Sassuolo vs Fiorentina Prediction

Current Serie A form

Sassuolo's last five league games have been a mixed bag: a loss at Monza, a home win over Juventus, a draw at Bologna, a win over Torino, then a defeat at Atalanta. That's enough to put them in mid-table, if not among the form sides.

Sassuolo: 20 completed matches; Fiorentina: 20 completed matches.

Sassuolo

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

28

Difference

0

Fiorentina

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

28

Difference

+5

Fiorentina's form reads worse on paper. One win, one draw and three defeats in their last five, with a heavy loss at Roma and home defeats to Torino and Frosinone. Their only win came away at Venezia, a rare bright spot in a tricky run.

Neither side is flying, but Sassuolo's results have been built on home strength, exactly where this game is being played.

Comparative Team Statistics: Sassuolo vs Fiorentina

Head-to-head record

These two have met plenty of times down the years, and the results go both ways. Fiorentina won 5-1 at home two seasons ago, but Sassuolo returned the favour with a 3-1 win last December. The most recent meeting, back in April, finished goalless.

Recent history doesn't point firmly either way, with the last three meetings split between a big Fiorentina win, a Sassuolo win and a draw.

League position tells its own story

Five games in, Sassuolo sit tenth with seven points, while Fiorentina are down in seventeenth on four. That's a five-point gap already, with Fiorentina conceding more than they've scored across the opening weeks.

Players carrying the goal threat

Vasilije Adžić has been Sassuolo's standout contributor, with three goals and an assist in his last five appearances. Fiorentina have their own sharp edge in Franco Mastantuono, who's also found the net three times in five games. Sassuolo's L. Lipani has picked up two yellow cards in four matches, so his discipline is worth keeping an eye on.

Sassuolo:

Best scorers:

Vasilije Adžić - 3

Best assist providers:

Vasilije Adžić - 1

Penalty cards:

L. Lipani x 2

Fiorentina:

Best scorers:

Franco Mastantuono - 3

How this one could play out

Sassuolo have shown they can beat decent sides at home, as they did against Juventus, but they've also been caught out by lesser-fancied visitors. Fiorentina have the away-day capability to cause an upset, shown at Venezia, but their away form elsewhere this season has been shaky. Expect goals to be possible given both defences have conceded freely, but which way the game tips is far from obvious.