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The bottom two sides in the Serie A will square off today at Stadio Ennio Tardini, hoping to get out of the huge slump they are in right now.
I don`t think anybody expected Parma to be on the last place after 7 rounds, but the hosts have won just one time, lost 6 out of 7 and are on the back of 4 consecutive losses. Parma’s defense is atrocious, as the hosts are allowing 2,5 goals per game in average – however, the defense was not so good last season either, but this year it seems the offense can`t compensate, even though Parma did score pretty much (11 goals in 7 games) and played nice attacking football. Last time out it was a 1-0 defeat at Udinese, only the second time Parma allowed less than 2 goals this season.
Sassuolo (19th place) is the only team without a win so far in the Serie A, but on the bright side they lost only 3 out of 7 and are on the back of an impressive 1-1 draw against Juventus, a result they actually deserved to some degree (though obviously Juve had a ton of possession and a couple of chances). Sassuolo actually only lost to Inter, Napoli and Lazio this season, so that`s not such a bad run and they will be hoping an easier schedule will allow them to win more points.
Bet on Parma – Sassuolo with the best Serie A odds offered by Pinnacle.
Team news & lineups:
Both sides are missing a number of players here. Parma will be without Jorquera, Biabiany, Cassani, Paletta and Palladino, while Sassuolo will miss Pegolo, Ariaudo, Floro Flores, Manfredini and Cannavaro.
Parma: Mirante – Mendes, Lucarelli, Felipe – Ristovski, Acquah, Lodi, Mauri, Gobbi – Cassano, Coda
Sassuolo: Consigli – Antei, Terranova, Acerbi – Vrsaljko, Magnanelli, Taider, Peluso – Berardi, Zaza, Sansone
Parma is well known to be an offensive minded team, their defense has been rubish this season and they will go for the three points today without a doubt, so we know what to expect from the hosts. Sassuolo on the other hand is a team that plays positive football as well, even though they scored just 4 goals so far people have appreciated their attacking mentality and they should feel confident of creating chances against weaker opposition than what they faced so far. I expect goals here and my tip is an over 2,5 to happen. Sassuolo not to lose also looks like a good bet, but the over is the best pick here – and the odds by Pinny on this Serie A clash are very good. Last season Parma won the home game 3-1. Prediction: Parma – Sassuolo 2-2.
Pick: over 2,5
Odds: 1.99 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 7.92
Event date: 25 October
