Sampdoria welcome Sassuolo at Stadio Luigi Ferraris this coming Friday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Serie A season.
Sitting bottom of the table, Sampdoria have claimed 18 points after 36 rounds, while Sassuolo have amassed 44 points. This places the latter as number 13 in the Serie A at the moment.
With four defeats in the last six games, the situation at Sampdoria could probably be a lot better. They need to improve their game or prepare for more disappointment as they face Sassuolo at home.
Sampdoria are not a high scoring team these days, as they only found the back of the net nine times in the last ten outings. That is an average of just 0.9 goals per game, as they conceded 24 goals. They managed zero clean sheets in these matches.
Sassuolo are currently not the most scoring team in the Serie A, as they only found the back of the net ten times in ten matches. This is an average of just one goals a game in which they conceded 16 times, an average of 1.6 per game. They managed two clean sheets in of these.
Sampdoria won the last two meetings against Sassuolo, as they followed up a 4-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score.
Sampdoria vs Sassuolo Prediction
Sampdoria Form
A solitary draw point prevents Sampdoria from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 2-0 defeat against Udinese, before drawing 1-1 with Empoli. They came up empty-handed once again when AC Milan ran out as 5-1 winners. In their last six Serie A matches at home, Sampdoria have one win, while they've drawn three and lost two.
Many people had Sampdoria down as candidates for the drop before the season, but rescue is still within reach, as the season nears its end.
Sassuolo Form
In their previous three games, Sassuolo drew 1-1 with Bologna, then lost 4-2 against Inter and 1-2 against Monza. In their last six away matches in the Serie A, Sassuolo won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 14 goals conceded and eight scored.
We trust neither defence to be able to keep their opponent at bay, when Sampdoria welcome Sassuolo on Friday. Goals should be flowing at both ends of the pitch.
Sampdoria won nine points from their last ten encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored ten and let in 16 goals. Sassuolo claimed six wins from 17 goals scored and 12 conceded from their past 11 matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them 20 points to their account. Sampdoria are looking at a record of three wins, nine draws and 24 defeats in the Serie A this season. Sassuolo are looking at 12 wins, eight draws and 16 defeats in the Serie A.
Sampdoria vs Sassuolo Stats
- Sampdoria have not won 19 of the last 20 matches
- Sampdoria have conceded in 19 of the last 21 matches
- In 10 of the last 12 Sampdoria home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sampdoria have lost 3 of the last 4 matches without scoring a goal
- Sampdoria have not won 9 of the last 10 home matches
- Sassuolo have conceded in 14 of the last 15 away matches
- In 9 of the last 10 Sassuolo matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sassuolo have lost the last 4 away matches in a row
- Sassuolo have scored in 11 of the last 13 matches
- In the last 3 matches in a row Sassuolo played, both teams scored
Sampdoria vs Sassuolo Squads
Sampdoria Squad
The 44-year-old Sampdoria manager, Dejan Stankovic, will select the lineup against Sassuolo from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Serie A this season):
Elia Tantalocchi (0/0), Emil Audero (0/25), Martin Turk (0/2), Nicola Ravaglia (0/9), Alessandro Zanoli (2/21), Andrea Conti (0/0), Bram Nuytinck (0/24), Bruno Amione (1/25), Jeison Murillo (0/19), Koray Guenter (1/22), Luigi Aquino (0/0), Marios Oikonomou (0/5), Nicola Murru (0/18), Tommaso Augello (2/35), Abdelhamid Sabiri (2/18), Emirhan Ilkhan (0/10), Filip Djuricic (3/32), Flavio Paoletti (0/0), Gerard Yepes (0/5), Harry Winks (0/19), Lorenzo Malagrida (0/0), Mehdi Leris (1/30), Michael Cuisance (0/12), Simone Trimboli (0/0), Telasco Segovia (0/0), Tomas Rincon (0/32), Fabio Quagliarella (1/21), Ignacio Pussetto (0/0), Jese (1/11), Manolo Gabbiadini (6/33), Manuel De Luca (0/0), Sam Lammers (2/32).
Sassuolo Squad
Here is the full team squad of Sassuolo. The 43 year-old Alessio Dionisi will select his starting lineup from the following players:
Alessandro Russo (0/0), Andrea Consigli (0/34), Gianluca Pegolo (0/2), Gioele Zacchi (0/0), Filippo Romagna (0/0), Gian Marco Ferrari (1/31), Jeremy Toljan (0/30), Martin Erlic (0/27), Mert Muldur (0/1), Nadir Zortea (1/18), Riccardo Marchizza (0/9), Rogerio (0/34), Ruan Tressoldi (0/22), Abdou Harroui (2/21), Davide Frattesi (7/36), Kristian Thorstvedt (2/30), Matheus Henrique (3/28), Maxime Lopez (0/28), Nedim Bajrami (2/35), Pedro Obiang (0/16), Agustin Alvarez (1/22), Andrea Pinamonti (5/30), Armand Lauriente (7/28), Brian Oddei (0/0), Domenico Berardi (10/24), Emil Konradsen Ceide (0/17), Gregoire Defrel (2/25), Luca D'Andrea (0/5).
Sampdoria vs Sassuolo Team News
Sampdoria could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Sassuolo.
Fabio Quagliarella, Ignacio Pussetto and Manuel De Luca are all absent from the Sampdoria squad that faces Sassuolo at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
At the time of writing, Sassuolo just have two players on the injured and absent list, as they prepare for their match this coming Friday.
Maxime Lopez and Mert Muldur all face a spell on the sidelines for Sassuolo due to various injuries.
Sampdoria vs Sassuolo Lineups
Sampdoria vs Sassuolo H2H
Sampdoria beat Sassuolo in their last two meetings, as they followed up a 4-0 win with a 2-1 victory. Sampdoria go into their upcoming match against Sassuolo with a 30% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-3-4 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Sampdoria vs Sassuolo Results
In the past ten matches between home side Sampdoria and Sassuolo both teams found the back of the net four times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 5/8.
Sampdoria vs Sassuolo Betting Tips
Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Fabio Quagliarella will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sassuolo hope Domenico Berardi can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.
One win on home soil from a possible 10 is what Sampdoria can look back upon, while they drew four and lost five at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Sassuolo won three of their last 10 away games, drawing two and losing five in this run. Sassuolo have been generous visitors, conceding in nine of their previous 10 games away from home. Sampdoria pulled off two clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Sampdoria managed an average of 1.4 goals, with Sassuolo averaging 1.3 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet four times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Sampdoria’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Sassuolo's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.
