Juventus vs Sassuolo prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-01-15 19:45.
Coach Massimiliano Allegri marked his 400th game in charge of Juventus with a 4-0 Coppa Italia win over Frosinone on Thursday, which saw his side progress to the semi-finals for a fifth consecutive year. It also stretched their 16-game unbeaten run across all competitions (W13, D3), which coincidentally started immediately after their 4-2 defeat at Sassuolo in late September.
That run came perilously close to ending in their last league outing, as Juventus came from behind to beat Salernitana 2-1. Victory helped keep pressure on league-leaders Inter, with Samuel Iling Jr. becoming their 13th Serie A scorer this term – the joint most alongside Frosinone. And goals haven’t been a problem at home either, where the Bianconeri have won four consecutive matches, whilst scoring ten times across the last two.
The win over Juventus wasn’t the catalyst Sassuolo probably hoped for as they celebrated their first home league victory since then in their 2024 league opener, when they surprisingly beat top-four hopefuls Fiorentina 1-0. Victory halted their six-game winless run in all competitions (D1, L5), but after some unfavourable weekend results elsewhere, they come into this clash just two points above the relegation zone.
Now looking to record their first back-to-back successes since September, Sassuolo are also attempting to win three straight H2Hs against Juventus, albeit the prior two were both at home. Their record at this stadium actually makes for gloomy reading as they’ve won just once in their eleven historical outings here (D1, L9), while they’ve managed just two wins in their nine away league this season (D2, L5), despite only the top four sides in Serie A scoring more than their 13 away goals.
Players to watch: Arkadiusz Milik has scored each of his last three Serie A goals for Juventus after half-time and will be hopeful of adding more after netting a hat-trick in Thursday’s Coppa Italia game. Andrea Pinamonti scored the winner in the reverse fixture and also in Sassuolo’s last win over Fiorentina, with each of his last three goals arriving in the opening 30 minutes.
Hot stat: Juventus have opened the scoring in eight of their nine Serie A home matches this season.