Week 19 brings us a match on Dec 22nd where Sassuolo hosts Bologna in a clash of these two evenly matched Serie A teams. In their last match, Sassuolo recorded a 2-1 win against Lazio. Mattia Zaccagni scored the first goal for Lazio in the 6th minute, then Domenico Berardi tied it up for Sassuolo in the 63rd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 69th minute on a goal by Giacomo Raspadori. Sassuolo is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Bologna, recorded a 0-2 loss against Juventus. Morata scored the first goal for Juventus in the 6th minute, then Juan Cuadrado added another in the 69th minute on a feed from Morata In the end, Bologna was frustrated by Juventus’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Juventus ended the match with the shutout victory. Bologna is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Sassuolo won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Bologna is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Marko Arnautović and Mattias Svanberg each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Both Gianluca Scamacca and Giacomo Raspadori have been the hottest scorers for Sassuolo in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals.