We have a full weekend of action from Serie A, and it's spread all the way across the weekend, with three games taking place on Saturday. The first game to kick off is a big relegation clash, with Sassuolo hosting Empoli. The good news for both is that they're currently outside of the relegation zone, but the bad news is that they could find themselves inside after the weekend, depending on this fixture and others.
Sassuolo Form GuideSassuolo have really struggled to get points on the board in recent weeks, and that's seen them slide closer and closer to the relegation zone. That leaves them on 20 points heading into the weekend, one position outside of the relegation zone in 17th, and to make it worse, they're tied on points with Verona inside it.
It's now five without a win for Sassuolo, with just one draw in that period, which was a 1-1 home draw with Torino two weeks ago. Losses to Atalanta, Monza and Juventus have all come without Sassuolo scoring a goal in them, to make them feel worse, while they did manage two goals against Bologna, but still lost that one by a score of 4-2.
Empoli Form GuideIn 16th, one place and two points above Sassuolo in the standings you will find Empoli. They were in the relegation zone a few weeks back, but they've been great at picking up points in recent games, and actually come here on a run of five games unbeaten, which is pretty unheard of for a team in the relegation fight.
They've won two of those games, drawing the other three, giving nine points in five games, way better than anyone else in the relegation battle. Wins have come against Salernitana and Monza, while draws have been win Juventus, Genoa an dlast weekend, Fiorentina, so they've played some decent sides in this run, it hasn't all been against the lower sides.
Match PredictionI'm going to stick with recent trends here, and my bet for the game is Empoli to avoid defeat. I think they can make it six in a row without a loss, I am backing them on the double chance market, covering them to win the game or for it to end in a draw.
