Sassuolo vs Fiorentina Match Analysis and Prediction

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Sassuolo host Fiorentina at Mapei Stadium in their Serie A Matchday 27 tie on Saturday night with kickoff at 22:45.

Sassuolo have been blowing hot and cold this season, but they picked up a shocking 2-0 win against title-chasers Inter Milan at San Siro last weekend with Giacomo Raspadori and Gianluca Scamacca sealing the deal for Alessio Dionisi’s side before the half-hour mark.

The victory was crucial for the Neroverdi it not only ended their run of 19 league matches without a clean sheet, but it also put them level on points with 10^th-placed Torino in the pursuit for a top-half finish, as well as ending their four-match winless run across all competitions.

Dionisi’s side will now be looking to build on their victory as they aim at breaking into the to-half and will surely be confident of causing another upset on Saturday. The Emilians have lost only one of their last eight Serie A encounters with Fiorentina in Serie A and drew 2-2 in the reverse fixture earlier this season.

Meanwhile Fiorentina intensified their push for a European finish as they continued their fine form in 2022 with a hard fought 1-0 win over Atalanta last weekend, with Krzysztof Piatek getting the goal in the 56^th minute to seal his side’s third consecutive win across all competitions on the bounce.

The win left them just one point outside the top-six while are now just four points within the fourth-placed Juventus and still have a match in hand on several of the teams above them. Therefore, they will be looking to maintain their momentum as they aim at breaking into the European places.

Also they will be looking for a confidence boost as they are to face Juventus in their first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-finals next Wednesday night.

Sassuolo vs Fiorentina head to head

Both sides have met in 17 encounters since 2013 with Fiorentina claiming six victories while Sassuolo have claimed five victories and there have been six draws.