Hellas Verona vs Sassuolo Serie A Match

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After winning three of the first four Serie A games against Sassuolo (L1), Verona have only won of their last six against the Neroverdi in the competition (D2 L3).

Sassuolo have won each of their last three Serie A matches at Bentegodi (versus Verona and Chievo), without conceding a goal. Indeed, Bentegodi is the stadium where the Neroverdi have kept the most away clean sheets in the top-flight (five).

Since their return to Serie A in 2019/20, Verona have drawn the most matches of any team in the top-flight: 16/45 (36%).

Verona have conceded only one goal in their last five home league games - at least three fewer than any other team that has played 2+ home matches in Serie A in this period.

Sassuolo have picked up the most points in comparison to the first seven matches of the last Serie A season: a difference of +9. Verona is +3, between them only AC Milan (+8) and Sampdoria (+7).

Sassuolo (15) have won nine more points this season than they had after seven games in Serie A last season – the biggest improvement of any side. Verona have won three more than at the same stage, trailing only Sassuolo (15), AC Milan (8) and Sampdoria (7).

For the first time, Sassuolo haven’t lost any of their first seven games of a Serie A season (W4 D3); the last Emilian team to avoid defeat in their first eight games of a campaign was Bologna in 1989/90 (their first loss came on MD9, while they finished 8th overall).

Verona have conceded the fewest goals in Serie A this season (five), while Sassuolo have netted 18 goals; the joint-most alongside Atalanta. Despite only conceding five goals, Verona have conceded the most shots (131), while four teams have attempted more shots than the Neroverdi (111).

After scoring against Benevento (a brace) and AC Milan, Antonin Barak could become the first foreign player to score in three consecutive Serie A matches for Verona since Adaílton, in December 1999.

If he finds the net in this game, Sassuolo would be the first opponent that Verona’s Nikola Kalinic has scored against while playing for three different teams in Serie A (a brace with Fiorentina in December 2016 and a goal with AC Milan in April 2018).

Jeremie Boga’s only previous brace for Sassuolo in Serie A was netted against Verona, in a 3-3 draw last June (as a substitute). Against no other team has he scored more goals in Serie A than he has against Verona (3).