Sampdoria vs Spezia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd April 2023
The Serie A clash at Stadio Luigi Ferraris this coming Saturday sees home team Sampdoria battling it out for the win against Spezia.
Sitting bottom of the table, Sampdoria have claimed 16 points after 30 rounds, while Spezia have amassed 26 points. This places the latter as number 17 in the Serie A at the moment.
Times are tough for both Sampdoria and Spezia in their Serie A campaign these days. Both have their eyes fixed on this upcoming match to boost their morale. A win would go a long way to brighten the mood in both camps.
Sampdoria go into their next Serie A match, scoring a humble average of 1.1 per game in their last ten matches. They scored a mundane 11 times, while conceding 17. That amounts to an average of 1.7 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring two times.
Spezia scored eight goals, conceded 16 and kept their opponents from scoring once in ten matches.
A 2-1 win was the follow-up to a 1-0 victory, when Spezia last faced Sampdoria, no doubt raising the spirits ahead of their next trip.
Sampdoria vs Spezia Prediction
Sampdoria Form
In their last three matches, Sampdoria lost 3-0 against Roma, 2-3 against Cremonese and drew 1-1 with Lecce. Sampdoria claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Serie A, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored six and conceded seven goals.
Spezia Form
Spezia were only able to claim two points from their last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Salernitana, followed by another draw. This time it ended 1-1 against Fiorentina, before going down in a 0-3 defeat against Lazio. Spezia only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Serie A. In these six matches they drew three and lost two as well as being outscored by eight goals to six.
It seems both Spezia and Sampdoria have some issues concerning their defence, as they seem to find themselves on the receiving end a bit too often lately. We believe the trend continues this coming Saturday, and we are rooting for goals.
Sampdoria won eight points from their last nine encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored nine and let in 15 goals. Spezia earned ten points from their last seven games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Serie A table. They scored seven goals in those matches, but also allowed six goals against on their way to two wins. Sampdoria are looking at a record of three wins, seven draws and 20 defeats in the Serie A this season. Spezia enjoy a record of five wins, 11 draws and 14 defeats in the Serie A.
Sampdoria vs Spezia Stats
- Sampdoria have not won 13 of the last 14 matches
- Sampdoria have conceded in 13 of the last 15 matches
- In the last 4 Sampdoria matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Sampdoria home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sampdoria have not won 6 of the last 7 home matches
- Spezia have conceded in 18 of the last 20 away matches
- Spezia have not won 14 of the last 16 matches
- In 10 of the last 12 Spezia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Spezia have conceded in 12 of the last 13 matches
- Spezia have not won the last 6 away matches in a row
Sampdoria vs Spezia Squads
Sampdoria Squad
The 44-year-old Sampdoria manager, Dejan Stankovic, will select the lineup against Spezia 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 (0/3), Alessandro Zanoli (1/15), Andrea Conti (0/0), Bram Nuytinck (0/20), Bruno Amione (0/20), Jeison Murillo (0/16), Koray Guenter (1/16), Luigi Aquino (0/0), Marios Oikonomou (0/0), Nicola Murru (0/16), Tommaso Augello (2/29), Abdelhamid Sabiri (2/17), Emirhan Ilkhan (0/6), Filip Djuricic (3/27), Flavio Paoletti (0/0), Gerard Yepes (0/5), Harry Winks (0/13), Lorenzo Malagrida (0/0), Mehdi Leris (1/27), Michael Cuisance (0/9), Simone Trimboli (0/0), Telasco Segovia (0/0), Tomas Rincon (0/26), Fabio Quagliarella (0/18), Ignacio Pussetto (0/5), Jese (1/8), Manolo Gabbiadini (6/27), Manuel De Luca (0/0), Sam Lammers (2/26).
Spezia Squad
Below is the full team squad of Spezia. The manager Semplici will pick his starting XI against Sampdoria from these players:
Bartlomiej Dragowski (0/28), Federico Marchetti (0/0), Jeroen Zoet (0/3), Leonardo Dido (0/0), Petar Zovko (0/0), Dimitrios Nikolaou (0/28), Emil Holm (1/20), Ethan Ampadu (0/24), Joao Moutinho (0/0), Kelvin Amian (0/23), Mattia Caldara (0/19), Przemyslaw Wisniewski (0/6), Salvador Ferrer (0/3), Albin Ekdal (0/23), Arkadiusz Reca (1/22), Jacopo Sala (0/6), Julius Beck (0/0), Mehdi Bourabia (0/30), Salvatore Esposito (0/7), Szymon Zurkowski (0/8), Viktor Kovalenko (0/14), Daniel Maldini (2/17), Daniele Verde (2/19), Eldor Shomurodov (1/16), Emmanuel Quartsin Gyasi (1/27), Kevin Agudelo (0/28), M'Bala Nzola (13/25), Raimonds Krollis (0/0), Simone Bastoni (2/15), Tio Cipot (0/5).
Sampdoria vs Spezia Team News
Sampdoria could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Spezia.
Fabio Quagliarella, Ignacio Pussetto and Manuel De Luca nurses various injuries and won't take part for Sampdoria against Spezia at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
Spezia have just one player unavailable for selection, when visiting Sampdoria at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
Jeroen Zoet nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Spezia.
Sampdoria vs Spezia Lineups
Sampdoria vs Spezia H2H
Spezia beat Sampdoria twice in their most recent meetings, as they claimed wins by 2-1 and 1-0, respectively. Sampdoria have a 20% win rate in the against Spezia, who won three of these matches. The total record reads 1-1-3, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Sampdoria vs Spezia Results
In four of the previous five matches between Sampdoria and Spezia both teams scored.
Sampdoria vs Spezia 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 M'Bala Nzola managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Spezia in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
Sampdoria pulled off two clean sheets in their last 10 matches Stadio Luigi Ferraris, whereas Spezia claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 away matches.
In the last five encounters between Sampdoria and Spezia over 2.5 goals came out four times, as Sampdoria averaged 1.2 goals a game. Spezia scored an average of 1.6 goals in these, while both teams scored four times. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Sampdoria’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.1 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Spezia, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.
