Sassuolo vs Spezia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th March 2023

After surviving a gruelling battle for survival last season, Spezia continue their latest Serie A campaign this coming Friday. The away side play Sassuolo at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore in a round 27 fixture.

Ranked as number 13 in the Serie A standings, Sassuolo, have so far collected 33 points this season, while Spezia collected 24 points. This puts them up as number 17 after 26 rounds.

Sassuolo have their target aimed at getting one over Spezia this coming Friday. However, the latter should be highly motivated at the prospect of showing their skills in front of the crowd at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore.

Sassuolo step into their next home match this coming Friday having scored a nice average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They managed a total of 18 goals, while also allowing 16 goals against. That is an average of 1.6 goals against per match. They were able to hang on to a clean sheet two times in those matches.

Spezia average 0.7 goals a game in their last ten outing, scoring a total of seven goals. They conceded an average of 1.4 per game, for a total of 14 goals, whilst keeping their opponents from scoring three times.

Neither Sassuolo nor Spezia managed a breakthrough, when they last faced each other. They ended up settling for a point in a 2-2 draw, and the best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5.

Sassuolo vs Spezia Prediction

Sassuolo Form

Sassuolo swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 0-1 against Lecce. They went on to defeat Cremonese 3-2 and made it three on the spin against Roma in a 3-4 victory. Sassuolo managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Serie A. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored six and conceded nine goals.

Spezia Form

Spezia claimed five points in their previous three matches, which started with a 2-2 draw with Udinese. This was followed by another draw with Verona, this time 0-0, before they outclassed Inter by 2-1. Spezia claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Serie A. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and eight scored.

Bookmakers have Sassuolo down as rather big favourites for the win against Spezia. While it might prove a bit more troublesome than odds suggest, we find it equally tempting to side with the hosts.

Sassuolo won 17 points from their last eight encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won five, scored 15 and let in seven goals. Spezia claimed two wins from six goals scored and five conceded from their past six matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them nine points to their account. Sassuolo have a record of nine wins, six draws and 11 defeats in the Serie A this season. Spezia put five wins, nine draws and 12 defeats on the board in the Serie A.

Sassuolo vs Spezia Squads

Sassuolo Squad

The 42-year-old Sassuolo manager, Alessio Dionisi, will select the lineup against Spezia from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Serie A this season):

Alessandro Russo (0/0), Andrea Consigli (0/24), Gianluca Pegolo (0/2), Gioele Zacchi (0/0), Filippo Romagna (0/0), Gian Marco Ferrari (1/22), Jeremy Toljan (0/20), Martin Erlic (0/19), Mert Muldur (0/0), Nadir Zortea (1/14), Riccardo Marchizza (0/6), Rogerio (0/24), Ruan Tressoldi (0/13), Abdou Harroui (1/15), Davide Frattesi (6/26), Kristian Thorstvedt (2/22), Matheus Henrique (2/18), Maxime Lopez (0/19), Nedim Bajrami (2/25), Pedro Obiang (0/15), Agustin Alvarez (1/18), Andrea Pinamonti (4/22), Armand Lauriente (7/19), Brian Oddei (0/0), Domenico Berardi (5/16), Emil Konradsen Ceide (0/14), Gregoire Defrel (1/15), Luca D'Andrea (0/5).

Spezia Squad

This is the full squad of players that the Spezia head coach Semplici will select from for his starting XI:

Bartlomiej Dragowski (0/24), Federico Marchetti (0/0), Jeroen Zoet (0/3), Leonardo Dido (0/0), Petar Zovko (0/1), Dimitrios Nikolaou (0/24), Emil Holm (1/20), Ethan Ampadu (0/20), Joao Moutinho (0/0), Kelvin Amian (0/19), Mattia Caldara (0/17), Przemyslaw Wisniewski (0/3), Salvador Ferrer (0/3), Albin Ekdal (0/19), Arkadiusz Reca (1/21), Jacopo Sala (0/6), Julius Beck (0/0), Mehdi Bourabia (0/26), Salvatore Esposito (0/4), Szymon Zurkowski (0/5), Viktor Kovalenko (0/13), Daniel Maldini (2/13), Daniele Verde (2/15), Eldor Shomurodov (0/12), Emmanuel Quartsin Gyasi (1/23), Kevin Agudelo (0/25), M'Bala Nzola (12/22), Raimonds Krollis (0/0), Simone Bastoni (2/13), Tio Cipot (0/0).

Sassuolo vs Spezia Team News

At the time of writing, it looks as if only two players are unavailable for Sassuolo, when they prepare for their upcoming assignment.

Maxime Lopez and Mert Muldur are missing from the squad, Sassuolo will field against Speziaon Friday.

Spezia have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Sassuolo at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore.

Jeroen Zoet nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Spezia.

Sassuolo vs Spezia Lineups

Sassuolo vs Spezia H2H

The most recent outing between Sassuolo and Spezia ended up a 2-2 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 13/5. Sassuolo go into their upcoming match against Spezia with a 40% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 2-2-1 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Sassuolo vs Spezia Results

In five of the previous five matches between Sassuolo and Spezia both teams scored.

Sassuolo vs Spezia Betting Tips

Armand Lauriente look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six Serie A matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers M'Bala Nzola adds to his three Serie A goals come on Friday.

Sassuolo won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing five as well. Spezia won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost five in this run. Both teams have been poor at keeping their opponents from scoring in recent matches. While Sassuolo managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the games at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore, Spezia kept their hosts from scoring in two of their last 10 away games.

Both teams to score was a winning bet five times in the last five encounters between Sassuolo and Spezia. There were over two goals five times, as Sassuolo managed an average of 2.6 goals, while Spezia scored 1.6 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Sassuolo’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Spezia, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.