Sassuolo & Spezia Calcio meet on Match-day 30

Next Friday at 6:45pm GMT, on matchday 30 of the Serie A, we will see Sassuolo play Spezia at the MAPEI Stadium.

Spezia currently sit in fifteenth place as they travel to tenth placed Sassuolo.

With the Serie A season well into its stride, Sassuolo have managed to gain 40 points

Sassuolo will be hoping for a win, following a disappointing 2-2 away draw against Salernitana in their last game.

Also, Sassuolo keep finding ways to win, having secured three victories in their last four meetings is astonishing this season. Their position is tenth in the League and they have 40 points, that is, 10W, 9L and 10D having won 10 games, drawn 10 fixtures, and lost nine matches.

Sassuolo have won four meetings, drawn five fixtures, and lost five matches of their 14 League matches at home this season.

Sassuolo will have 43 points so far this season, should they secure a win.

Good Attacking Performance

Sassuolo will be pleased to have a good goal scoring record so far this season (51). This is largely down to the efforts of their stand-out attackers – Gianluca Scamacca (4), Giacomo Raspadori (3), and Hamed Junior Traoré (3). Sassuolo have shown a poor defensive performance so far, having conceded 48 goals in their previous games.

Going into Friday’s game, Alessio Dionisi without five of his players, due to illness or injury.

Spezia Calcio arrive at this meeting, having secured 29 points so far this season

It was three points secured for Spezia in their last fixture, beating Cagliari 2-0 at the Stadio Alberto Picco.

Also, Spezia have now lost four of their last five fixtures, a worrying statistic that has to be addressed by Manager Thiago Motta. With 29 points, they currently sit fifteenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 8 wins, 16 losses and 5 draws having won eight meetings, drawn five fixtures, and lost 16 games.

Spezia’s away record is remarkable and poses a significant threat to Sassuolo. In the 15 games they’ve played on the road this season, they have so far won four games, drawn two fixtures, and lost nine meetings.

A win in this fixture would take Spezia Calcio’s points to 32 in the League.

Spezia’s squad has depth, but even so, Thiago Motta is likely to be missing two of they key players when they start Friday’s game.

Sassuolo v Spezia Calcio – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels Sassuolo and Spezia have faced each other seven times in the past, with the balance of wins sitting in Sassuolo’s favour (5 – 1). Also, Sassuolo are unbeaten in their last five fixtures with Spezia at the MAPEI Stadium. The last time they played each other in this competition was December 2021 and the score line ended up with a 2-2 draw.

Players to watch

For Sassuolo, Gianluca Scamacca scored
four goals in 29 League fixtures this campaign, while Rey Manaj is one of the top performing players after having scored
three goals in 29 League matches this season for Spezia.

Other players of note for Sassuolo are Giacomo Raspadori and Hamed Junior Traoré with three goals and three goals respectively and for Spezia are Daniele Verde and Kevin Agudelo with two goals and two goals respectively.