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Sassuolo and Cesena measure their strength at Stadio Città del Tricolore in a meeting for Coppa Italia (Eighth Finals). These teams have only met twice recently: on 10-05-2015, ending with Sassuolo’s win by (2-3), and on 20-12-2014, finishing with a 1-1 draw. In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Sassuolo
The home team plays their first match in this edition of Coppa Italia with the intention of taking advantage of the home factor to achieve a positive result. This is a team affected by the home factor, the stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 1 win, 5 draws and 9 defeats as a visitor, with 21 goals scored and 31 conceded, against 8 wins, 2 draws And 5 home defeats, with 24 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last game he played for Serie A TIM, won Palermo at home (4-1). In the last 10 home games Sassuolo has recorded 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. The team conceded goals to their opponents in 8 of the last 10 games, so their defense needs to improve, but their attack has scored regularly as they have managed to make it 7 out of the last 10 games. In 15 games, he only managed 1 turn on the scoreboard in the 9 games in which he conceded the first goal. There are 1 highlights in the last 16 home games in all competitions: he suffered 6 of his 14 goals in minutes (76′-90 ‘).
Sassuolo are making their debut at Coppa Italia this year in an attempt to move on to the tournament to make up for the poor Italian campaign they have been up against at the moment, despite their last result when they faced Palermo at home and were able to leave the field With an expressive victory for 4×1, thus ending a fast of victories that had already lasted four matches. Before, the team had received the Torino at home and started only a scoreless draw. After twenty rounds, the club has six wins, three draws and eleven losses, thus taking the sixteenth place in the table. For this match, the coach should keep the team in 4-5-1 or 4-3-3.
Cesena
The visiting team arrives at this stage of Coppa Italia (Round of 16) after having played previous qualifiers with: Empoli, Ternana and Arezzo. This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when played with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with a total of 15 goals scored and 22 suffered. Already inside the home, won 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, with a total of 26 goals scored and 7 conceded. The team arrives in this match after a defeat out with Verona by (3-0). In the last 10 matches played in all competitions, Cesena won 1, drawn 3 and lost 6. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games but their attack has been marked With regularity, having scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games. In 15 games, he suffered the first goal 7 times and never managed to turn the score. There are 1 highlights in the last 13 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he scored 3 of his 8 goals in the minutes (61’-75 ‘).
Cesena enters the field for their fourth showing by Coppa Italia, the second away from their fans. To get here, the team eliminated Arezzo and Ternana at home, both by 2×0, and finally eliminated Empoli away from home with a 1×2 win. The team intends to show a better performance than the one that has been in Serie B of the Italian Championship. In the last round, the team went to the home of Verona and left there thrashed by 3×0. Before, the team had received the Trapani at home and managed to leave the field with the victory by 3×1. After twenty-one rounds, the club accumulates five wins, seven draws and nine defeats, thus occupying eighteenth place among twenty-two teams on the table. For that match, the coach must keep the team in 4-3-3.
Prediction: over 2.5 goals @ 1.69