Sassuolo vs Udinese Preview, Prediction, Possible Lineups and Betting Tips

Sassuolo will be hoping to put their recent Coppa Italia exit behind them as Fabio Grosso’s side host Udinese on September 28th and you can find our full preview, prediction, possible lineups and betting tips below.

Sassuolo vs Udinese Preview

Sassuolo suffered a crushing 3-0 defeat to Como in their most recent outing, as Jesus Rodriguez scored a brace and Anastasios Douvikas found the target to send Grosso’s side out of the cup.

A lengthy run in Coppa Italia would have been greatly appreciated by Sassuolo supporters, as the Neroverdi have made a disappointing start to the Serie A campaign.

After two defeats from the opening two matches against Napoli and Cremonese, Sassuolo picked up their first three points of the season with a 1-0 victory over Lazio.

However, the joy from this result was short-lived, as Grosso’s men were beaten 2-1 by Inter Milan in their latest league fixture, as Sassuolo dropped down to 14th.

Sassuolo’s upcoming opponents had a contrasting experience in their latest league fixture, as Udinese beat Palermo 2-1 in Coppa Italia.

The Udine-based side were in desperate need of a solid performance after their latest Serie A encounter, losing 3-0 at home to AC Milan – registering an xG of just 0.34.

Prior to this defeat, Kosta Runjaic’s side were unbeaten from their opening three league matches, beating Pisa and Inter after a 1-1 stalemate with Verona on the opening day.

Udinese come into the match with a relatively strong squad, but will be without the Vakoun Issouf Bayo, Iker Bravo and Maduka Okoye who miss out through injury, international duty and suspension respectively.

Alessandro Nunziante will also be unavailable, as the young shot-stopper has been called up to represent Italy at the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

As for Sassuolo, Fabio Grosso will be able to call upon the entirety of his roster, bar Yefferson Paz who has missed the start of this season with a calf injury.

Sassuolo vs Udinese Prediction

The away side come into this clash with the greater momentum, after picking up seven points from the opening four league matches and progressing in Coppa Italia.

Furthermore, Sassuolo have failed to beat Udinese in each of their last 12 meetings, with the Udine-based side winning five and seven ending in a draw.

Taking that into consideration, we expect this to be a tight affair as history shows how these two sides often play-out stalemates – but Sassuolo will need to be on top form to hold Udinese on September 28th.

Prediction: Sassuolo 2-2 Udinese

Sassuolo vs Udinese Possible Lineups

Sassuolo: Muric; Coulibaly, Idzes, Muharemovic, Doig; Kone, Matic, Vranckx; Berardi, Pinamonti, Lauriente

Udinese: Sava; Ehizibue, Kristensen, Solet, Zemura; Atta, Piotrowski, Karlstrom, Ekkelenkamp; Zaniolo, Davis

Sassuolo vs Udinese Betting Tips

Both Teams To Score: -110

Sassuolo’s main issue this season has been keeping clean sheets in Serie A, as Grosso’s side have conceded seven goals in the opening four matches – keeping just one clean sheet.

The Neroverdi conceded three against Como, with Fabregas’ side progressing to the Coppa Italia Ro16, highlighting the frailty in Sassuolo’s defense.

Udinese have won both of their away matches this season, but have conceded four goals in their last two matches across all competitions and have also kept one clean sheet in the league.

Sassuolo vs Udinese Odds