The Neroverdi look to keep their unbeaten run going but the Sassuolo vs. Spezia predictions favour the home team and for good reason, as the two sides meet in Serie A on Friday night. Thiago Motta’s side won their first game in six last weekend and will be hoping for another three points in Emilia-Romagna.
Sassuolo vs. Spezia odds
1 – Over 2.5 goals – 3/5
2 – Both teams to score – 8/13
3 – Sassuolo to win – 8/13
4 – Gianluca Scamacca to score first – 9/2
5 – Sassuolo to score a penalty – 6/1
Sassuolo welcome Spezia to the Mapei Stadium on Friday night with the hosts justifiably heavy favourites. Alessio Dionisi’s side may be 10th in the Serie A standings but sit just seven points below Atalanta in fifth place, having picked up 11 points from their last five games.
The fixture list has not been so kind to the visitors on Friday, as Spezia recently ended a run of four consecutive defeats. The Aquilotti put in an impressive performance at both ends of the pitch to win 2-0 against Cagliari on Saturday and will be glad to see the end of a run of matches against Juventus, Roma and Fiorentina.
Fortunately for Thiago Motta’s side, a strong run of form at the turn of the year saw Spezia leap from relegation candidates to sitting a comfortable seven points clear of the drop zone. With nine rounds remaining in the Serie A calendar, the former midfielder needs to win just 11 points to secure an improvement on last season.
Spezia’s current run of opponents suggests that Friday’s match may not be earmarked as a key opportunity to secure a win, as having beaten 17th-placed Cagliari last weekend, they will be looking ahead to a relegation six-pointer against Venezia who are right in the thick of the relegation picture. Even so, with an international break following the trip to Emilia-Romagna, Spezia will look to field their strongest XI possible and are a difficult team to break down.
For the home manager, fielding his strongest line-up will not be possible on Friday given the suspension of exciting young forward Giacomo Raspadori. The Italy international has scored nine goals this season and the hosts will have to hope that Domenico Berardi and Gianluca Scamacca are able to shoulder the attacking burden come Friday.
Despite Raspadori’s absence, recent meetings between these teams have produced plenty of goals and this game could follow suit. A both teams to score bet has paid out in each of the last four league clashes between the clubs. Over 2.5 goals has also paid out on each occasion, with Sassuolo winning twice.
Another bet worth looking out for is Sassuolo to score a penalty. The Neroverdi netted three times from the spot in their 4-1 victory away to Venezia earlier this month with Berardi converting twice either side of Scamacca also scoring from 12 yards.
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Sassuolo vs. Spezia last five matches
Sassuolo last five matches
Spezia last five matches
Sassuolo top goalscorers
| Player | Goal |
|---|---|
| 15 | |
| 10 | |
| 10 | |
| 9 | |
| 4 |
Spezia top goalscorers
| Player | Goal |
|---|---|
| 7 | |
| 6 | |
| 3 | |
| 3 | |
| 3 |
Sassuolo vs. Spezia line-ups
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1): Consigli; Muldur, Chiriches, Ferrari, Kyriakopoulos; Frattesi, Lopez; Berardi, Defrel, Traore; Scamacca.
Spezia (4-3-3): Provedel; Amian, Erlic, Nikolaou, Reca; Maggiore, Kiwior, Bastoni; Verde, Gyasi, Agudelo.
Sassuolo team news
Giacamo Raspadori is suspended for Friday’s match having been sent off in the weekend draw with Salernitana. Alessio Dionisi does not have many options in the second striker position with Filip Djurici sidelined through injury and will most likely rely on Gregoiore Defrel, rather than looking to change formation.
Spezia team news
Thiago Motta is highly unlikely to make any changes from last weekend’s home win and is expected to stick with the same starting XI. The manager may have a slight dilemma up front however, as Viktor Kovalenko and Rey Manaj linked up to score Spezia’s second just six minutes after coming off the bench against Cagliari, making a case to start.