Monza vs Sassuolo — Tips & Analysis

Monza +0.25: Sassuolo have not won a game on the road in their last six trips, and they arrive here missing seven players. Kone has a broken leg, and Volpato, Paz, Boloca, Idzes, Cande and Pieragnolo are all out too. Away from home they score less than a goal a game. That is not a side who will take this off Monza. Monza are having a rough start, with one point from four league games and 18th place to show for it. They still score almost 2 goals a game, and they have not lost to Sassuolo in the last five meetings, winning 3 and tying 2. Those games stayed quiet, averaging just over 2 goals in total. This is a matchup Monza handle rather than one they blow open. The likely finish is a 2-1 Monza win. They get in front, then make it uncomfortable for themselves late, because they have let in goals in every league game so far. A narrow home win is exactly the shape we want. Be careful, though. Monza have let in 3 or more in three of those four league games, including a 4 against Inter, and they are without Pessina, Toure and Ziolkowski. A slow start could leave them chasing. We are still with Monza to come out on the right side of a tight one.