Sassuolo aim to climb the table when bottom-placed Cagliari arrive on Sunday, but the Rossoblu are desperate for points.
Alessio Dionisi’s men are 13th in Serie A with 14 points from the first 12 games and are desperate to catch up with the teams in the top half of the table.
Bologna are ninth on 18 points and the Neroverdi are hoping to push the teams above them in the table when the Rossoblu arrive in Reggio-Emilia.
The Casteddu are bottom in Serie A with six points and are struggling to hit the ground running under Walter Mazzarri, who replaced Leonardo Semplici earlier this term.
Form Guide: Sassuolo (D W W L L) Cagliari (W L L L L)
Stat fact: Cagliari have the joint worst defence in the league with 26 goals conceded in 12 games
Probable line-ups
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1): Consigli; Toljan, Chiriches, Ferrari, Rogerio; Frattesi, Lopez; Berardi, Raspadori, Traore; Scamacca
Suspended: none
Injured: Obiang, Romagna, Boga, Djuricic
On a yellow: none
Cagliari (4-4-2): Cragno; Bellanova; Godin, Ceppitelli; Lykogiannis; Nandez, Deiola; Marin, Dalbert, Joao Pedro; Pavoletti
Suspended: none
Injured: Rog, Ladinetti, Ceter, Walukiewicz, Farago
On a yellow card: Strootman