Sassuolo vs. Napoli 12/1/21 Serie A Soccer Picks, Best Bets and Odds

Sassuolo and Napoli are clashing at Mapei Stadium in round 15 of the Italian Serie A. Sassuolo are scoring a lot this season, but they are also conceding a lot, and that is why we won’t see them in the Europa League battle. Napoli is still at the top of the standings, and they have demolished Lazio at home this past weekend.

As I’ve mentioned, Sassuolo is scoring a lot, 22 goals in total in 14 games, but they have also conceded 21 goals which are not great. With 18 points, Sassuolo is now in 12^th place in the standings. The most recent game for Sassuolo was against Milan on the road and boy did they step up. Sassuolo has had 50% of ball possession in that game, 5 shots on goal, 6 corner kicks, 1 big chance created, and 83% of the correct passes. Sassuolo didn’t have too much in this game, except take the gifts Milan was giving them, and they did. Sassuolo has won this game 1-3. Berardi is the best player on this team, and he has scored 7 goals for Sassuolo so far this season, and he has also added 3 assists. There are no injuries in Sassuolo as of right now. So far, it’s a solid season for Sassuolo, and if they can get their defense in order, it will be even better.

Napoli is having the time of their lives right now, and with 35 points, 30 scored goals, and only 7 conceded goals, Napoli is in 1^st place in Serie A. in the Europa League, Napoli is not as hot, but they can still qualify to the next stage if that is one of their priorities of course. Napoli was facing Lazio in their last game, and they weren’t in the best form to do so. With 61% of ball possession, 8 shots on goal, 1 corner kick, and a high 93% of the correct passes, Napoli was dominant, they were precise, and they were effective. With 3 scored goals in the first half and 1 more scored goal in the second half, Napoli has won this game 4-0. The biggest issue for Napoli is they don’t have Osimhen who will be out of commission for a few months, but Mertens has stepped up quite nicely. Insigne is now the leading goalscorer for Napoli with 4 goals and 5 assists. Napoli has a couple of hard games ahead before facing Leicester in the Europa League, but seeing that Serie A is more important to them, I don’t see them resting any players, well maybe a few but not too much.

The trends are heavily on Napoli’s side in this matchup, but I’m counting on Sassuolo to keep scoring a lot and to score at least one goal in this one. I do think Napoli will get a nice win, but I see goals on both sides.