Sassuolo vs. Fiorentina - prediction, team news, lineups

Struggling for results successful Serie A, Sassuolo and Fiorentina look disconnected astatine Mapei Stadium connected Monday successful a gathering of 2 out-of-form sides.

Alberto Aquilani's men person collected 1 constituent from their past 5 matches up of the matchday 10 brushwood with the Tuscan club, who person earned conscionable 2 from the past disposable 15.

Match preview

Sassuolo's cavalier attack whitethorn person provided amusement portion they were securing encouraging results earlier successful the campaign, but it ever looked unsustainable.

The Neroverdi collected 7 points from their opening 4 matches, including a 2-2 gully successful their determination tussle with Bologna earlier beating Juventus 3-2 successful beforehand of their supporters.

However, they person not enjoyed the hitch of the greenish since, losing 4 of their past 5 matches, though they did unafraid a 1-1 gully against Milan instantly aft the September-October planetary break.

The Emilia-Romagna outfit person continued to score, netting doubly successful defeats to Frosinone and Lazio, but Aquilani's men were undermined by antiaircraft shortcomings successful some games, losing 4-2 to the promoted broadside and suffering a 6-2 beatdown against the league-leading superior club.

Those results permission the Neroverdi 3 points wide of the relegation portion up of their 10th-round contention with the Viola, who beryllium 2 places beneath them successful the Serie A table.

Paolo Vanoli has endured a unusual fewer months, having been replaced by Fabio Grosso past month, astir 90 days aft the 2006 World Cup victor was appointed successful his spot for the season.

While Vanoli helped steer the Viola to information successful the 2025-26 campaign, results since his instrumentality person been mixed.

The manager admittedly secured back-to-back league and cupful victories implicit Venezia and Pisa respectively, earlier earning a 1-1 gully with Napoli up of the hiatus.

However, the intermission has adversely affected the Tuscan outfit, who person mislaid 3 of their consequent 4 matches, lone ending their losing series by holding Atalanta BC to a gully connected Thursday night.

The Violets volition anticipation that the 2-2 gully successful Florence provides the fillip needed by the league's 17th-placed side, who could gaffe into the bottommost 3 if they suffer and either Parma oregon Udinese win.

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Team News

Kristian Thorstvedt received a consecutive reddish paper against Lazio, ruling the Norwegian midfielder retired of Monday's clash.

Missing done wounded for the hosts are Fedde Leysen (ACL), Ismael Kone (broken leg), Yeferson Paz (knee) and Daniel Boloca.

The location side's prospects volition beryllium connected three-goal Vasilije Adzic adding to his league tally oregon Sebastiano Esposito and Domenico Berardi scoring connected Monday to gully level with the Neroverdi's starring marksman.

Fiorentina volition measure Luca Ranieri's limb wounded earlier the penultimate fixture of the round, portion Arthur Atta (strain), Fabiano Parisi (knee), Marin Pongracic (muscle) and Riccardo Sottil (back) are sidelined.

Franco Mastantuono, Alex Jimenez and Mateo Pellegrino person accounted for 7 of the Viola's 11 goals this term, leaving overmuch resting connected Mastantuono and Pellegrino to present successful the attacking third.

Sassuolo imaginable starting lineup:

Turati; Van der Brempt, Cande, Caleta-Car, Obrador; Adzic, Matic, Bakola; Berardi, Esposito, Lauriente

Fiorentina imaginable starting lineup:

De Gea; Jimenez, Viery, Dragusin, Mario; Ndour, Fagioli, Brescianini; Mastantuono, Pellegrino, Njie

We say: Sassuolo 2-2 Fiorentina

Sassuolo person continued to find the nett contempt their deteriorating results, but conceding 10 goals crossed defeats to Frosinone and Lazio makes backing the hosts difficult.

Fiorentina should exploit those antiaircraft shortcomings, though their ain unconvincing signifier suggests that Monday's brushwood could extremity successful different high-scoring draw.

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