Competition: Serie B

Market: Sassuolo win

Odds: 2/3 @ 1xBet

Looking to take another giant leap towards an immediate Serie A return, Sassuolo will welcome Bari to the Mapei Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Starting with the hosts, despite losing their top-flight status with a real whimper last season, the Neroverdi are breezing their way to an immediate Serie A return in 2025. Getting this weekend’s fixtures underway holding a commanding eight-point buffer at the top of the table, Fabio Grosso’s men are rightfully regarded as a landslide promotion contender this year. Clinching a 1-0 victory against Pisa last weekend, the former Lyon boss has seen his high-flying squad enjoy a real purple patch. In fact, Sassuolo have registered 13 points from just their previous five Serie B appearances. Likewise, suffering just a single defeat since Boxing Day, Sunday’s hosts have also gained a real reputation for their continued dominance on home soil. Including consecutive 2-0 victories against Brescia and Juve Stabia last month, Grosso’s men have remarkably won all of their previous 11 straight showdowns at the Mapei Stadium – a run that stems all the way back to a 0-0 stalemate against Spezia on September 28th.

As for the visitors, while Bari might open this weekend’s fixtures with just their goal difference keeping them outside the play-off places, Moreno Longo’s side will be bracing themselves for a stern examination here. Eventually forced to settle for a 1-1 stalemate at home against Sampdoria last time out, the Apulia-based outfit have notched just a pair of wins from any of their previous eight Serie B appearances. Slumping to a shock 3-1 drumming at the hands of Juve Stabia on February 9th, the former Como boss has also not seen his squad muster consecutive wins since the end of November. Pencilled in as a real underdog contender this weekend, Bari should also be concerned by their extended issues on the road. Despite being last seen on their travels snatching a 1-0 victory away at Mantova, that is the only win that Sunday’s guests have collected from any of their previous seven showdowns away from the Stadio San Nicola.

Bet: Sassuolo 2/3 to beat Bari in Sunday’s Serie B matchup @ 1xBet