Sassuolo v Salernitana

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There is also action in the Italian top flight and Friday night features the first of two matches which sees Sassuolo play host to the bottom of the table outfit, Salernitana, as the two teams face off at the MAPEI Stadium with a precious three points at stake for both sides who find themselves sitting in the lower reaches of the Serie A table.

Following a brief flurry of victories which saw Sassuolo pick up three wins within a four-game period thanks to impressive and noteworthy wins against Verona, Juventus and Inter Milan, the hosts have since slumped to five league matches without a win which has resulted in the hosts sitting in 15th place on the Serie A ladder.

Recent defeats to Monza, Lazio and Torino have far outweighed the points picked up in draws with Lecce and Bologna but the hosts know they now have a golden opportunity to get themselves back on track and return to winning ways when basement dwellers, Salernitana, come to visit their MAPEI Stadium on Friday evening.

Sassuolo's results on home soil have also left a lot to be desired as the hosts have won just two of their previous nine games but in their last meeting at home to Salernitana, the hosts ran out comfortable 5-0 winners.

Salernitana have had to endure a wretched start to this new Serie A campaign as they not only sit bottom of the Italian top flight table but the visitors are also now the only team in the division yet to chalk up a league win so far this season.

Four draws within their opening 11 league games has been as good as it has got for Salernitana who had picked up points in draws with Roma, Udinese, Frosinone and Cagliari, while also slipping to seven defeats within the early stages of this new campaign.

Four of Salernitana's seven defeats to date have been inflicted upon Filippo Inzaghi's side on their travels as they have incurred losses on the road at Lecce, Empoli, Monza and Genoa and their earlier 2-2 draw at Roma at the start of the season means Salernitana have managed to pick up just one point from a possible 15 on offer away from home so far this season.

The bigger picture shows Salernitana have now failed to win any of their last 14 outings on the road in Serie A which includes seven defeats and failing to score in each of their last four away games as well.

Sassuolo v Salernitana Verdict

Sassuolo therefore look the more likely to capture the three points in this encounter and having lost just once in their last seven meetings against Salernitana, picking up five wins in the process, the hosts look set to return to winning ways.

Therefore, our main bet will be Sassuolo win @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Sassuolo win & Under 2.5 goals @ 4.75

Correct Score: Sassuolo 2-0 @ 9.00