Salernitana and Sassuolo are 20th and 19th in the Serie A standings, respectively. Only Sassuolo have a legitimate shot at survival, with eight games to play.
Will our score predictor algorithm predict a win for the Neroverdi or will Salernitana pull off a rare victory?
Sassuolo are just one point from safety. The Neroverdi’s 24 points have them in 19th place.
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A win over Salernitana would take Sassuolo out of the bottom three for at least a few hours after Friday’s match.
The Neroverdi failed to win any of their last two games, taking just one point from six. A 1-0 loss away to Roma was followed by a 1-1 draw with Udinese.
Salernitana, on the other hand, are on a three-match losing streak in the league. Defeats to Cagliari, Lecce, and Bologna have the Granata bottom of the table and headed back to Serie B.
No team in Serie A has conceded more goals than Salernitana’s 62. While the defence has leaked goals, the attack has struggled to score them.
Salernitana have tallied the league’s second-fewest goals, with 23.
Sassuolo are not a high-scoring team either. They tallied 34 goals in their 30 Serie A matches. The Neroverdi defence is the third-worst in Serie A, with 57 goals conceded.
Only two wins in 15 matches were claimed by Sassuolo on the road this season. Sassuolo lost their last six road matches.
Salernitana aren’t a strong team at home. They have a home record of 1W-4D-10L.
However, Salernitana are unbeaten in their last two matches against Sassuolo at the Arechi Stadium.
The home team is unbeaten in the last five games between these teams. Will the trend continue once more at the Arechi Stadium on Friday night?
These teams drew 2-2 earlier in the season at Sassuolo’s Mapei Stadium.
Salernitana raced out to an early 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi and Boulaye Dia after 17 minutes.
Sassuolo fought back and scored two goals through Kristian Thorstvedt. The attacking midfielder cancelled out Salernitana’s early goals to give Sasssuolo a share of the spoils.
Andrea Pinamonti and Domenico Berardi lead Sassuolo in goals with nine. Berardi is ruled out, however, for the rest of the season with an ACL injury.
Former Lazio and Inter player Antonio Candreva leads Salernitana in goals with five. He also has six assists this season, which leads the team, too.
So, which team will win this relegation six-pointer? Our AI score predictor is backing a rare home win for Salernitana. The Granata should win 1-0 and put more pressure on Sassuolo.