The match of the 23rd round of the Serie A between Pisa and Sassuolo will take place on 31 January at Arena Garibaldi. Pisa vs Sassuolo: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Pisa
Pisa, coached by Alberto Gilardino, took a two-goal lead against Inter Milan in the previous round, but that margin proved insufficient against the Milan side. After losing 2:6, the team extended its winless run in the league to 11 matches (5 draws, 6 defeats). During this stretch Pisa conceded at least twice for the seventh time. The club has shipped 37 goals in total, a worse figure only at Torino (40). However, the team has scored in three consecutive league games, matching its longest scoring run in the current campaign. In the main table the club sits in 19th place, four points behind the safe 18th position.
- Both teams scored in 5 of the club’s last 7 Serie A meetings.
- At home in this competition Pisa has not won in 5 matches (1 draw, 4 defeats).
- In the last 5 home league matches the team conceded the first goal.
Potential Pisa Lineup
Pisa: Simon Sucffet – Simone Canestrelli, Arturo Calabresi, Francesco Coppola – Matteo Tramoni, Idrissa Thiaw, Michele Ebisher, Samuele Angori, Marius Marin – Stefano Moreo, Henrik Meister.
Defenders Danil Denon and Mateus Luzuardi, as well as midfielders Juan Cuadrado and Calvin Stengs, will miss the game due to injuries. Defender Arturo Calabresi is suspended.
Sassuolo
Thanks to the victory over Cremonese (1:0) in the previous round, Sassuolo ended a seven-match winless run in the league (3 draws, 4 defeats). The side had also gone three matches in the competition without scoring. Sassuolo managed to stop a run of 10 games in which it had conceded. Despite the three points, the club remained 11th in the table. However, the gap to the relegation zone increased to nine points.
- The team conceded more than one goal in only 2 of its last 7 Serie A matches, i.e., it conceded no more than one in 5 of the last 7.
- On the road Sassuolo has failed to win in 6 of the last 8 league matches (3 draws, 3 defeats).
- No more than two goals were scored in 6 of the club’s last 7 games in this competition.
Potential Sassuolo Lineup
Sassuolo: Arijanet Muric – Tarik Muharemovic, Josh Doig, Jay Idzes, Sebastian Walukiewicz – Nemanja Matić, Ismaël Koné, Luka Lipani – Aliou Fadera, Luca Moro, Arman Loriante.
Midfielder Daniel Bologa is injured.
Referee
Alberto Arena (Italy)
Matches – 8 (the Serie A, 2025/26);
Yellow/Second-Yellow And Red Cards Shown (including second yellows) – 24;
Average Yellow/Second-Yellow And Red Cards Per Match – 3;
Red Cards Shown – 0;
Fouls Per Match – 22;
Penalties – 25%.
Pisa vs Sassuolo: Match Prediction
The first meeting between the teams this season ended 2:2. Such a high-scoring outcome is uncharacteristic for these opponents, and we do not expect a repeat of that goal fest. Sassuolo’s creative problems have only deepened. Since then the side coached by Fabio Grosso has played 10 matches and scored more than once in just two cases. Moreover, in half of the matches during that period the club failed to find the net at all. At the same time the team defends reasonably well against others: in the previous seven Serie A meetings only Juventus and Roma managed to score at least twice against Sassuolo.
Pisa supporters need to travel to see goals from their side. At home in the current championship the side coached by Alberto Gilardino has scored only two goals. A small consolation for fans is that the club concedes little at home as well: only representatives of the European competition places have scored more than once against the hosts. In fact, in four matches Pisa kept a clean sheet.
Considering these facts, we predict: Under 2.5 goals.
Prediction: Under 2.5 goals
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* For each team the starting lineup shown is the one used in its previous match in this competition.
