Prediction: Sassuolo vs Como

Prediction: Como to win 1-0

Best Odds: 11/2

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Sassuolo and Como will lock horns with each other in Serie A this week. The match between Fabio Grosso’s side and Cesc Fabregas’s team will be held at the Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore and is scheduled to kick off at 5:30pm UK time on Friday.

Sassuolo

Sassuolo won promotion from Serie B at the end of last season as league winners and were expected to fight for survival in Serie A this campaign. However, the Italian club have defied the odds and could end up in the top half of the table.

Fabio Grosso’s side are 11th in the Serie A table at the moment with 42 points from 32 matches. The Black and Greens are as many as 15 points above the bottom three and only six points behind Bologna in eighth. The Sassuolo fans will be pleased with the team this campaign.

Sassuolo will head into the Serie A match against Como at the Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore on Friday evening on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Genoa away from home in the league. It came after a 2-1 victory over Cagliari in front of their fans in Serie A, which followed a 1-1 draw with Juventus in Turin in the league.

Team News:

Sassuolo are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation against Como. Arijanet Muric will be in goal for the home team and will have Sebastian Walukiewicz, Jay Idzes, Tarik Muharemovic and Josh Doig in front of him in defence. Ismael Kone, Nemanja Matic and Kristian Thorstvedt will be the three midfielders. Alieu Fadera, Andrea Pinamonti and Armand Lauriente will be the three forwards.

Como

Como are a modest club in Italy who are doing way better than expected at the moment. I Biancoblu finished 10th in the Serie A table last season, despite being expected to go down to Serie B straight after winning promotion from the top flight of Italian football.

Cesc Fabregas’s side are doing exceptionally well right now. Como are currently fifth in the Serie A table with 58 points from 32 matches, just two points behind Juventus, who are fourth and occupy the final UEFA Champions League spot.

Como will head into the Serie A game against Sassuolo on Friday evening on the back of a 4-3 defeat to Inter Milan at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia in the league. It came after a goalless draw with Udinese away from home in Udine in the league, which followed a 6-0 victory over Pisa in front of their fans in Serie A.

Team News:

Como manager Cesc Fabregas is likely to use a 4-2-3-1 formation against Sassuolo. Jean Butez will be in goal for the visiting team, with Ignace van der Brempt, Diego Carlos, Marc-Oliver Kempf and Alex Valle playing in front of him in defence. Sergi Roberto and Maximo Perrone will be the two holding midfielders. Assane Diao, Nico Paz and Martin Baturina will be deployed as the three attacking midfielders. Anastasios Douvikas will lead the line for Como.

Key Factors to Consider

• Sassuolo have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 6 Serie A games.
• Sassuolo have scored 39 goals and conceded 43 goals in 32 Serie A games.
• Como have won 4 of their last 6 Serie A games.
• Anastasios Douvikas has scored 11 goals and given one assist in 32 Serie A matches for Como so far this season.
• Nico Paz has scored 11 goals and given six assists in 31 Serie A matches for Como so far this season.

Conclusion

Both Sassuolo and Como are exceeding expectations this season, and the Serie A game between these two sides this season promises to be a very competitive affair. Given how Como have done under Fabregas and their aspirations to qualify for the UEFA Champions League, they are likely to eke out a narrow win.

Prediction: Como to win 1-0

Best Odds: 11/2

Bookmaker: Zetbet