AS Roma vs Sassuolo prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2026-01-09 17:00.
[p]Roma will look to stay in touch with Serie A top three by leaning on their impressive home record as they play a Sassuolo side who are struggling for form.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Roma won 2-0 against Lecce on Tuesday, continuing their trend of no league draws this season (W12, L7) to stay within touching distance of the title challengers. The Giallorossi will hope they’ve turned a corner after their midweek victory having lost four of their six Serie A matches beforehand. Their midweek win also evidenced why they boast the joint-meanest defence in Serie A pre-round (GA:12), and it’s hard to see that record being tarnished much at the Stadio Olimpico, where Roma haven’t conceded multiple league goals in the same game yet this term and have won five of their last six competitive games (L1). [/p]
[p]Sassuolo lost 3-0 to Juventus on Tuesday as their winless run stretched to five matches (D3, L2), an untimely streak which has seen the Neroverdi lose ground in the European race. Sitting comfortably clear of the drop zone and in the relative safety of mid-table, Sassuolo’s return to Serie A can still be deemed a success so far, and much of that has been down to some solid away form. Sassuolo have lost just one of their last seven away games (W3, D3) but would be wise not to lean on that too much as they haven’t beaten any of the pre-round top six yet this season (D1, L5).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Roma have won the last three H2Hs, including each of the last two by a 1-0 scoreline. The Giallorossi also have a strong home record, losing just one of their last 11 such H2Hs (W5, D5).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Roma conceded exactly once in ten of their 19 league games this season.[/p]
[p]The team scoring first has won 18 of 19 league games involving Roma this season.[/p]
[p]Sassuolo failed to score before half-time in 13 of their 19 league games this season.[/p]
[p]Sassuolo scored ten of their 12 away league goals this season after half-time.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Evan Ferguson was on target against Lecce, meaning all five of his goals for the club came in games Roma won by a 2+ goal margin. Armand Laurienté scored a brace in Sassuolo’s last away H2H win back in March 2023 and, like in that fixture, he gave them a 1-0 lead with three of his last four Serie A goals.[/p]
[p]Bryan Cristante is suspended for Roma after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season on Tuesday, while Artem Dovbyk picked up an injury. Kristian Thorstvedt hobbled off for Sassuolo against Juventus and is doubtful here.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With Roma’s games tending to be low-scoring, backing under 2.5 goals could be a smart pick.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]