Bologna thrashed Sassuolo 3-0 in the revers fixture in November last year thanks to goals from Michel Aebischer, Marko Arnautovic and Lewis Ferguson.
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Two sides separated by just two points in the Serie A standings will be up against each other on Monday as Sassuolo play host to Bologna at Stadio Citta del Tricolore. The Watermelon Peel are currently occupying 13th spot in the Italian top flight standings, having collected 43 points from 33 games, just two places behind the visitors. Both clubs are assured of safety but with five games remaining, looks less likely to challenge for a European spot, with the visitors currently trailing the top six by 13 points. Meanwhile, Neroverdi will be hoping to bettering last year’s 11th-place finish and points total of 50.
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Sassuolo are heading into the match on the back of a 2-0 defeat away to Lazio on Wednesday night courtesy of goals from Felipe Anderson and Tom Basic. It was their 14th league-defeat of the season and the result extended their losing streak to three-away games in the top flight. Prior to that, the Watermelon Peel came from behind to secure their 12th Serie A-win on the campaign against Empoli. Domenico Berardi came off the bench to score twice in the final ten minutes and helped Neroverdi take all three points and extend their unbeaten run at home to five league-games, while recording four victories in the process. Alessio Dionini’s side have the eighth best home-record in the top flight this term, having taken 27 points from a possible 48 so far.
Bologna, on the other hand, lost out to Empoli last time out courtesy of Jhon Lucumi’s own goal and one goal each from Jean-Daniel Akpro and Nicolo Cambiaghi, while the Petronians scored a consolation goal through Riccardo Orsolini’s 88th-minute penalty kick. The Felisinians have won only five league-games on the road this term and their last away-win came against European challengers Atalanta (2-0) last month. It was also their 12th league-win of the season and since then, the Petronians have recorded two draws and two defeats from their last four games.
Bologna thrashed Sassuolo 3-0 in the revers fixture in November last year thanks to goals from Michel Aebischer, Marko Arnautovic and Lewis Ferguson. These two clubs have shared 10 goals across their last three meetings. The last five encounters have seen both sides winning two games each. In 17 clashes across all competitions, the Red and Blues have won seven times, compared to six victories for the Watermelon Peel and four matches ended in draws.
| Key Details | Stats |
| Total matches | 17 |
| Sassuolo won | 6 |
| Bologna won | 7 |
| Draws | 4 |
| Total Sassuolo goals | 21 |
| Total Bologna goals | 25 |
| Biggest Sassuolo win | 3-1 (2022) |
| Biggest Bologna win | 3-0 (2022) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Bologna beat Sassuolo | 3-0 |
| Sassuolo beat Bologna | 1-3 |
| Bologna beat Sassuolo | 0-3 |
| Sassuolo draw Bologna | 1-1 |
| Sassuolo beat Bologna | 3-4 |
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