Monday night football comes to Serie A as Benevento take on Sassuolo at the Stadio Ciro Vigorito in a round 30 clash.The Stregoni are 15th in the table, eight points clear of Cagliari in the relegation zone. Sassuolo are comfortably mid-table, their 40 points enough for the Neroverdi to occupy ninth place.Having stunned Juventus with a 1-0 win in Turin away from home, Benevento swiftly returned to earth against Parma last week. Pippo Inzaghi's side looked set for a 2-1 win, only for Dennis Man to score a late equalizer and deny the Stregoni a crucial three points..@bncalcio 🆚 @ParmaCalcio_en#SerieATIM Matchday 2️⃣9️⃣Final Result: 2️⃣ - 2️⃣A thrilling draw: rewatch all the goals!#WeAreCalcio pic.twitter.com/RkDhDYQkTz— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) April 6, 2021Sassuolo pulled off an impressive 2-2 draw at home to Roma last weekend, having lost 2-3 away to Torino before the international break.The Neroverdi were unable to stop the Inter Milan juggernaut in midweek action, falling to a 1-2 defeat at the Giuseppe Meazza..@Inter_en reinforces the #SerieATIM leadership thanks to the win against @SassuoloUS: 2-1 🔚#InterSassuolo #WeAreCalcio pic.twitter.com/PxeJMN5bV3— Lega Serie A (@SerieA_EN) April 7, 2021Benevento vs Sassuolo Head-to-HeadBenevento and Sassuolo have only faced each other thrice in the last decade, with the Neroverdi winning twice, including their last trip to the Ciro Vigorito. Benevento avoided defeat only once, in the 2017-18 season.The two teams met earlier in the season in December, with Sassuolo winning 1-0 at home.Benevento form guide in Serie A: D-W-L-D-LSassuolo form guide in Serie A: L-D-L-W-LBenevento vs Sassuolo Team NewsBeneventoI’m sexy and I know it! 🤩😍🦍#Insieme #BeneventoCalcio #Hetemaj #ForzaStrega pic.twitter.com/xOvweeFGvm— Benevento Calcio (@bncalcio) April 7, 2021Pippo Inzaghi saw Gaetano Letizia make his return in the final minutes against Parma and the right-back should start. That will require a return to a four-man defense.Iago Falque could also be in line for a start, although fellow forward Gabriele Moncini is injured.Injured: Gabriele MonciniDoubtful: NoneSuspended: NoneSassuoloHamed #Traore è il calciatore più giovane ad aver segnato almeno 5️⃣ gol in questa #SerieATIM ⚽️#ForzaSasol 🖤💚 pic.twitter.com/b3NB0gJ78r— U.S. Sassuolo (@SassuoloUS) April 9, 2021Roberto de Zerbi will be without Hamed Traore for this game after he picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Inter. Kaan Ayhan remains unavailable due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, Domenico Berardi and Gregoire Defrel are out injured, with fellow forward Francesco Caputo's participation in doubt.Filippo Romagna and Mehdi Bourabia are still nursing long-term injuries.Injured: Filippo Romagna, Mehdi Bourabia, Domenico Berardi, Gregoire DefrelCOVID-19: Kaan AyhanDoubtful: Francesco CaputoSuspended: Hamed TraoreBenevento vs Sassuolo Predicted XIBenevento Predicted XI (4-3-1-2): Lorenzo Montipo (GK); Gaetano Letizia, Alessandro Tuia, Kamil Glik, Federico Barba; Perparim Hetemaj, Pasquale Schiattarella, Artur Ionita; Iago Falque; Adolfo Gaich, Gianluca LapadulaSassuolo Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Andrea Consigli (GK); Mert Muldur, Vlad Chiriches, Gian Marco Ferrari, Rogerio; Pedro Obiang, Manuel Locatelli; Lukas Haraslin, Filip Djuricic, Jeremie Boga; Giacomo RaspadoriBenevento vs Sassuolo PredictionThe two teams may be separated by 10 points and six places in the table, but the result is far from a foregone conclusion. Pippo Inzaghi has had his starters return from injuries of late, while Roberto de Zerbi has suffered the opposite fate.We expect Benevento to take advantage of Sassuolo's injuries in attack, thus nicking a crucial victory.Prediction: Benevento 1-0 Sassuolo