Sassuolo vs Spezia Match Analysis and Prediction

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Sassuolo welcome Spezia to Mapei Stadium for their Serie A Matchday 30 fixture on Friday night with kickoff at 20:45.

Sassuolo failed to extend their Serie A winning streak to four matches as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Salernitana at away last Saturday. They have now gone five matches unbeaten in the Italian top-flight and remain in the 10^th spot in standings on 40 points from 29 matches, with eight points outside the European places.

They will look to quickly return to winning ways in the Friday’s clash as they aim at keeping their Europe hopes alive. Alessio Dionisi’s men also need a confidence- boosting victory ahead of tough fixtures against Lazio, Atalanta, Cagliari, Juventus and Napoli.

I Neroverdi will fancy their chances on Friday as they have a good record against Spezia and have claimed five wins and a draw in their last seven meetings against the Aquilotti, although they drew 2-2 in the reserve fixture earlier this season.

Spezia on the other hand managed snap their five-match winless run in Serie A, which included a draw and a four-match losing streak, with a well-deserved 2-0 victory over Cagliari at home last Saturday.

The crucial victory saw them leapfrog Sampdoria into the 15^th, while increasing the gap between themselves and the relegation zone to seven points in the process, although they have played on match more than the 18^th-placed Venezia.

They will be looking to build momentum on their weekend victory as they seek to climb further away from the danger zone. They will draw confidence from their 4-1 thumping win against Sassuolo at Mapei Stadium in Last-term’s corresponding fixture.

Sassuolo vs Spezia head to head

Both sides have met in seven encounters since 2012 with Sassuolo claimed five victories while Spezia have claimed just one victory and there have been one draw.

Spezia 2-2 Sassuolo 05/12/21
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

Home

Salernitana 2-2 Sassuolo
Venezia 1-4 Sassuolo
Sassuolo 2-1 Fiorentina
Inter 0-2 Sassuolo
Sassuolo 2-2 Roma

Away

Spezia 2-0 Cagliari
Juventus 1-0 Spezia
Spezia 0-1 Roma
Bologna 2-1 Spezia
Spezia 1-2 Fiorentina

Sassuolo team news

Sassuolo will be without Filip Djuricic, Jeremy Tolijan and Pedro Obiang due to injuries, while Giacomo Raspadori is suspended, and Roferio and Giacomo Satalino are doubts.