Sassuolo v Frosinone, no room for error

Just one point gained in their last five matches: both Sassuolo and Frosinone need a turnaround. The Neroverdi aim to halt their four-match losing streak that has dropped them to second-to-last place on 20 points. Frosinone, four points higher, come from a draw last week against Lecce, allowing them to stay clear of the relegation zone by just one point.

DID YOU KNOW?

Sassuolo have lost each of their last four league matches, and they have only recorded a longer losing streak in the tournament once: seven games between January and March 2014. Only Almería and Granada (both with two) have collected fewer points than Frosinone (three) in away matches across the top five European leagues in 2023/24. Frosinone (56) and Sassuolo (55) are the two teams that have conceded the most goals in this Serie A season; the same goes for league goals conceded in 2024: Frosinone (25) and Sassuolo (22).

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Sassuolo are unbeaten in four of their five matches against Frosinone in Serie A (2W, 2D) but lost the most recent one earlier this season (2-4 on September 17th). The Gialloblù could win both games against a single opponent in the same Serie A season for the third time in their history (v Empoli and Hellas Verona in 2015/16). Both the previous two encounters between Sassuolo and Frosinone played at the MAPEI Stadium in Serie A ended in a 2-2 draw, on January 6, 2016, and on May 5, 2019.

PLAYERS

Andrea Pinamonti – who has scored nine league goals this season, including his latest brace v Frosinone in the reverse fixture – could reach double digits for the second time in his Serie A career (13 goals with Empoli in 2021/22). The striker had 27 Serie A appearances with Frosinone in the 2018/19 season, during which he managed to net his first five goals in the tournament. The only time Luca Mazzitelli scored multiple goals in a Serie A match was against Sassuolo in the reverse fixture this season (September 17, 2023); that was the first and only game Frosinone won after trailing by two goals in the Italian top-tier. Sassuolo are also the club where the 28-year-old has collected the most appearances in Serie A: 38, with one goal.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: Oyono and Soulè (Frosinone)

REFEREE

La Penna (Di Iorio-Rossi C.), IV: Gualtieri, VAR: Serra, AVAR: Irrati

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A TIM

Roma-Sassuolo (Sunday 17 March, 18:00 CET) Frosinone-Lazio (Saturday 16 March, 20:45 CET) (Photo LaPresse)