Inter vs. Sassuolo: Stats and Trivia

MILAN - Together with Opta, here are all the facts and pieces of trivia going into Saturday night’s match between Inter and Sassuolo. 

There have been no draws between Inter and Sassuolo in Serie A in the nine previous meetings. Up to this point, there have been five wins for the Neroverdi and four for the Nerazzurri. 

Inter have scored 12 in the last four league matches with an average of three per match. The Nerazzurri have kept a clean sheet in eight of the last eleven league matches with six wins, three draws and two defeats in that period. 

Sassuolo have won three of their last four, all by a 1-0 scoreline. Previously, they had only claimed three points once in 14 matches. The Neroverdi have scored in each of their ten last league matches, it’s the current longest scoring streak in Serie A. 

LucianoSpalletti’s team are currently on 69points. The 2010-11 season was the last time that the Nerazzurri got so many in a single season (72). Inter are the Serie A team who have made the biggest improvement compared to last year by the matchday 36 stage (+ 13 for the Nerazzurri). 

No team has scored so many headers in this season as Inter (14) and the Nerazzurri are also the team who have conceded the fewest from set pieces this season (5). 

Inter have hit the woodwork 23 times this season, more than any other side. The Nerazzurri’s tally of 740crosses is also a record for the 2017-18 season. 

MauroIcardi is just one goal away from becoming the eighth player to score 100 Serie A goals for Inter. MarceloBrozovic’s next match will be his 100th appearance in Serie A. The Croatian has played an active role in four goals this season with three assists and one goal scored.