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Serie A prediction and preview: Sassuolo modest favorites to beat SPAL

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Date: Sun 22.September
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore (23717 seats)

The season is still fairly new and the Serie A table has to be read with caution. So far Sassuolo find themselves in 9th position and SPAL are placed 17th.

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

The hosts won their first Serie A game here at MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Sassuolo last season were 5 wins, 10 draws and 4 losses from 19 games.

The fans are hoping that Sassuolo will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-4 away loss in the Serie A game against Roma (placed 8th). Before that, Sassuolo had a home game versus Sampdoria which ended with a victory 4-1.

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 ten games) they have won 3 times, drawn 5 and lost 2.

There will be little rest for Sassuolo after this match as they are travelling to Parma for a Serie A game in only three days.

At MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore, Sassuolo has the goal stats of 4-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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SPAL form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Serie A ended in defeat. Last season SPAL had these away match statistics: Played 19; won 6, drew 2 and lost 11.

SPAL are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Serie A against Lazio (placed 9th). Prior to that match, the SPAL manager L. Semplici faced defeat when travelling to Bologna and losing 0-1.

We have checked recent matches where SPAL have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were W0-D5-L5.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lecce in just three days.

SPAL have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

As for the last six games between these two teams, there's 3 Sassuolo victories, 3 draws and 0 SPAL wins. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

D. Berardi
5 goals
A. Petagna
2 goals / 1 assists
F. Caputo
1 goals / 1 assists

Sassuolo missing players

SPAL missing players

Sassuolo SPAL
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs mid Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 1 3
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
7 4 4 Scored S 0 0 4
7 1 1 Conceded C 0 1 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 67%
100% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 67%
67% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 100% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 33%
 
4 4 4 Corners For (avg) C F 0 2 4
6.3 5 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 11 8.7
2 1 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 2 3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Sassuolo Last season SPAL
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
9 5   Won W   6 11
16 10   Drew D   2 9
13 4   Lost L   11 18
53 33   Scored S   24 44
60 33   Conceded C   30 56
87% 84%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
79% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 76%
53% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 53%
37% 47%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 24%
16% 26%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 16%
58% 63%   BTTS BTTS   53% 55%
32% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 26%
24% 21%   Failed to Score F T   26% 26%
 
4.9 5.9   Corners For (avg) C F   5 5.2
5.9 5.3   Corners Against (avg) C A   6.1 5.9
2.4 2.3   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   3 3
8 2   Red Cards R C   1 3
Key stats last season:
  • SPAL haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sassuolo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Sassuolo
All Serie A Coppa Italia Club Friendlies
All Home Away
10-08-19 CF Sassuolo 1 - 0 Alessandria
18-08-19 CI Sassuolo 1 - 0 Spezia
25-08-19 SA Torino 2 - 1 Sassuolo
01-09-19 SA Sassuolo 4 - 1 Sampdoria
15-09-19 SA Roma 4 - 2 Sassuolo
22-09-19 SA Sassuolo 10:30 SPAL
25-09-19 SA Parma 19:00 Sassuolo
28-09-19 SA Sassuolo 18:45 Atalanta
04-10-19 SA Brescia 18:45 Sassuolo
20-10-19 SA Sassuolo 10:30 Inter
SPAL
All Serie B Serie A Coppa Italia Club Friendlies
All Home Away
08-08-19 CF Cesena 2 - 3 SPAL
18-08-19 CI SPAL 3 - 1 FeralpiSalo
25-08-19 SA SPAL 2 - 3 Atalanta
30-08-19 SA Bologna 1 - 0 SPAL
15-09-19 SA SPAL 2 - 1 Lazio
22-09-19 SA Sassuolo 10:30 SPAL
25-09-19 SA SPAL 19:00 Lecce
28-09-19 SA Juventus 13:00 SPAL
05-10-19 SA SPAL 13:00 Parma
20-10-19 SA Cagliari 13:00 SPAL

  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 3 3 0 0 7 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 6 9
2 Bologna 3 2 1 0 6 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 5 4 2 7
3 Juventus 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 7
4 Napoli 3 2 0 1 9 7 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 7 7 2 6
5 Atalanta 3 2 0 1 7 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 5 3 1 6
6 Torino 3 2 0 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 6
7 Milan 3 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
8 Roma 3 1 2 0 8 6 2 1 1 0 7 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 5
9 Lazio 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 4
10 Genoa 3 1 1 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 4
11 Hellas Verona 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
12 Sassuolo 3 1 0 2 7 7 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 6 0 3
13 Cagliari 3 1 0 2 4 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 3
14 Brescia 3 1 0 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 -1 3
15 Parma 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 -1 3
16 SPAL 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
17 Udinese 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 3
18 Lecce 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 5 -4 3
19 Fiorentina 3 0 1 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
20 Sampdoria 3 0 0 3 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 6 -8 0
Last season 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 38 28 6 4 70 30 19 15 4 0 39 13 19 13 2 4 31 17 40 90
2 Napoli 38 24 7 7 74 36 19 13 4 2 41 16 19 11 3 5 33 20 38 79
3 Atalanta 38 20 9 9 77 46 19 10 5 4 36 19 19 10 4 5 41 27 31 69
4 Inter 38 20 9 9 57 33 19 11 5 3 27 10 19 9 4 6 30 23 24 69
5 Milan 38 19 11 8 55 36 19 12 4 3 31 17 19 7 7 5 24 19 19 68
6 Roma 38 18 12 8 66 48 19 12 5 2 43 26 19 6 7 6 23 22 18 66
7 Torino 38 16 15 7 52 37 19 12 2 5 32 19 19 4 13 2 20 18 15 63
8 Lazio 38 17 8 13 56 46 19 9 5 5 36 25 19 8 3 8 20 21 10 59
9 Sampdoria 38 15 8 15 60 51 19 10 2 7 28 16 19 5 6 8 32 35 9 53
10 Bologna 38 11 11 16 48 56 19 9 4 6 28 22 19 2 7 10 20 34 -8 44
11 Sassuolo 38 9 16 13 53 60 19 5 10 4 33 33 19 4 6 9 20 27 -7 43
12 Udinese 38 11 10 17 39 53 19 8 5 6 22 22 19 3 5 11 17 31 -14 43
13 SPAL 38 11 9 18 44 56 19 5 7 7 20 26 19 6 2 11 24 30 -12 42
14 Parma 38 10 11 17 41 61 19 5 7 7 18 25 19 5 4 10 23 36 -20 41
15 Cagliari 38 10 11 17 36 54 19 8 6 5 23 20 19 2 5 12 13 34 -18 41
16 Fiorentina 38 8 17 13 47 45 19 5 9 5 25 19 19 3 8 8 22 26 2 41
17 Genoa 38 8 14 16 39 57 19 6 8 5 21 22 19 2 6 11 18 35 -18 38
18 Empoli 38 10 8 20 51 70 19 9 3 7 33 30 19 1 5 13 18 40 -19 38
19 Frosinone 38 5 10 23 29 69 19 1 6 12 14 38 19 4 4 11 15 31 -40 25
20 Chievo 38 2 14 22 25 75 19 1 7 11 14 37 19 1 7 11 11 38 -50 17

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