Sassuolo could compound Lecce's weekend woes, as the Serie B side look strong contenders for promotion this season and have some impressive attacking options.
With their hosts having one eye on a big league game on Friday, the Neroverdi can capitalise and continue their cup run into the third round.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sassuolo win with a probability of 40.47%. A win for Lecce had a probability of 33.27% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sassuolo win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.62%) and 0-2 (7.03%). The likeliest Lecce win was 1-0 (9.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.48%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sassuolo would win this match.
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