In a big game for the home team on Sunday afternoon, relegation-threatened Venezia host Sassuolo at the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo in Serie A.
Venezia are currently 18th place in the Italian top-flight table, three points from safety with a game in hand on 17th place Cagliari.
Tessmann and Johnsen connect to set up Okereke’s team-leading sixth goal, but the comeback effort falls short in Verona.#ArancioNeroVerde 🟠⚫️🟢 pic.twitter.com/snG2RzN6G4— Venezia FC (@VeneziaFC_EN) February 28, 2022
Tessmann and Johnsen connect to set up Okereke’s team-leading sixth goal, but the comeback effort falls short in Verona.#ArancioNeroVerde 🟠⚫️🟢 pic.twitter.com/snG2RzN6G4
Paolo Zanetti’s team heads into this clash on the back of just one win in their last 13 matches in Serie A. Last time out in Serie A they lost 3-1 at Hellas Verona.
This season, a major factor in their struggles has been their impotent attack, as only two teams in the Italian top-flight have scored fewer goals than the team Venice. Those two teams are the bottom two Genoa and Salernitana.
Venezia’s recent home record has not been great either in Serie A, as they have failed to win any of their previous eight home matches in the Italian top-flight, suffering five defeats in the process.
Sassuolo are enjoying another solid campaign in the Italian top-flight, as the Neroverdi currently sit 10th place in the table. However, their league form has been slightly too inconsistent for a European challenge, as the visitors are eight points outside the top six in Serie A.
A 2-1 win over Fiorentina last time out means that Sassuolo head into this game on the back of a three-game unbeaten run in Serie A, having recorded back-to-back league wins.
The victory over the Viola also saw the visitors score at least two goals for a third straight league game.
Sassuolo’s recent away record has been inconsistent in the Italian top-flight, although they have suffered just one defeat in their last seven away matches in Serie A.
Forebet predicts that Sassuolo will record a victory in a high-scoring encounter to deepen the home side’s relegation fears.