Sassuolo vs Verona Prediction & Match Preview

Steffen Schmidt - August 31, 2023

Sassuolo vs Verona
Italian Serie A
Date: 1 September 2023, Friday
Kick-off at 17:30 UK / 18:30 CET
Venue: MAPEI Stadium – Citta del Tricolore (Reggio Emilia).

Verona got off to a dream start to the 2023/24 Serie A campaign, claiming a maximum of six points from the opening two games of the season.

When you add the 3-1 success against lower-division Ascoli in the first round of Coppa Italia, it’s three wins in three competitive games in charge of Verona for former Lecce boss Marco Baroni.

Baroni’s troops will hope to extend their extraordinary run on Friday afternoon when they visit neighboring Reggio Emilia for the Gameweek No 3 clash against Sassuolo.

Sassuolo will go into this in completely opposite spirits. Nevertheless, they did have a very difficult schedule to begin with, playing the likes of Atalanta and Napoli in the opening two rounds.

I Neroverdi are thus one of just three teams in the league without a single goal scored so far in the season. They have suffered two separate 0-2 defeats.

The hosts might struggle to create chances on Friday knowing that Verona found a way to limit Roma to just one goal in a shocking 2-1 victory at Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi last weekend.

Sassuolo vs Verona Head-to-head

• Sassuolo lead the head to head tie by three wins going into their 25th encounter with Verona.
• Last season brought us two home wins in the head to head clashes between these rivals.
• Interestingly, each of the previous five H2H affairs between Sassuolo and Verona saw the Over 2.5 goals FT & Both Teams To Score option coming in.

Sassuolo vs Verona Prediction

We have witnessed some goal fests in recent H2H history between these rivals but there is not much to suggest the continuation of such a trend this time around. Sassuolo are yet to score this season in Serie A while Verona offered two tremendous defensive showings against Empoli and Roma in the inaugural two rounds.

We expect the visitors to park the bus and wait for their chances from the counter-attacks. In these circumstances, we will go for the Under 2.5 goals FT bet at the 1.90 odds. Alternatively, you can shoot for the 1.80 odds offered for Verona to remain unbeaten on Friday at MAPEI Stadium.

Sassuolo vs Verona Betting Tips

• Under 2.5 goals FT @ 1.90 (9/10)

• Verona to win or draw @ 1.80 (4/5) odd.

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