Inter leads Serie A in targets scored with 81 this season. The Nerazzurri are aiming to extend their aim tally in opposition to Sassuolo.
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Inter has already secured the Serie A title and may surpass the 100-point mark. Simone Inzaghi’s staff suffered just one defeat of their 34 matches this season in Serie A.
Not solely does Inter have the league’s greatest assault, however in addition they boast the most effective protection, conceding simply 18 targets in 34 fixtures.
Will probably be a difficult match for Sassuolo, who’re at present nineteenth within the league and dealing with relegation until there’s a speedy change.
Sassuolo is 5 factors away from security and is on a two-game shedding streak within the league. Solely already-relegated Salernitana has misplaced extra matches than Sassuolo’s 20 this season, with Salernitana shedding 23 instances.
Remarkably, Sassuolo is the one staff to defeat Inter this season in Serie A. They claimed a 2-1 victory on the San Siro in September.
Inter scored first by way of Denzel Dumfries within the forty sixth minute. However, Sassuolo staged a exceptional comeback, netting targets courtesy of Nedim Bajrami and Domenico Berardi. Since then, Inter has been unstoppable within the league.
The Nerazzurri garnered 14 factors from the final six matches, scoring 11 targets and conceding 5 instances. Inter is the league’s greatest away staff, with 14 wins and two attracts. They scored 38 instances and conceded eight.
Sassuolo solely managed three factors from the final six matches, being outscored 15-7 by their opponents. They misplaced their final two fixtures to Lecce 3-0 and Fiorentina 5-1.
Sassuolo earned 17 of their 26 factors at residence, being outscored 32-22 by opponents on the Mapei Stadium.
Lautaro Martinez leads the staff in targets with 23. He isn’t solely the staff’s high scorer but additionally Serie A’s high scorer, accounting for 28% of Inter’s targets.
One motive for Sassuolo’s struggles this season is the absence of Berardi, who tore his ACL and is out for the remainder of the season.
In Berardi’s absence, Andrea Pinamonti has scored Sassuolo’s most targets, with 10 targets in Serie A.
Prediction & Evaluation:
Contemplating Inter’s dominance and Sassuolo’s latest woes, our prediction leans closely in the direction of a convincing victory for the Nerazzurri.
With revenge on their minds following Sassuolo’s earlier triumph this season, Inter is poised to safe a snug 3-1 win on the Mapei Stadium.
