Sassuolo vs Udinese Match Analysis and Prediction

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Udinese will be looking to extend their winning streak to four matches on Serie A when they travel to Mapei Stadium to take on Sassuolo in their Matchday Six tie on Sunday.

Both sides had a difficult opening day with both sides taking on title contenders Juventus and Milan at away. Sassuolo lost 3-0 to Juventus, while Udinese went down 4-2 to AC Milan.

Sassuolo responded well as they beat Lecce 1-0 on the second day, but they have since failed to win again claiming three consecutive draws to Spezia (2-2), Milan (0-0) and Cremonese (0-0). They now sit 12^th in the league standings on six points and they will seek to end their drawing steak and bounce back on Sunday.

Udinese meanwhile responded excellently as they drew 0-0 with Salernitana on the second day, before winning all their following three matches, beating Monza (2-1), Fiorentina (1-0) and Roma (4-0) in the run.

The standout victory in that run is the 4-0 against Roma at home which came last time out and it is a huge confidence booster ahead of the Sunday encounter. Udinese have also not lost to Sassuolo in the last their last eight league encounters, picking up four victories in the run and they will be keen to extend that run on Sunday.

Sassuolo vs Udinese head to head

Both sides have met in 18 encounters since 2013 with Udinese claiming seven victories, while Sassuolo have claimed four victories and there have been seven draws.