Lecce vs Sampdoria Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 16th April 2023
The Serie A clash at Stadio Via del Mare this coming Sunday sees Lecce hosting opponents Sampdoria.
Lecce approach the next Serie A round as number 16 in the table, having claimed 27 points this season so far. With 29 games behind them, Sampdoria amassed 15 points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.
With both Lecce and Sampdoria coming off disappointing defeats in their previous two outings, we could be in for a cautious battle. Both will be eager to stop the rot from settling too much.
Lecce scored seven times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.7 goals a game. They conceded 13 and managed one clean sheet.
Sampdoria travel to their next Serie A match, averaging a lowly one goals per game in their last ten matches. They scored a disappointing total of ten goals, while also conceding 18 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.8 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring two times.
The last time the pair played each other, Lecce came out the other side as 0-2 winners and surely won't mind a repeat of that result.
Lecce vs Sampdoria Prediction
Lecce Form
In their last three matches, Lecce lost 1-0 against Fiorentina, 1-0 against Empoli and 1-2 against SSC Napoli. Lecce did not win any of their last six Serie A matches at the Stadio Via del Mare. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded ten and scored five goals.
Sampdoria Form
In their last three matches, Sampdoria won 3-1 win against Verona, lost 3-0 against Roma and lost 2-3 against Cremonese. Sampdoria didn't manage a single away win in their last six Serie A matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 13 and scored four goals themselves.
Both Lecce and visitors Sampdoria seem to struggle just a wee bit much right now, with keeping a clean sheet. We go out on a limb here and suggest that, both teams will find the back of the net.
Lecce won 11 points from their last seven encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won three, scored eight and let in six goals. Sampdoria earned two wins and seven points from their past eight matches against teams placed in the bottom six of the Serie A table. They scored eight and allowed 14 goals against on their way. Lecce claimed six wins, nine draws as well as 14 defeats in the Serie A this season. Sampdoria have three wins, six draws and 20 defeats in the Serie A.
Lecce vs Sampdoria Stats
- In 30 of the last 32 Lecce matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lecce have lost the last 4 matches in a row without scoring a goal
- In 14 of the last 15 Lecce home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Lecce have lost the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Lecce have conceded in 16 of the last 17 home matches
- Sampdoria have conceded in 20 of the last 22 away matches
- Sampdoria have not won 15 of the last 17 away matches
- Sampdoria have not won 11 of the last 12 matches
- Sampdoria have conceded in 11 of the last 13 matches
- Sampdoria have lost 5 of the last 6 away matches
Lecce vs Sampdoria Squads
Lecce Squad
The 59-year-old Baroni will select the starting eleven against Sampdoria from this squad. The statistics represent goals scored and matches played in the Serie A this season:
Federico Brancolini (0/0), Jasper Samooja (0/0), Marco Bleve (0/0), Wladimiro Falcone (0/29), Alessandro Tuia (0/7), Daniel Samek (0/0), Federico Baschirotto (3/28), Giuseppe Pezzella (0/12), Kastriot Dermaku (0/1), Marin Pongracic (0/9), Mats Lemmens (0/0), Pietro Ceccaroni (0/1), Samuel Umtiti (0/16), Simone Romagnoli (0/1), Valentin Gendrey (0/29), Alexis Blin (1/26), Antonino Gallo (0/24), Gabriel Strefezza (7/27), Joan Gonzalez (1/28), Kristoffer Askildsen (0/19), Medon Berisha (0/0), Morten Hjulmand (0/27), Remi Oudin (0/22), Thorir Helgason (0/11), Tommaso Cassandro (0/0), Youssef Maleh (0/18), Assan Ceesay (4/25), Eetu Moemmoe (0/0), Federico Di Francesco (2/28), Joel Persson (0/6), Lameck Banda (1/28), Lorenzo Colombo (4/25).
Sampdoria Squad
Below is the full team squad of Sampdoria. The manager Stankovic will pick his starting XI against Lecce from these players:
Elia Tantalocchi (0/0), Emil Audero (0/25), Martin Turk (0/2), Nicola Ravaglia (0/2), Alessandro Zanoli (1/14), Andrea Conti (0/0), Bram Nuytinck (0/19), Bruno Amione (0/19), Jeison Murillo (0/15), Koray Guenter (1/16), Luigi Aquino (0/0), Marios Oikonomou (0/0), Nicola Murru (0/16), Tommaso Augello (2/28), Abdelhamid Sabiri (2/16), Emirhan Ilkhan (0/6), Filip Djuricic (3/26), Flavio Paoletti (0/7), Gerard Yepes (0/5), Harry Winks (0/12), Lorenzo Malagrida (0/0), Mehdi Leris (1/26), Michael Cuisance (0/8), Simone Trimboli (0/0), Telasco Segovia (0/0), Tomas Rincon (0/25), Fabio Quagliarella (0/17), Ignacio Pussetto (0/5), Jese (0/0), Manolo Gabbiadini (6/26), Manuel De Luca (0/0), Sam Lammers (2/25).
Lecce vs Sampdoria Team News
Sampdoria are juggling with three absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to Lecce.
Names like Fabio Quagliarella, Ignacio Pussetto and Manuel De Luca most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Lecce.
Lecce vs Sampdoria Lineups
Lecce vs Sampdoria H2H
Sampdoria lost 2-0 against Lecce in their latest encounter. This served as pay back for the 2-1 defeat, Sampdoria handed out in the match before. All in all, Sampdoria have a fine reading on Lecce in previous seasons with a 6-1-3 advantage going into this match. The bookies have Sampdoria to win this match at best price odds of 3/1.
Lecce vs Sampdoria Results
In seven of the previous ten matches between Lecce and Sampdoria both teams scored.
Lecce vs Sampdoria Betting Tips
Having scored just once lately in the Serie A, Federico Di Francesco will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sampdoria hope Manolo Gabbiadini can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Serie A goals in his last six Serie A games.
In their last 10 matches at Stadio Via del Mare across all tournaments Lecce won three times, drew two and lost five times. Sampdoria claimed one wins, three draw and six defeats in their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Lecce on home soil currently, as both teams scored in six of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target five times in Sampdoria''s last 10 league games away from home.
Both teams scored seven times in the past ten encounters between Lecce and Sampdoria, with over 2.5 goals coming out eight times. Lecce scored an average of 1.4 goals, with Sampdoria averaging two goals. Lecce saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of Sampdoria's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches.
