National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sampdoria or Reggina that keep their silverware dream alive.
Reggina have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Sampdoria form and stats
Sampdoria was eliminated in the round of 16 last season in the Coppa Italia.6 victories, 3 draws and 10 defeats. That’s what Sampdoria have to build on here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in the Serie A.
Sampdoria are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Inter. Sampdoria's goalkeeper Audero was extremely busy against Inter, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves.
Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Fiorentina.A decent goal production from Sampdoria in their home games so far, with 29 goals from 19 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 32 goals have been conceded.
Reggina form and stats
Reggina was sent out of Coppa Italia in the 1st round last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Reggina so far with only 19 points returning home. The records show 4-7-8 (win-draw-lose).
It might be tough going out on the road again for Reggina, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Brescia. Midfield player Lombardi was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.01/10. Lombardi dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
The game before that, in the Serie B, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against Como.The visitors have scored 12 goals from 19 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Reggina have conceded 25 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sampdoria six wins, two draws and Reggina two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Sampdoria missing players
Reggina missing players
| Sampdoria | Reggina | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 26 | 17 | Scored | S | 18 | 29 | ||
| 36 | 13 | Conceded | C | 17 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 62% | 48% | ||
| 2.9 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.3 | ||
| 6.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.1 | 6.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.6 | 3.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8.6 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.7 | ||
| 3 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3 | ||
| 35% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 24% | ||
| 14.9 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.8 | 15.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 69 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 19 | 38 | 86 |
| 2 | Inter | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 84 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 52 | 84 |
| 3 | Napoli | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 74 | 31 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 43 | 79 |
| 4 | Juventus | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 70 |
| 5 | Lazio | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 58 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 64 |
| 6 | Roma | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 63 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 38 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 59 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 62 |
| 8 | Atalanta | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 65 | 48 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 59 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 59 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 34 | 6 | 53 |
| 10 | Torino | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 50 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 66 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 36 | -2 | 50 |
| 12 | Udinese | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 58 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 47 |
| 13 | Bologna | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 31 | -11 | 46 |
| 14 | Empoli | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 70 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 44 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | -20 | 41 |
| 15 | Sampdoria | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 46 | 63 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 31 | -17 | 36 |
| 16 | Spezia | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 41 | 71 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 41 | -30 | 36 |
| 17 | Salernitana | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 78 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 39 | -45 | 31 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 68 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 35 | -34 | 30 |
| 19 | Genoa | 38 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 60 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 35 | -33 | 28 |
| 20 | Venezia | 38 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 69 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 31 | -35 | 27 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lecce | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 59 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 28 | 71 |
| 2 | Cremonese | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 69 |
| 3 | Monza | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 67 |
| 4 | Pisa | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 67 |
| 5 | Brescia | 38 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 55 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 66 |
| 6 | Ascoli | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 65 |
| 7 | Benevento | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 62 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 63 |
| 8 | Frosinone | 38 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 58 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 58 |
| 9 | Perugia | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 58 |
| 10 | Ternana | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 61 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 34 | -3 | 54 |
| 11 | Cittadella | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 52 |
| 12 | Parma | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 48 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 49 |
| 13 | Como | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 54 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 33 | -5 | 47 |
| 14 | Reggina | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 49 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -18 | 46 |
| 15 | SPAL | 38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 46 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -8 | 42 |
| 16 | Cosenza | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 59 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 36 | -23 | 35 |
| 17 | Vicenza | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 38 | 59 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 33 | -21 | 34 |
| 18 | Alessandria | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 59 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 36 | -22 | 34 |
| 19 | Crotone | 38 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 36 | -20 | 26 |
| 20 | Pordenone | 38 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 71 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 37 | -42 | 18 |