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Juventus, off a bad draw vs. Lecce, has some player issues and be without both Francisco Conceição and Lloyd Kelly, among others. Sassuolo is unbeaten in four of its past five. Fabio Grosso’s men have no new injury concerns. Sassuolo has won the past two meetings in Reggio Emilia. Doubt this is a win but hoping for a draw.
Sassuolo have picked up three draws in their last four matches, and those included draws against big clubs like Milan and Bologna. While we need to give them their flowers for those draws, we have to acknowledge that they did get a bit lucky, and both Bologna and Milan should have gotten wins. But, this is just how football goes. I've been extremely impressed with how Juventus and especially Kenan Yildiz have been playing under new management. They made mistakes against Lecce by parking a bit too quickly, and I expect them to press for 90 minutes straight after that.
Both of these clubs have been difficult to predict this season. Juventus has shown flashes of brilliance followed by an inability to beat Lecce, and Sassuolo are becoming a bit of a draw specialists in recent weeks. Many people will see that Sassuolo are almost playing for 1-1 draws and lean the under, but I love the head-to-head between them. We've seen the over 2.5 goals hit in 10 of the last 11 matches they've played going back the last 6 years, which included 9 goals combined the last two times they've played. We have an embarrassed Juventus side looking for revenge, and I think they get 2 goals by themselves.

