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, Udinese in 11th and Sassuolo in 9th place.
- Udinese have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Serie A
- Sassuolo have scored at least twice as many goals away as Udinese have scored home.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Udinese and Sassuolo.
Udinese form and stats
Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Udinese are 4-3-5 (wins-draw-losses). Two home wins in a row for Udinese bring valid hopes of a third.
The home team returns to Dacia Arena after being equal after 90 minutes with Milan (placed 2nd) on their last time out; the Serie A game ended 1-1. Before that, Udinese had a home game versus Fiorentina which ended with a victory 1-0.
Udinese's goalie Juan Musso played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Milan with a stunning six saves.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Udinese have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won four, drawn two and lost three.
Udinese aren't scoring a lot here at Dacia Arena in the league, with only 10 goals from 12 games. On the other hand, Udinese have conceded 12 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sassuolo form and stats
6-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sassuolo in their Serie A matches away.
There were no winners in Sassuolo's previous match, a Serie A home game that ended 3-3 vs Napoli (placed 6th). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Bologna.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Sassuolo, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Sassuolo in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Sassuolo, four draws and zero defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Sassuolo's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 12 league matches away. Sassuolo struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 19 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sassuolo - Udinese 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Udinese three wins, four draws and Sassuolo three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Caputo 11 goals |  D. Berardi 9 goals |   R. de Paul 5 goals |
Udinese missing players
Sassuolo missing players
| Udinese | Sassuolo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 27 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 10 | 22 | 40 |
| 34 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 37 |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 68% | 58% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 58% | 58% |
| 28% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 42% | 33% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 52% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| 28% | 42% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 25% | 21% |
| 32% | 42% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.8 | 12.4 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.8 | 13.4 | 14.2 |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5 | 5 |
| 30% | 20% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | 34% |
- Sassuolo have scored at least twice as many goals away as Udinese have scored home.
- Udinese have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Serie A
| 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 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 36 | 56 |
| 2 | Milan | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 53 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 49 |
| 4 | Juventus | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 28 | 49 |
| 5 | Roma | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 47 |
| 6 | Napoli | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 44 |
| 7 | Lazio | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 43 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 38 |
| 9 | Sassuolo | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 36 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 31 |
| 11 | Udinese | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -7 | 29 |
| 12 | Bologna | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 28 |
| 13 | Genoa | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 27 |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -12 | 25 |
| 15 | Spezia | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -14 | 25 |
| 16 | Benevento | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -22 | 25 |
| 17 | Cagliari | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 21 |
| 18 | Torino | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 | Parma | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -28 | 15 |
| 20 | Crotone | 25 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 38 | -38 | 12 |