Venezia vs Sassuolo: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 06.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo (10500 seats)

Here's everything you need to learn, and then some, ahead of the Venezia - Sassuolo fixture!

Insights:
  • Venezia have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Sassuolo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both contenders have had enough days rest since their previous game. Let's wish for an animated fixture!

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Venezia form and stats

Venezia's struggle is real here at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo with only 10 points collected from 13 Serie A games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-4-7. Venezia are slowly digging their own grave here at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Roma match.

The club members are hoping that Venezia will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the match against Hellas Verona (placed 9th).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Genoa.

Venezia has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded.

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Sassuolo form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Sassuolo go into this game after a win, the home game against Fiorentina that ended 2-1. Midfield player Berardi was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.44/10. Berardi served one assist, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Inter with the score of 2-0.

Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sassuolo have conceded 23 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent reported meeting involving both these participants is the Sassuolo - Venezia 3-1 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

SassuoloD. Berardi
D. Berardi
10 goals
SassuoloG. Scamacca
G. Scamacca
10 goals
SassuoloG. Raspadori
G. Raspadori
8 goals

Venezia missing players

Sassuolo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Venezia Sassuolo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 4 13 27
5 2 1 Won W 0 5 9
7 4 2 Drew D 2 4 9
14 7 2 Lost L 2 4 9
24 14 7 Scored S 6 26 45
47 24 9 Conceded C 11 23 45
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
88% 92% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 89%
50% 46% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 85% 78%
23% 23% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 62% 48%
8% 15% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 23% 15%
62% 69% 80% BTTS BTTS 75% 85% 78%
12% 8% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 11%
31% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 8% 15%
 
3 3.3 3.4 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.5 5.2
6.5 6.5 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5 5.1
2.7 2.4 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.5
6 5 2 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9.3 10.2 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 19.5 15.5 15.7
3.3 3.5 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.5 5.8 5.6
28% 31% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 34% 30%
 
16.8 16.2 12.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14 16.9 15
6 5.5 4.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5 4.7
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • All of Sassuolo's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Sassuolo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sassuolo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Venezia have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Venezia 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 Napoli 27 17 6 4 49 19 13 8 2 3 23 9 14 9 4 1 26 10 30 57
2 Milan 27 17 6 4 53 29 14 8 3 3 22 12 13 9 3 1 31 17 24 57
3 Inter 26 16 7 3 55 22 13 9 2 2 30 12 13 7 5 1 25 10 33 55
4 Juventus 27 14 8 5 41 25 13 7 3 3 17 9 14 7 5 2 24 16 16 50
5 Atalanta 25 12 8 5 46 30 12 3 5 4 20 18 13 9 3 1 26 12 16 44
6 Roma 27 13 5 9 45 34 14 7 4 3 19 14 13 6 1 6 26 20 11 44
7 Lazio 27 12 7 8 54 42 13 7 4 2 32 18 14 5 3 6 22 24 12 43
8 Fiorentina 26 13 3 10 45 36 12 8 1 3 30 15 14 5 2 7 15 21 9 42
9 Hellas Verona 27 11 7 9 52 43 14 8 2 4 30 18 13 3 5 5 22 25 9 40
10 Sassuolo 27 9 9 9 45 45 14 4 5 5 19 22 13 5 4 4 26 23 0 36
11 Torino 26 9 6 11 33 28 14 7 3 4 26 15 12 2 3 7 7 13 5 33
12 Bologna 26 9 5 12 32 42 13 6 2 5 18 17 13 3 3 7 14 25 -10 32
13 Empoli 27 8 7 12 40 53 14 3 2 9 22 37 13 5 5 3 18 16 -13 31
14 Sampdoria 26 7 5 14 35 42 14 4 3 7 22 25 12 3 2 7 13 17 -7 26
15 Udinese 25 5 11 9 32 42 12 3 6 3 16 19 13 2 5 6 16 23 -10 26
16 Spezia 27 7 5 15 28 49 13 3 3 7 13 17 14 4 2 8 15 32 -21 26
17 Cagliari 27 5 10 12 28 48 13 2 6 5 16 22 14 3 4 7 12 26 -20 25
18 Venezia 26 5 7 14 24 47 13 2 4 7 14 24 13 3 3 7 10 23 -23 22
19 Genoa 27 1 14 12 22 47 13 0 7 6 9 19 14 1 7 6 13 28 -25 17
20 Salernitana 25 3 6 16 20 56 13 1 4 8 10 29 12 2 2 8 10 27 -36 15

Sassuolo:
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 Napoli 27 17 6 4 49 19 13 8 2 3 23 9 14 9 4 1 26 10 30 57
2 Milan 27 17 6 4 53 29 14 8 3 3 22 12 13 9 3 1 31 17 24 57
3 Inter 26 16 7 3 55 22 13 9 2 2 30 12 13 7 5 1 25 10 33 55
4 Juventus 27 14 8 5 41 25 13 7 3 3 17 9 14 7 5 2 24 16 16 50
5 Atalanta 25 12 8 5 46 30 12 3 5 4 20 18 13 9 3 1 26 12 16 44
6 Roma 27 13 5 9 45 34 14 7 4 3 19 14 13 6 1 6 26 20 11 44
7 Lazio 27 12 7 8 54 42 13 7 4 2 32 18 14 5 3 6 22 24 12 43
8 Fiorentina 26 13 3 10 45 36 12 8 1 3 30 15 14 5 2 7 15 21 9 42
9 Hellas Verona 27 11 7 9 52 43 14 8 2 4 30 18 13 3 5 5 22 25 9 40
10 Sassuolo 27 9 9 9 45 45 14 4 5 5 19 22 13 5 4 4 26 23 0 36
11 Torino 26 9 6 11 33 28 14 7 3 4 26 15 12 2 3 7 7 13 5 33
12 Bologna 26 9 5 12 32 42 13 6 2 5 18 17 13 3 3 7 14 25 -10 32
13 Empoli 27 8 7 12 40 53 14 3 2 9 22 37 13 5 5 3 18 16 -13 31
14 Sampdoria 26 7 5 14 35 42 14 4 3 7 22 25 12 3 2 7 13 17 -7 26
15 Udinese 25 5 11 9 32 42 12 3 6 3 16 19 13 2 5 6 16 23 -10 26
16 Spezia 27 7 5 15 28 49 13 3 3 7 13 17 14 4 2 8 15 32 -21 26
17 Cagliari 27 5 10 12 28 48 13 2 6 5 16 22 14 3 4 7 12 26 -20 25
18 Venezia 26 5 7 14 24 47 13 2 4 7 14 24 13 3 3 7 10 23 -23 22
19 Genoa 27 1 14 12 22 47 13 0 7 6 9 19 14 1 7 6 13 28 -25 17
20 Salernitana 25 3 6 16 20 56 13 1 4 8 10 29 12 2 2 8 10 27 -36 15

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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.