On Friday night, Salernitana and Sassuolo go head-to-head at the Stadio Arechi in a big game at the bottom of Serie A.
Salernitana drinking in the last chance saloonThe home team looks like they are drinking in the last chance saloon regarding their survival hopes in Serie A.
The Granata are bottom of the Italian top-flight table, having picked up just 14 points from their 30 league outings. Stefano Colantuono’s team is now 11 points from safety.
A 3-0 defeat at high-flying Bologna last time out means that Salernitana is winless in their previous 12 Serie A games, having picked up just two draws and suffered ten defeats.
The fact that they have conceded at least two goals in nine of the 12 winless games has not helped their cause.
Another reason for Salernitana’s struggles is their woeful home record. They are winless in eight Serie A games on home soil, having picked up just one draw and suffered seven defeats.
Sassuolo in desperate need of a winThe Neroverdi head into this encounter 19th place in the Italian top-flight table but are just a point from the safety of 17th place.
Sassuolo’s precarious position in the table is down to a seven-game winless run in Serie A, including five defeats and two draws.
A 1-1 home draw against Udinese continued the visitors' trend of low-scoring games. Their last four Serie A matches have produced under 2.5 goals.
Davide Ballardini’s team has been woeful travellers of late in the Italian top-flight, as they are winless in nine away games in Serie A, having picked up just a draw and suffered eight defeats.
Sassuolo’s main issue on the road has been a lack of goals, as they have failed to score in six of their last seven away games in Serie A.
What am I backing?This game could be massive for both team’s survival hopes. This could be a tight affair with few goals. Therefore, the bet I am backing is under 2.5 goals scored.
