On Saturday Jan 7th, in week 17, Fiorentina plays host to Sassuolo in a Serie A match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. 10th placed Fiorentina is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Milan. Rafael Leão struck first for Milan in the 2nd minute on a feed from Olivier Giroud, then Antonín Barák got the equalizer for Fiorentina in the 28th minute on a feed from Jonathan Ikoné. Fiorentina is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while sassuolo is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Bologna. Michel Aebischer struck first for Bologna in the 30th minute on a feed from Jhon Lucumi, then Marko Arnautović added another in the 50th minute In the end, Sassuolo was frustrated by Bologna’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bologna ended the match with the shutout victory. Sassuolo looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Sassuolo won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Sassuolo is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Andrea Pinamonti and Kristian Thorstvedt each only have 1 goal in their last five. Fiorentina has been fortunate! In the last 5 matches, both Antonín Barák and Jonathan Ikoné are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Fiorentina and look to continue their dominance.