Lecce vs Sassuolo Predictions

• Both teams have scored in four of the last six games to feature Lecce.
• Sassuolo, meanwhile, have seen both sides net in five of their last eight matches.
• 35 goals have been scored across Sassuolo’s 12 away Serie A games this term – with 22 coming against the Neroverdi.

Lecce enjoy mini-revival as Sassuolo progress stunted

A return of seven points from their last three league games has helped Lecce pull clear of any potential relegation worries, with Marco Baroni’s men stunning Atalanta on the road last week after holding Roma in their previous contest. While Lecce’s early-season outings were often cagey and tight, I Lupi finally seem to have found their feet in attack at this level, and Saturday’s meeting with Sassuolo – who saw a four-game unbeaten run halted by Napoli last time out – should entertain.

Lecce have seen both teams score in four of their last six games, with their only clean sheet of 2023 coming against winless Cremonese, while they have only failed to net once since early January – in a dire 2-0 loss to Verona last month. Lecce’s recent form against some of Serie A’s leading lights – a 2-2 draw with Milan, 2-1 victories over Atalanta and Lazio and a 1-1 stalemate at Roma – demonstrate their improvement, though only the division’s bottom two Cremonese and Sampdoria (three apiece) have picked up fewer points than their 12 at home this term.

Sassuolo, meanwhile, are always worth backing to be involved in entertaining contests. A massive 35 goals have been scored in their 12 away league games this term – though 22 of those have gone against the Neroverdi, they have hit the net seven times in their last two road trips to Milan and Udinese. Alessio Dionisi’s team have seen both teams net in five of their last eight games, the exceptions coming in defeats to Lazio and Napoli and a shock 1-0 win over Atalanta.

Goals at both ends the way to go

With Lecce’s home form enough to put punters off backing them for victory and Sassuolo routinely bouncing between the sublime and the ridiculous, backing both teams to net looks the safest play for Saturday’s fixture.

Meanwhile, only four teams have conceded more than the 35 goals shipped by Sassuolo in Serie A this campaign, but their recent upturn in front of goal suggests more entertainment is likely. 2-2 is our correct score prediction.

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