Sassuolo vs Napoli Prediction 28.02.2024

• Competition: Italy - Serie A
• Date: Wednesday, 28th, February 2024
• Kickoff: 17:00 UTC / 18.00 CET
• Venue: Mapei Stadium – Citta del Tricolore (Reggio Emilia)

With a new helmsman on the ship, relegation-threatened Sassuolo is hoping to turn a new page and shake off its Serie A woes as they battle against the faltering Scudetto holders Napoli at the Mapei Stadium on Wednesday.

Sassuolo vs Napoli Betting Tips: Napoli to Win

The club's decision to part ways with Alessio Dionisi after 969 days was not an easy one, but they simply could not endure any longer watching their team plummet week after week, prompting them to temporarily appoint youth team manager Emiliano Bigica in hopes of turning the tide while flirting with the relegation zone.

The 50-year-old caretaker is well aware that he's taking charge of the club at a very delicate moment, as Sassuolo not only hangs by a thread above the dangerous zone solely thanks to a slightly more favorable goal difference compared to third-from-bottom Verona, but it's also deeply concerning how they've been mired in a swamp of poor results in recent weeks.

From the outset of December up to this juncture, the Neroverdi have mustered a meager five points to their tally, with their most recent Serie A outing witnessing them twice cancelling out Empoli's lead only to ultimately come away empty-handed in a gut-wrenching 2-3 defeat, condemning them to their fifth loss in the last six top-flight fixtures.

The lack of solidity in the backline is widely regarded as the main culprit behind their woeful Serie A campaign, as Sassuolo's defense, after Frosinone (55) and Salernitana (53), has leaked the most times this term (48), and the return to their backyard provides little joy with just one triumphant display from nine home matches.

Taking stock of all the defensive woes facing the black and green brigade, Napoli will be licking their lips, especially considering their recent dominance over Sassuolo, having bested them in each of the last four H2H's while netting a dazzling 14 times in that span, with two of those coming in the August routine 2-0 triumph in the reverse fixture.

Securing a fifth triumph on the bounce would see the Neapolitan outfit welcomed with open arms, as they seek to put an end to their away woes haunting them since late November, with two draws and five losses in that span, all while newly-appointed boss Francesco Calzona eagerly awaits his maiden victory in the dugout.

Holding the match in hand against Motta's Bologna, who sit 12 points adrift and cling to the final Champions League ticket, the Partenopei are aware that anything less than putting maximum points on the board midweek could be a fatal blow to their top-four aspirations. On the contrary, we hope that Osimhen and co will find a way to get all three points and revive European hopes against decrepit Sassuolo.