Serie A: What this game might lack in elegance it should compensate in guts and commitment. Get set for Sassuolo - Spezia!
- Spezia have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Serie A
It should be mentioned that Spezia play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Spezia on grass are 6 victories, 7 draws and 23 defeats from 36 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 34-79. You can compare this with overall results below.
Both contenders have had enough days rest since their previous game. Let's hope for 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 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
It's back home for Sassuolo, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Roma away with the result 4-3. Berardi, Pinamonti and Laurienté (2) found the net in that victory. 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 forward Laurienté was named "man of the match" for Sassuolo with a rating of 9.6/10. Laurienté scored two goals, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 8 times and had 20 successful passes (of 23 total).
Before that, Sassuolo had a home game versus Cremonese which ended with a victory 3-2.Sassuolo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 12 games. Sassuolo have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Spezia form and stats
There's been little loot from Spezia's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 12 away games in the Serie A. Spezia only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws. Visiting Spezia has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
The supporters enjoyed Spezia's previous fixture versus Inter (placed 2nd), a 2-1 win played at home. Yippee; their first victory in the league after seven games not winning. Spezia goalie Drągowski was high and low in the Inter game, contributing six saves towards the victory. Goalkeeper Drągowski got the top player rating of the team with 8.33/10. Drągowski saved a penalty.
A draw for Spezia before that, at their own venue hosting Hellas Verona (0-0).The attacking power of Spezia when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Spezia struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 22 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The squads have played each other before in this season, with the final score Spezia - Sassuolo 2-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the previous nine meetings featuring these two contenders are: six wins for Sassuolo, two draws and one win for Spezia. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. N'Zola 12 goals |   A. Lauriente 7 goals |  D. Frattesi 6 goals |
Sassuolo missing players
Spezia missing players
| Sassuolo | Spezia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 26 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 34 | 16 | 12 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 40 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 42 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 73% | 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 77% |
| 58% | 50% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 50% | 54% |
| 31% | 25% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| 15% | 17% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 33% | 46% |
| 27% | 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 8% | 15% |
| 31% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 58% | 46% |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12.8 | 13.1 | 14.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10.8 | 11.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 20% | 24% |
| 12.8 | 11.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 18.2 | 17.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
- Spezia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Spezia have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Serie A
- Spezia haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Napoli | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 44 | 68 |
| 2 | Inter | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Lazio | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 49 |
| 4 | Milan | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | Roma | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 47 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 42 |
| 7 | Juventus | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 38 |
| 8 | Torino | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 37 |
| 9 | Bologna | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -3 | 36 |
| 10 | Udinese | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 35 |
| 11 | Fiorentina | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 34 |
| 12 | Monza | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -6 | 33 |
| 14 | Empoli | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -11 | 28 |
| 15 | Lecce | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 27 |
| 16 | Salernitana | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Spezia | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -19 | 24 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 19 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 43 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -30 | 12 |
| 20 | Cremonese | 26 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -27 | 12 |
