Sassuolo vs Udinese Serie A Match Preview or Key Statistics 🔷
Sassuolo have picked up only two points in their last four league games against Udinese, after winning three of the previous four against the Friulians in Serie A (L1).
Udinese haven’t conceded any goals in each of their last three matches on the road against Sassuolo in Serie A; only once in their top-flight history have the Friulian team kept four clean sheets in a row in away games against the same opponent (v Piacenza from 1993 to 1998).
Sassuolo have netted 10 goals in 14 league matches against Udinese, their worst return against teams faced at least 10 times in Serie A.
Only one of Sassuolo's four wins against Udinese in Serie A has come at Mapei Stadium, in September 2016 thanks to a Defrel goal (1-0) – there have been three draws and three wins for the Friulians in Emilia.
For the first time in Serie A, Sassuolo have picked up 14 points in their first six games of a season; in the era of three points for a win, only one Emilian team has won more points from their first seven games in the top-flight: Nevio Scala's Parma, 16 points in 1994/95, when they ultimately finished third.
Sassuolo have scored 18 goals in the league this season; in the previous 17 Serie A campaigns only Napoli in 2017/18 netted more goals (22) after the first six games.
Udinese have lost five of their six matches in the league this season (W1); only in 1961/62 did the Friulians record six defeats in their first seven Serie A games of a campaign.
On the two occasions where Sassuolo started a matchday in Serie A in second place in the table, they failed to win: a 1-2 defeat against Juventus in September 2018 and a 3-3 draw last October against Torino.
Francesco Caputo could score in five matches in a row for the first time in his career in Serie A – no Sassuolo player has ever reached this milestone in the top-flight.
Stefano Okaka has scored in both of his last two matches against Sassuolo in Serie A; overall, the Udinese striker has netted three goals against the Neroverdi, against no other team has he scored more in the Italian top-flight.
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