Sampdoria welcome Verona for a clash in the Serie A at Stadio Luigi Ferraris this coming Sunday.
Sitting bottom of the table, Sampdoria have claimed 12 points after 26 rounds, while Verona have amassed 19 points. This places the latter as number 18 in the Serie A at the moment.
The mood at Sampdoria is probably far from ideal, following 3 defeats in the last 6 matches across all tournaments recently. The home side needs to improve performances against Verona to turn the situation around.
Sampdoria scored five times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.5 goals a game. They conceded 15 and managed two clean sheets.
Verona are currently not the most scoring team in the Serie A, as they only found the back of the net eight times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.8 goals a game in which they conceded eight times, an average of 0.8 per game. They managed four clean sheets in of these.
The last time these two teams squared up, Verona ran out 2-1 winners which they surely won't mind doing again at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
Sampdoria vs Verona Prediction
Sampdoria Form
A draw is the best Sampdoria can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 1-0 defeat against Lazio. A0-0 draw with Salernitana followed before they were defeated 4-2 by Juventus. Sampdoria are without a win in their last six Serie A matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded seven and scored one goals.
Verona Form
Verona didn't manage a single away win in their last six Serie A matches, but managed three draws, while suffering three defeats. They conceded six and scored two goals themselves.
Sampdoria find it just as tough as Verona to get on the scoreboard these days, and a match short on goal looks highly likely, when they clash at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
No side scored fewer times on home soil this season, than the three goals Sampdoria so far pulled off, while they also allowed 18 goals against. Verona have been terrible at getting on the scoresheet on their travels in the Serie A. They scored a lousy six times, handing them the worst offensive record away from home, whilst also allowing 16 goals against.
Sampdoria won four points from their last six encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won one, scored three and let in ten goals. Verona claimed four wins from nine goals scored and five conceded from their past seven matches against teams placed in the bottom six. This handed them 13 points to their account. Sampdoria so far pulled off a record of two wins, six draws and 18 defeats in the Serie A this season. Verona show off four wins, seven draws and 15 defeats in the Serie A.
Sampdoria vs Verona Stats
- Sampdoria have not won the last 10 matches in a row
- In 16 of the last 18 Sampdoria home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Sampdoria matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Sampdoria matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Sampdoria have not won the last 5 home matches in a row
- In 25 of the last 26 Verona matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Verona have conceded in 36 of the last 38 away matches
- Verona have not won the last 14 away matches in a row
- In the last 12 Verona away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Verona matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Sampdoria vs Verona Squads
Sampdoria Squad
Dejan Stankovic will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Verona from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season):
Elia Tantalocchi (0/0), Emil Audero (0/25), Martin Turk (0/1), Nicola Ravaglia (0/0), Alessandro Zanoli (0/11), Andrea Conti (0/0), Bram Nuytinck (0/17), Bruno Amione (0/16), Jeison Murillo (0/13), Koray Guenter (1/15), Luigi Aquino (0/0), Marios Oikonomou (0/0), Nicola Murru (0/13), Tommaso Augello (2/25), Abdelhamid Sabiri (2/16), Emirhan Ilkhan (0/5), Filip Djuricic (3/23), Gerard Yepes (0/5), Harry Winks (0/9), Lorenzo Malagrida (0/3), Mehdi Leris (0/23), Michael Cuisance (0/5), Simone Trimboli (0/0), Telasco Segovia (0/0), Tomas Rincon (0/23), Fabio Quagliarella (0/17), Ignacio Pussetto (0/5), Jese (0/4), Manolo Gabbiadini (4/23), Manuel De Luca (0/0), Sam Lammers (1/23).
Verona Squad
This is the full squad of players that the Verona head coach Zaffaroni will select from for his starting XI:
Alessandro Berardi (0/0), Lorenzo Montipo (0/25), Simone Perilli (0/0), Deyovaisio Zeefuik (0/0), Diego Coppola (0/12), Fabio Depaoli (2/23), Federico Ceccherini (1/15), Giangiacomo Magnani (0/14), Isak Hien (0/22), Josh Doig (2/18), Juan Cabal (0/0), Marco Davide Faraoni (0/12), Pawel Dawidowicz (1/15), Adrien Tameze (0/25), Ajdin Hrustic (0/6), Darko Lazovic (3/22), Filippo Terracciano (0/13), Ibrahim Sulemana (0/11), Miguel Veloso (0/16), Oliver Abildgaard (0/0), Ondrej Duda (0/7), Adolfo Gaich (0/6), Cyril Ngonge (2/6), Jayden Braaf (0/3), Kevin Lasagna (1/21), Milan Djuric (1/17), Simone Verdi (2/14), Thomas Henry (2/16), Yayah Kallon (1/19).
Sampdoria vs Verona Team News
Sampdoria could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Verona.
Fabio Quagliarella, Ignacio Pussetto and Manuel De Luca nurses various injuries and won't take part for Sampdoria against Verona at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
Verona have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Sampdoria at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
Marco Davide Faraoni is too injured to face Verona.
Sampdoria vs Verona Lineups
Sampdoria vs Verona H2H
Verona celebrated a 2-1 win in their most recent meeting with their upcoming opponent. Are we in for something similar at Stadio Luigi Ferraris this coming Sunday? Sampdoria were a little more successful than Verona in recent meetings, and go into their next encounter with a 6-2-2 advantage. Naturally, betting on Sampdoria has more often than not proved the profitable way to go. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 9/5.
Sampdoria vs Verona Results
Both teams to score paid out six times in the previous ten matches between home side Sampdoria and Verona. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 1/1.
Sampdoria vs Verona Betting Tips
Look no further than Manolo Gabbiadini, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Sampdoria in the Serie A, while Cyril Ngonge managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Verona in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Verona conceded at least once in nine of their last 10 away games, while Sampdoria managed four clean sheets in their previous 10 matches played at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
Both teams scored six times in the last ten encounters between Sampdoria and Verona, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Sampdoria scored 1.7 goals on average, while Verona pulled 0.9 goals on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Sampdoria’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in one of the last ten outings for Verona, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.
