Spezia will be looking to end their three game losing run when they host Sassuolo at the Stadio Alberto Picco for the 16^th round of the Serie A campaign. It will be a match worth watching on 5^th December at 17:00 EAT.

Things have not been going so well for the hosts who sit right above the relegation zone in the 17^th place with 11 points. They have won just one of their last seven games.

In their previous game Spezia suffered 2-0 Serie A defeat last time out at the hands of Inter Milan. In that game, Spezia got 37% possession, seven shots with four of them on target. Inter Milan had 31 shots with 11 of them on target and goals by Roberto Gagliardini (36′) and Lautaro Martínez (58′).

Sassuolo is 12th in the Serie A table with 19 points from the 15 games and they will be looking to return to winning ways when they face Spezia at the weekend. I Neroverdi took four points in the last two league games despite playing against stronger sides, the likes of Juventus and Napoli in the process.

The last three encounters between these two clubs in Serie A have produced over 2.5 goals and Each of Sassuolo’s last six matches, all in Serie A, have seen at least three goals scored, the last four of which have ended with over 3.5 goals.

The hosts have lost four of their last five league games, while Sassuolo are unbeaten in their last three matches and have won two of their last three on the road. We are backing the visitors to take the lead in this game.

Spezia vs Sassuolo head to head

Sassuolo has an upper hand in the six one on one meetings between these two sides since 2012. Out of the six meetings Sassuolo has six wins while Spezia won only once.           

• Sassuolo 1-2 Spezia 06/02/21     
• Spezia 1-4 Sassuolo 27/09/20     
• Sassuolo 1-0 Spezia 18/08/19
• Sassuolo 2-0 Spezia 12/08/17     
• Sassuolo 3-2 Spezia 16/02/13

Home

• Inter 2-0 Spezia
• Spezia 0-1 Bologna
• Atalanta 5-2 Spezia
• Spezia 1-0 Torino
• Fiorentina 3-0 Spezia

Away

• Sassuolo 2-2 Napoli
• Milan 1-3 Sassuolo
• Sassuolo 2-2 Cagliari
• Udinese 3-2 Sassuolo
• Sassuolo 1-2 Empoli

Spezia team news

Midfielder Leo Senais is the only absentee for the hosts ahead of Sunday’s clash.

Sassuolo team news

The visitors will be without Pedro Obiang and Filip Djuricic both due to injuries.

Prediction and odds

• Sassuolo Win
• Goals over 2.5
• Both teams to score