On Jan 9th, Empoli hosts Sassuolo at Stadio Carlo Castellani in a meeting of these two closely matched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 9th placed Empoli, recorded a 2-4 loss against Milan. Franck Kessié scored the first goal for Milan in the 12th minute, then Bajrami tied it up for Empoli in the 18th minute , but luckily for Milan it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. Empoli is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while sassuolo is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Bologna. Riccardo Orsolini scored the first goal for Bologna in the 36th minute, then Aaron Hickey added another in the 44th minute In the end, Sassuolo couldn’t muster any offence and Bologna ran away with the shutout win. Sassuolo is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 31st, Sassuolo hosted Empoli in their last match together. Empoli won by a score of 2 to 1. Lorenzo Tonelli struck first for Sassuolo on an own goal in the 43rd minute, then Andrea Pinamonti tied it up for Empoli in the 83rd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 92nd minute on a goal by Szymon Żurkowski.
Giacomo Raspadori has been the most prolific scorer on Sassuolo in the last 5 matches with three goals. Empoli’s most prolific scorer has been Bajrami. The Swiss midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.