Both Sassuolo and Udinese will be looking to return to winning ways when they lock horns at Mapei Stadium in their Serie Matchday 36 clash on Saturday night with kickoff at 19:00 EAT.
Both sides have made inconsistent campaigns this season, but have secured their status in the top flight for next season, although they are also ruled out of the European spots race. They therefore both have not much to play for this weekend.
They however, are still in the race for a top-half finish as Sassuolo sit 11th on 46 points, one points behind 10th-placed Torino while Udinese sit 12th on 43 points. Therefore, both will head into the match looking for the points, but Sassuolo are in disappointing form as they have now suffered four defeats in their last five league matches and are coming of a 6-1 defeat to Napoli last week. They have a point to prove this weekend.
Meanwhile Udinese fell to a 2-1 defeat to a 2-1 defeat to reigning champions Inter Milan last weekend, but they were previously coming off an emphatic 4-0 away victory over Fiorentina and will draw confidence from that performance.
Udinese are also unbeaten against Sassuolo in their last seven Serie A games, claiming four victories in the run including the 3-2 victory in the reverse fixture earlier this season. They should be confident of extending the run this weekend.
Sassuolo vs Udinese head to head
Both sides have met in 17 encounters since 2013 with Udinese claiming seven victories while Sassuolo have claimed four victories and there have been six draws.
- Udinese 3-2 Sassuolo 07/11/21
- Udinese 2-0 Sassuolo 06/03/21
- Sassuolo 0-0 Udinese 06/11/20
- Sassuolo 0-1 Udinese 02/08/20
- Udinese 3-0 Sassuolo 12/01/20
Home
- Napoli 6-1 Sassuolo
- Sassuolo 1-2 Juventus
- Cagliari 1-0 Sassuolo
- Sassuolo 2-1 Atalanta
- Lazio 2-1 Sassuolo
Away
- Udinese 1-2 Inter
- Fiorentina 0-4 Udinese
- Bologna 2-2 Udinese
- Udinese 0-1 Salernitana
- Udinese 4-1 Empoli
Sassuolo team news
Sassuolo will be without Abdou Harroui and Jeremy Toljan due to injuries, while Pedro Obiang will miss due to illness and Hamed Junior Traore is a doubt.
Udinese team news
Udinese will be without Antonio Santuro, Beto and Isaac Success due to injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Udinese win
- Both sides to score
- Draw
