Sassuolo and Napoli have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Serie A.
It's no vacation for neither Sassuolo nor Napoli as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sassuolo form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie A, Sassuolo have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 4 defeats from 8 games.
The Sassuolo goalkeeper Gianluca Pegolo is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie A.
Sassuolo's last game was hosting Napoli (placed 8th) and winning 1-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Brescia and winning 2-0.
Goals decide football matches and Sassuolo are scoring many of them at home; 18 on target from 8 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Sassuolo with 16 goals conceded in these matches.
Napoli form and stats
Playing away, Napoli have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Serie A this season.
Two away games in a row for Napoli, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Sassuolo in the Serie A. A loss against Parma was the result prior to that, in a home game.
The travelling fans enjoy Napoli's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 8 league matches away. In the opposite end, Napoli have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 1 - 4 - 5 (Sassuolo wins - draws - Napoli wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Berardi 8 goals |  F. Caputo 8 goals |   A. Milik 6 goals |
Sassuolo missing players
Napoli missing players
| Sassuolo | Napoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 29 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 25 |
| 27 | 16 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 22 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 88% |
| 76% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 76% |
| 71% | 89% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 47% |
| 47% | 56% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 24% |
| 24% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 18% |
| 65% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 78% | 65% |
| 29% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 24% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 24% |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.2 |
| 6.2 | 5.7 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 232 | 126 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 124 | 325 |
| 83 | 46 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 42 | 100 |
| 35% | 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 36% | 25% |
- Napoli has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
- Sassuolo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sassuolo have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sassuolo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | ||||||||||