Sassuolo vs Fiorentina prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2025-12-05 14:00.
[p]Sassuolo continue their quest for a first home league win since September when Fiorentina come to town, an opponent they have tended to enjoy facing on home turf.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Sassuolo’s 2-0 defeat to high-flying Como last Friday continued their indifferent recent form. Since winning three of four Serie A games between the September and October international break, the Neroverdi have tasted victory just twice across their last seven league games (D2, L3), remaining equidistant from the relegation zone and the European qualification spots. The hosts can take comfort from the fact that they bounced back from each of their last four league losses with a win, and replicating that for a fifth time would see Fabio Grosso’s men end a three-game winless sequence at this venue (D1, L2). [/p]
[p]A 2-0 loss at Atalanta last weekend extended Fiorentina’s winless sequence in all competitions to eight games (D3, L5), with new manager Paolo Vanoli collecting a second consecutive defeat in charge after starting with two draws. The Viola ended the last round only marginally above the basement position after a winless 13-game start (D6, L7) and not even a win could lift them to safety here. Defensive instability has largely been behind their demise, with only Torino conceding more goals than Fiorentina’s 21 after matchday 13, and it’s been a particular issue on the road where they’ve conceded 2+ goals in each of their last four trips in all competitions (D1, L3).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Fiorentina have won three of the last four H2Hs (L1) including a 5-1 win in the last meeting in April 2024. Sassuolo have a slight edge when hosting, winning three of the last four such H2Hs (L1).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Sassuolo have scored 12 of their 16 Serie A goals this season after half-time.[/p]
[p]Sassuolo have won just one point after going behind in Serie A this season.[/p]
[p]Eight of Fiorentina’s 13 league matches this season saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Six of Fiorentina’s seven away league games this season stood level at half-time.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Kristian Thorstvedt scored Sassuolo’s consolation goal in a 5-1 defeat when these sides last met and, including that strike, four of his last five Serie A goals arrived in the second half. Rolando Mandragora, who has picked up a yellow card in three successive games, scored Fiorentina’s opening goal with his last four league strikes.[/p]
[p]Luca Lipani missed Sassuolo’s last match, while Domenico Berardi hobbled off early in the second half. Fiorentina remain without Robin Gosens.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Sassuolo and Fiorentina have failed to score before half-time in ten matches each this season, so backing a goalless first half could be a winning pick.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]