64 13 4 1 8 18 26 13 0 2 11 10 38 -36 15

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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 Inter 25 18 5 2 62 25 12 10 1 1 35 14 13 8 4 1 27 11 37 59
2 Milan 26 17 5 4 50 30 13 6 4 3 25 19 13 11 1 1 25 11 20 56
3 Juventus 25 15 7 3 51 21 13 10 2 1 29 9 12 5 5 2 22 12 30 52
4 Roma 26 15 5 6 51 38 14 10 3 1 33 15 12 5 2 5 18 23 13 50
5 Atalanta 25 14 7 4 60 32 13 7 3 3 35 19 12 7 4 1 25 13 28 49
6 Napoli 24 14 2 8 52 28 12 8 1 3 30 10 12 6 1 5 22 18 24 44
7 Lazio 25 13 4 8 39 35 12 7 2 3 18 14 13 6 2 5 21 21 4 43
8 Hellas Verona 26 10 8 8 34 29 13 6 3 4 18 14 13 4 5 4 16 15 5 38
9 Sassuolo 25 9 9 7 40 39 12 3 6 3 18 18 13 6 3 4 22 21 1 36
10 Udinese 26 8 8 10 29 34 13 5 3 5 12 12 13 3 5 5 17 22 -5 32
11 Sampdoria 25 9 4 12 34 37 12 5 1 6 19 19 13 4 3 6 15 18 -3 31
12 Bologna 25 7 7 11 32 38 12 5 3 4 21 20 13 2 4 7 11 18 -6 28
13 Genoa 26 6 9 11 27 38 13 4 4 5 19 20 13 2 5 6 8 18 -11 27
14 Fiorentina 26 6 8 12 29 41 14 5 5 4 18 16 12 1 3 8 11 25 -12 26
15 Spezia 26 6 8 12 33 47 13 2 5 6 15 22 13 4 3 6 18 25 -14 26
16 Benevento 26 6 8 12 26 48 13 2 5 6 12 24 13 4 3 6 14 24 -22 26
17 Cagliari 25 5 6 14 27 41 13 3 3 7 14 21 12 2 3 7 13 20 -14 21
18 Torino 24 3 11 10 35 45 11 0 7 4 14 19 13 3 4 6 21 26 -10 20
19 Parma 26 2 10 14 23 52 13 1 5 7 6 22 13 1 5 7 17 30 -29 16
20 Crotone 26 4 3 19 28 64 13 4 1 8 18 26 13 0 2 11 10 38 -36 15

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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.