Salernitana vs Sassuolo prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2024-04-04 18:45.
[p]Stefano Colantuono, in his third spell with Salernitana, became their fourth head coach this season, but that didn’t change the club’s fortunes on Monday after a 3-0 defeat to Bologna kept them bottom of the Serie A table. And with eight matches to go and 11 points adrift of safety, it is looking highly likely that their three-year top-flight stay is coming to an end, barring a miraculous turnaround.[/p]
[p]The Garnets have avoided defeat in just two games since the turn of the year (D2, L11) and have won only two matches this entire league campaign (D8, L20), posing questions about their ability to salvage the situation. That dire form includes six straight losses at their Stadio Arechi home, although four of those have been by a single-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Sassuolo dropped points in a 1-1 draw with Udinese on Monday and remain just one place above their hosts, but only four points separate them from 14th-placed Udinese, highlighting the tight nature of the relegation dogfight. Coach Davide Ballardini, brought in to try and extend the club’s 11-season stay in Serie A, has guided them to four points across their last three games and is likely to treat this encounter against a fellow relegation battler as a must-win.[/p]
[p]The Neroverdi aren’t going to have it easy however, having failed to win three of the last four H2Hs (W1, D2, L1), including a 2-2 draw this term, when they had to claw themselves back from two goals down. The challenge is magnified on the road, where Sassuolo have lost eight straight competitive matches, six of which – including the last three – saw them fail to score.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Antonio Candreva has his greatest impact after half-time, having netted Salernitana’s last goal in his four scoring appearances this league campaign. Kristian Thorstvedt saved the day for Sassuolo in the reverse fixture with a double, making it three strikes in two H2Hs with the third match goal in both games.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Salernitana and Sassuolo have conceded a combined 29 Serie A goals this season after the 80th minute – 24% of their aggregate goals against.[/p]