The match of the 20th round of the Serie A between Roma and Sassuolo will take place on 10 january at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Roma vs Sassuolo: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Roma
Roma, coached by Gian Piero Gasperini, in the previous round beat Lecce away (2:0). For the hosts this is the 12th victory in the current championship, and in eight cases the club won to nil. However, the home side failed to keep a clean sheet in 6 of the previous 8 Serie A matches. Nevertheless, the hosts, along with Como, have the best defence in the current championship – with 12 goals conceded. Roma have accumulated 36 points and sit fifth in the table.
- The club has won 9 of the last 12 home matches in the Serie A.
- No more than two goals were scored in 7 of the last 9 home league matches for the side.
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in 7 of the last 9 home Serie A matches for the hosts.
Potential Roma Lineup (3-4-3)*
Mile Svilar – Jan Zelkowski, Daniele Gilardi, Zeki Celik – Wesley Fransa, Kouadio Kone, Bryan Cristante, Niccolò Pisilli – Stephan El Shaarawy, Paulo Dybala, Evan Ferguson.
Midfielders Lorenzo Pellegrini and Tommaso Baldanzi, as well as forward Leon Bailey, will miss the match due to injuries. Midfielder Bryan Cristante is suspended. In addition, defender Evan Ndicka and midfielder Nel El-Enaoui are absent because of participation in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Sassuolo
Sassuolo, coached by Fabio Grosso, in the previous round at home could not offer anything to Juventus (0:3). As a result the team has gone five matches without a win in the league (3 draws, 2 defeats), which is Sassuolo's longest winless run in the current campaign. In addition, the visitors have conceded in eight of their last Serie A matches. The visitors have 23 points and sit 11th in the table.
- The side has avoided defeat in 6 of the last 8 away league matches (3 wins, 3 draws).
- The club conceded more than one goal only in 2 of the last 7 away matches in the competition.
- Sassuolo scored in 11 of the last 13 away Serie A matches.
Potential Sassuolo Lineup (4-3-3)*
Arijanet Muric – Tarik Muharemovic, Josh Doig, Jay Ides, Sebastian Walukiewicz – Nemanja Matic, Ismael Kone, Edoardo Yannoni – Kristian Thorstvedt, Andrea Pinamonti, Armand Lauriente.
Defender Filippo Romagna, midfielder Daniel Boloca and forward Domenico Berardi will not play due to injuries. Defender Voyo Coulibaly has left to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Referee
Matteo Marchenaro (Italy)
Matches – 6 (the Serie A, 2025/26);
Shown yellow/second-yellow cards (including second yellows) – 26;
Average yellow/second-yellow cards per match – 4.3;
Shown red cards – 1;
Fouls per match on average – 26;
Penalties – 0%.
Roma vs Sassuolo: Match Prediction
The hosts feel confident at home and often get the desired result, but the side mostly limits itself to narrow victories. A focus on reliable defensive performance prevents the hosts from thrashing opponents or winning by at least a two-goal margin: in the last 15 home league matches the club recorded 11 wins, but only in four of those matches did the hosts win by more than one goal.
Sassuolo, surprisingly, perform well on the road and very rarely allow opponents to establish a comfortable advantage in the score. In the last 11 away Serie A matches the visitors lost by at least two goals only once, and in seven matches over that stretch they did not lose at all. In addition, in the previous four league visits to Roma, Sassuolo never allowed the opponent to win by more than one goal.
Prediction: Sassuolo (+1.5)
* The starting lineup listed for each team is from its previous match in this competition.
