Sassuolo vs Hellas Verona match preview: Even contest expected at MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 28.June
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore (21584 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Sassuolo in 12th and Hellas Verona in 9th place.

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Serie A match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Inter, so at least Sassuolo are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Sassuolo form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, Sassuolo have managed 6 wins, 1 draw and suffered 6 defeats from 13 games.

The home team returns to MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore after being equal after 90 minutes with Inter (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the Serie A game ended 3-3. Heartbreak before that as Sassuolo lost 1-4 at Atalanta's place.

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli was crucial in the match against Inter last time out, making six saves. Giangiacomo Magnani was able to secure the draw 3-3 in the game against Inter after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

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 seven games. Sassuolo has won four of these, drawn two and lost one.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sassuolo as they are travelling to their away game against Fiorentina in the Serie A. That match is three days after this one.

The Sassuolo manager R. De Zerbi has got the team scoring with 28 from 13 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.

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Hellas Verona form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (5) away in Serie A, on their Serie A travels is 3 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

The manager I. Juric was unhappy after their last game, a Serie A match played at their home ground Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi. Hellas Verona suffered a 0-2 loss to Napoli (placed 6th). That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Cagliari.

It's a bit worrying for Hellas that their goalkeeper Marco Silvestri made six saves in the Napoli game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hellas Verona playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were three Hellas Verona wins, six draws and four defeats.

A new game in only three days for Hellas, the Serie A home match versus Parma. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Hellas have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Hellas Verona - Sassuolo 0-1 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Sassuolo won four, Hellas Verona won four and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SassuoloF. Caputo
F. Caputo
14 goals
SassuoloD. Berardi
D. Berardi
10 goals
SassuoloJ. Boga
J. Boga
8 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
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
9 6 1 Won W 1 3 10
6 1 1 Drew D 3 5 8
12 6 2 Lost L 0 5 9
45 28 6 Scored S 4 12 31
46 22 6 Conceded C 3 14 29
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 89%
81% 92% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 70%
78% 92% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 31% 41%
41% 46% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 11%
26% 31% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 7%
67% 77% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 54% 52%
22% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 38% 33%
19% 8% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 23% 26%
 
5.4 6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5.3 5.3
6 6.3 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.8 6.1 5.2
2.7 2.5 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.8 2.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
391 198 60 Total Shots T S 46 156 308
134 72 21 Shots on Target S O 18 53 112
34% 39% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 23% 28%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Hellas Verona has the most clean sheets (5) away
  • Sassuolo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sassuolo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hellas Verona have scored away.
  • Sassuolo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Juventus 27 21 3 3 52 24 13 12 1 0 31 10 14 9 2 3 21 14 28 66
2 Lazio 27 19 5 3 62 26 14 11 3 0 39 10 13 8 2 3 23 16 36 62
3 Inter 27 17 7 3 54 28 14 8 5 1 28 14 13 9 2 2 26 14 26 58
4 Atalanta 27 16 6 5 77 37 14 8 2 4 40 22 13 8 4 1 37 15 40 54
5 Roma 27 14 6 7 53 36 14 7 3 4 28 20 13 7 3 3 25 16 17 48
6 Napoli 27 12 6 9 43 36 13 5 2 6 17 18 14 7 4 3 26 18 7 42
7 Parma 27 11 6 10 37 33 13 6 1 6 17 12 14 5 5 4 20 21 4 39
8 Milan 27 11 6 10 32 35 13 4 5 4 13 15 14 7 1 6 19 20 -3 39
9 Hellas Verona 27 10 8 9 31 29 14 7 3 4 19 15 13 3 5 5 12 14 2 38
10 Cagliari 27 9 8 10 43 42 13 5 2 6 25 23 14 4 6 4 18 19 1 35
11 Bologna 27 9 7 11 38 44 14 4 5 5 18 22 13 5 2 6 20 22 -6 34
12 Sassuolo 27 9 6 12 45 46 13 6 1 6 28 22 14 3 5 6 17 24 -1 33
13 Fiorentina 27 7 10 10 33 37 14 3 6 5 14 18 13 4 4 5 19 19 -4 31
14 Torino 27 9 4 14 30 46 14 5 3 6 13 23 13 4 1 8 17 23 -16 31
15 Udinese 27 7 7 13 21 38 13 5 4 4 10 12 14 2 3 9 11 26 -17 28
16 Sampdoria 27 7 5 15 30 48 14 4 4 6 16 22 13 3 1 9 14 26 -18 26
17 Genoa 27 6 7 14 32 51 13 4 1 8 15 22 14 2 6 6 17 29 -19 25
18 Lecce 27 6 7 14 35 60 14 2 5 7 20 30 13 4 2 7 15 30 -25 25
19 SPAL 27 5 3 19 20 45 13 2 2 9 11 21 14 3 1 10 9 24 -25 18
20 Brescia 27 4 5 18 23 50 13 1 3 9 13 25 14 3 2 9 10 25 -27 17

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Juventus 27 21 3 3 52 24 13 12 1 0 31 10 14 9 2 3 21 14 28 66
2 Lazio 27 19 5 3 62 26 14 11 3 0 39 10 13 8 2 3 23 16 36 62
3 Inter 27 17 7 3 54 28 14 8 5 1 28 14 13 9 2 2 26 14 26 58
4 Atalanta 27 16 6 5 77 37 14 8 2 4 40 22 13 8 4 1 37 15 40 54
5 Roma 27 14 6 7 53 36 14 7 3 4 28 20 13 7 3 3 25 16 17 48
6 Napoli 27 12 6 9 43 36 13 5 2 6 17 18 14 7 4 3 26 18 7 42
7 Parma 27 11 6 10 37 33 13 6 1 6 17 12 14 5 5 4 20 21 4 39
8 Milan 27 11 6 10 32 35 13 4 5 4 13 15 14 7 1 6 19 20 -3 39
9 Hellas Verona 27 10 8 9 31 29 14 7 3 4 19 15 13 3 5 5 12 14 2 38
10 Cagliari 27 9 8 10 43 42 13 5 2 6 25 23 14 4 6 4 18 19 1 35
11 Bologna 27 9 7 11 38 44 14 4 5 5 18 22 13 5 2 6 20 22 -6 34
12 Sassuolo 27 9 6 12 45 46 13 6 1 6 28 22 14 3 5 6 17 24 -1 33
13 Fiorentina 27 7 10 10 33 37 14 3 6 5 14 18 13 4 4 5 19 19 -4 31
14 Torino 27 9 4 14 30 46 14 5 3 6 13 23 13 4 1 8 17 23 -16 31
15 Udinese 27 7 7 13 21 38 13 5 4 4 10 12 14 2 3 9 11 26 -17 28
16 Sampdoria 27 7 5 15 30 48 14 4 4 6 16 22 13 3 1 9 14 26 -18 26
17 Genoa 27 6 7 14 32 51 13 4 1 8 15 22 14 2 6 6 17 29 -19 25
18 Lecce 27 6 7 14 35 60 14 2 5 7 20 30 13 4 2 7 15 30 -25 25
19 SPAL 27 5 3 19 20 45 13 2 2 9 11 21 14 3 1 10 9 24 -25 18
20 Brescia 27 4 5 18 23 50 13 1 3 9 13 25 14 3 2 9 10 25 -27 17

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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.