Sassuolo vs. Lazio gets the midweek action underway

Matchday 9 of Serie A kicks off at the Mapei Stadium as Sassuolo host Lazio in the opening fixture of the midweek round. Sassuolo have not won since their victory over Juventus on September 13, taking just one point from their last four matches. They will be determined to get back to winning ways and put some breathing space between themselves and the teams below them. Lazio, meanwhile, are in excellent form and will be targeting a fifth straight win to maintain their position at the top of the table.

HEAD TO HEAD

There have been 12 previous competitive meetings between the two sides in Emilia: 4 wins for Sassuolo (most recently 1-0 in Serie A 2026/27), 2 draws (most recently 1-1 in Serie A 2018/19) and 6 wins for Lazio (most recently 2-0 in Serie A 2023/24).

DID YOU KNOW?

In Como-Sassuolo 2-0, the Neroverdi failed to score for the first time in a competitive match this season.

This match at the Mapei Stadium brings together the team that has conceded the most goals between the 46th and 60th minutes (Sassuolo, 5) and the team that has scored the most in that period (Lazio, 5, level with Inter).

Sassuolo are unbeaten in their last 5 home matches in 2026/27: 3 wins and 2 draws. The Neroverdi have also scored in 9 consecutive home matches, netting 18 goals in total. Their last home match without scoring came on 15 March (Sassuolo-Bologna 0-1).

Lazio have conceded fewer first-half goals than any other team (0). All of the Biancocelesti’s goals conceded have come in the second half.

Lazio lead Serie A with 22 points: they had not been top of the table after 8 Matchdays since the 2010/11 season, which they eventually finished in 5th place with 66 points.

Lazio have lost just 1 of their last 8 competitive away matches across the end of 2025/26 and the current season (Roma-Lazio 2-0, 17 May 2026, Serie A): the remaining record is 6 wins and 1 draw.

Lazio have gone 221 minutes without conceding away from home in Serie A: the last goal they conceded was scored by Karlström in the 49th minute of Udinese-Lazio 1-2 on 7 September.

Lazio have had more different goalscorers than any other team (11).

COACHES and PLAYERS

This will be the first official meeting between Alberto Aquilani and Gennaro Gattuso.

The two were teammates at Milan in 2011/12, making 4 appearances together. As opponents, they faced each other 5 times, with 3 wins for Aquilani, 1 for Gattuso and 1 draw.

Kenneth Taylor scored against Parma: it was the Dutch midfielder’s 1st goal of the current league season and his 4th in Serie A. He had not scored in a competitive match since 22 March 2026 (Bologna-Lazio 1-2, Serie A), when he scored twice. Interestingly, all 4 of his Serie A goals have come in the second half.

DISCIPLINE 

Suspended: none 

Cautioned: none 

REFEREE

ZUFFERLI (DI GIOIA – MINIUTTI) IV: TREMOLADA, VAR: COSSO, AVAR: AURELIANO

UPCOMING MATCHES

Sassuolo-Fiorentina (2/11, 18.30)

Lazio-Cagliari (1/11, 15.00)

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