Sassuolo vs Lazio: match preview
Serie A · Kick-off:
Pre-match analysis
Sassuolo are 14th in Serie A with 8 points from 8 games (W2 D2 L4), scoring 1.5 and conceding 2.0 per game; their last 5 results read W-L-D-L-L.
Lazio are 2nd in Serie A with 22 points from 8 games (W7 D1 L0), scoring 2.0 and conceding 0.6 per game; their last 5 results read D-W-W-W-W.
At home this season Sassuolo are W2 D1 L0 (scored 6, conceded 4); on the road Lazio are W4 D0 L0 (scored 8, conceded 1).
Lazio have won their last 4 games in this competition.
Vasilije Adzic leads the way for Sassuolo with 3 goals and 1 assist, while Davide Frattesi leads the way for Lazio with 3 goals.
Head-to-head: in their last 8 meetings Sassuolo have won 2, Lazio 5, with 1 draw; the last meeting finished Lazio 2-1 Sassuolo.
What to watch: Lazio's attack against Sassuolo's defence is where the numbers show the biggest gap between the sides.
Key players
Top scorers for each club in Serie A this season.
Sassuolo
| Goals | Assists | Pens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vasilije Adzic | 3 | 1 | – |
Lazio
| Goals | Assists | Pens | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davide Frattesi | 3 | – | – |
Season so far
| Sassuolo | Lazio | |
|---|---|---|
| League position | 14 | 2 |
| Points | 8 | 22 |
| W–D–L | 2-2-4 | 7-1-0 |
| Goals scored per game | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Goals conceded per game | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| Home record (home side) / away record (away side) | 2-1-0 | 4-0-0 |
| Last five (oldest → newest) | WLDLL | DWWWW |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 4 |
| Failed to score | 1 | 0 |
| Both teams scored | 88% | 50% |
| 3+ goals in the game | 75% | 63% |
| Points per game at home | 2.33 | 2.50 |
| Points per game away | 0.20 | 3.00 |
| Biggest win | 3-2 v Juventus | 3-0 at Juventus |
| Heaviest defeat | 0-2 at Como 1907 | – |
Sassuolo: recent results
Lazio: recent results
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings: Sassuolo 2 wins, 1 draws, Lazio 5 wins.
Club details
Sassuolo
- Head coach
- Alberto Aquilani (Italy)
- Stadium
- Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore
- Founded
- 1920
Squad (33)
Goalkeepers
- Giacomo SatalinoItaly · 27
- Stefano TuratiItaly · 25
- Arijanet MuricKosovo · 27
- Lorenzo NyarkoItaly · 19
Defenders
- Duje Ćaleta-CarCroatia · 30
- Jay IdzesIndonesia · 26
- Sebastian WalukiewiczPoland · 26
- Fali CandéGuinea-Bissau · 28
- Josh DoigScotland · 24
- Cas OdenthalNetherlands · 26
- Ignace Van Der BremptBelgium · 24
- Fedde LeysenBelgium · 23
- Edoardo PieragnoloItaly · 23
- Yeferson PazColombia · 24
- Rafa ObradorSpain · 22
- Giorgio VezzosiItaly · 19
Midfielders
- Nemanja MatićSerbia · 38
- Kristian ThorstvedtNorway · 27
- Andrea GhionItaly · 26
- Daniel BolocaItaly · 27
- Ismaël KonéCanada · 24
- Vasilije AdzicMontenegro · 20
- Ibrahim SulemanaGhana · 23
- Luca LipaniItaly · 21
- Darryl BakolaFrance · 18
- Simone CinquegranoItaly · 22
Forwards
- Domenico BerardiItaly · 32
- Nicholas PieriniItaly · 28
- Armand LaurienteFrance · 27
- Kieron BowieScotland · 24
- Sebastiano EspositoItaly · 24
- Benjamín DomínguezArgentina · 23
- Laurs SkjellerupDenmark · 24
Lazio
- Head coach
- Gennaro Gattuso (Italy)
- Stadium
- Stadio Olimpico
- Founded
- 1900
Squad (33)
Goalkeepers
- Christos MandasGreece · 25
- Alessio FurlanettoItaly · 24
- Davide RenzettiItaly · 20
- Edoardo MottaItaly · 21
Defenders
- Alfonso PedrazaSpain · 30
- Alessio RomagnoliItaly · 31
- Luca PellegriniItaly · 27
- PatricSpain · 33
- Adam MarušićMontenegro · 34
- Mohamed Salim FaresAlgeria · 30
- Manuel LazzariItaly · 32
- Danilho DoekhiSuriname · 28
- Nuno TavaresPortugal · 26
- Josip ŠutaloCroatia · 26
- Romano FlorianiItaly · 23
- Oliver NielsenDenmark · 23
- FilipeBrazil · 21
Midfielders
- Davide FrattesiItaly · 27
- Danilo CataldiItaly · 32
- Kenneth TaylorNetherlands · 24
- Nicolò RovellaItaly · 24
- Fisayo Dele-BashiruNigeria · 25
- Reda BelahyaneMorocco · 22
- Adrian PrzyborekPoland · 19
- Valerio FarcomeniItaly · 20
- Bruno GalassiSpain · 19
Forwards
- Andrea PinamontiItaly · 27
- Mattia ZaccagniItaly · 31
- Albert GuðmundssonIceland · 29
- Gustav IsaksenDenmark · 25
- Matteo CancellieriItaly · 24
- Tijjani NoslinNetherlands · 27
- Federico SerraItaly · 20
Figures are calculated from this season’s results in this competition and update after every game.