Ace Football previews the Serie A game between Sassuolo and Verona who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Verona come to Stadio Mapei – Citta del Tricolore for the Serie A match this coming Friday, Sassuolo will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Sassuolo approach round 26 as number 10 in the Serie A table with 32 points on their account so far. With 25 rounds behind them, Verona have amassed 15 points, placing them as number 20 in the standings.
Team form: Sassuolo vs Verona
Sassuolo Form
Sassuolo beat Pisa by 1-3, lost 0-5 against Inter, before defeating Udinese 1-2. Sassuolo only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Serie A matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored five and conceded 11 goals.
Verona Form
Verona only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 4-0 defeat against Cagliari. Then a 0-0 draw with Pisa followed, before Parma Calcio 1913 claimed a 2-1 victory. Verona managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Serie A. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 12 time and letting in five.
Betting stats and facts for Sassuolo and Verona
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Sassuolo and Verona played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 Sassuolo matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Sassuolo matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Sassuolo matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Sassuolo matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Sassuolo home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Verona away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Verona away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Verona away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Verona away matches in the Serie A, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Sassuolo vs Verona
Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Domenico Berardi will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Verona hope Gift Orban can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.
Betting markets: Sassuolo vs Verona
Full-time result
Sassuolo won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadio Mapei – Citta del Tricolore. They drew two and lost five as well, while Verona won one of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost five.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Sassuolo scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Verona scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Sassuolo managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Verona kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Sassuolo have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Verona.
Total goals
Sassuolo saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Verona, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.6 times goals per game themselves.
