Sassuolo looking for first home win 2021/22
With matches on the international stage, Matchday 3 opens this weekend in Italy’s Serie A with two mid-table teams. On Friday evening at 20:45 at the Mapei Stadium in the Emilia-Romagna region the home side of US Sassuolo and Torino FC will clash
In last season’s final table, Sassuolo missed out on international competition by a whisker, finishing a strong eighth in the table. The garnets from Torino shook for a long time to stay in the league, but finally managed to save themselves by a hair’s breadth in 17th place. Unsurprisingly, the bookmakers are offering the lowest odds on the home side in the clash between Sassuolo and Torino FC. The bookmakers are offering odds of just under 2.00 for this bet.
Sassuolo were even more successful away than at home last season, but the clear favourite role is still understandable. Compared to the working-class club from Turin, the green and black squad has a clear advantage. Moreover, Juric’s team is by no means considered strong away from home.
Italy Sassuolo – Statistics & current form
For three years Roberto de Zerbi was in charge at US Sassuolo and managed to deliver strong results. The lure from Eastern Europe was finally too attractive and de Zerbi was introduced as the new coach at Champions League participants Shakhtyor Donetsk. A young, up-and-coming coach was also introduced as his successor. The 41-year-old Alessio Dionisi (previously with promoted Empoli) is expected to continue the good work.
Attractive style of play
Sassuolo is now contesting its ninth season in a row in the Italian football top flight and has been able to establish itself in recent years as an absolute mid-table team with an upward orientation. In contrast to many other promoted clubs, Sassuolo has never been a club that has loaned out old stars, but has always relied on its own young players. In terms of football, this is also reflected in the philosophy, because Sassuolo practices an extremely attractive, cultivated style With European champion Domenico Berardi, Italy has an absolute star in its own ranks, who has remained loyal to the club over the years.
Sassuolo games are usually characterised by a lot of scoring chances and goals. The way forward is always sought and for this they also accept that the defence acts too carelessly in one or the other situation. In 2020/21, 61% of the games ended with an over 2.5 and as many as 74% with a both to score. This 74% represented the highest value in the previous season. Between Sassuolo and Torino FC, odds of around 1.60 are currently being offered for this prediction.
Predicted line-up of Sassuolo:
Consigli – Rogerio, Ferrari, Chiriches, Toljan – Lopez, Frattesi – Boga, Djuricic, Berardi – Raspadori.
Last matches played by Sassuolo:
Italy Torino FC – Statistics & current form
A new head coach was also presented by the garnet reds from Torino. Although Davide Nicola secured the club’s relegation at the end of the last season, their cooperation ended after 20 games (five wins, nine draws, six defeats). As his successor, Torino FC were able to introduce the Croatian Ivan Juric, who had previously worked for Hellas Verona. Considering that Hellas finished the last season in tenth place and Torino only 17th, this was a very interesting change.
Kantersieg gegen den Aufsteiger
The start at his new club did not go according to plan for Ivan Juric, but the Garnets also had a difficult draw. Against Champions League participants Atalanta Bergamo and the currently strong Fiorentina, they both lost 1:2. On the third matchday against promoted Salernitana, a certain pressure was already noticeable, which made the clear success for Juric’s charges all the more important. In the end, they won 4-0 and Torino FC were in the black for the first time in the young season.
Big injury worries
The success provided a bit of calm at the club, but the upcoming tasks will by no means be easier. In particular, neo-coach Juric is not to be envied these days, as several key players are not available to him. Defence boss Armando Izzo, veteran Simone Zaza, midfielder Simone Verdi and even big top star Andrea Belotti are not options for Friday night’s match Temporary captain Cristian Ansaldi had to be substituted last weekend and his use will only be decided at short notice.
Especially the absence of Belotti and Zaza is impossible to compensate for a team like Torino FC. With ex-Wolfsburg players Josip Brekalo and Antonio Sanabria, there are interesting players on the offensive, but a striker with a built-in goal guarantee is missing. These absences are another argument for making a prediction in the direction of the home side in the clash between Sassuolo and Torino FC.
Predicted line-up of Torino FC:
Milinkovic-Savic – Zima, Bremer, Rodriguez – Ansaldi, Lukic, Mandragora, Singo – Pjaca, Sanabria, Linetty.
Last matches played by Torino FC:
Sassuolo – Torino FC Direct comparison / H2H-Balance
To date, the Garnets have played US Sassuolo eight times in Serie A at the Mapei Stadion. A look at the history shows that in these home games of Sassuolo against Torino FC the prediction of a draw is a good choice. Six of the eight games so far have ended in a draw, with last year’s draw being the best advertisement for Italian football. In the 3-3 draw, five goals were scored from the 71st minute onwards. Another good option is to bet that both teams will score. In the last seven Serie A matches between the two teams, this has always been the case.
Italy Sassuolo – Torino FC Italy Tip
The home side will also want to aim for a single-digit place in the table this season. This desire is certainly also given to the guests, but qualitatively the team will probably not achieve this. Especially with Belotti and Zaza missing, the current odds are absolutely justified for Sassuolo against Torino FC.
Even though Sassuolo cannot be described as particularly strong at home, the quality of Berardi & Co will prevail sooner or later. The performance in the narrow 2-1 defeat against Roma was extremely appealing, the Turin victory against a completely overstretched promoted team should not be overestimated. Six units are thus recommended in Friday’s match between Sassuolo and Torino when betting on the home win.
