Juventus vs Sassuolo

Juventus will be looking to get back to winning ways in Serie A when they meet out-of-form Sassuolo at the Allianz Stadium.

Juventus barely avoided defeat to Inter Milan over the weekend, as Paulo Dybala’s late penalty salvaged a point for the Turin side (1-1). Though that draw halted Juve’s four-match winning streak in Serie A, Massimiliano Allegri’s men now sit only one point adrift of fourth-placed Roma despite an underwhelming start to the season. Indeed, the ‘Bianconeri’ have gone from picking up one point from their opening three Serie A fixtures (D1, L2) to putting together six consecutive league games without a loss (W4, D2). The continuation of that encouraging run of form looks probable here, as Juventus have lost just one of their 16 historical Serie A meetings with Sassuolo (W12, D3), courtesy of a 1-0 away defeat in October 2015. Notably, they have netted 2+ goals in each of their last ten top-flight H2Hs.

Meanwhile, Sassuolo picked themselves up from a 1-0 deficit to outscore newly-promoted Venezia 3-1 at home over the weekend, bringing a two-game winless Serie A run to an end (D1, L1). They could post back-to-back league victories for the first time this season, but after managing just one draw across their eight Serie A visits to Juventus (L7), that could be easier said than done. After winning just 33.33% of their nine top-flight fixtures this term (D2, L4), the ‘Neroverdi’ take the field hovering in the bottom half of the table. Despite their indifferent form in the early exchanges, Sassuolo have been fun to watch this season, as six of their nine Serie A matches so far have seen over 2.5 goals and both teams on the scoresheet.