Inter vs Sampdoria preview for betting prediction

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sat 08.May
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (80018 seats)

Inter perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Sampdoria can look both up and down from their 9th position.

Insights:
  • Inter have the fewest conceded goals (29) in Serie A
  • Inter have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sampdoria have scored away.

Inter and Sampdoria should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Inter have already won the league and the fans have gone wild! Even so, with the trophy already secured there could be issues regarding the team's motivation in this one. Sampdoria is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Inter form and stats

Inter, who have the fewest conceded goals (29) in Serie A, have been outstanding at home so far in the Serie A with 14 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. In general it's been a long time since Inter tasted defeat here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, as they have taken at least one point from their last 14 home games in the league. Inter has a nice streak going on as they have played 18 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Sampdoria defeat 122 days ago.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Inter, as their goalkeeper Samir Handanovic has completely shut out the opponents for 258 minutes in the Serie A.

Inter are returning here after visiting Crotone in a Serie A game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Christian Eriksen and Achraf Hakimi scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Inter won a home game hosting Hellas Verona (1-0).

Inter are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found eleven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won seven, drew three and lost one.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie A game versus Roma in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Inter are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (40 goals in 16 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Inter are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 16 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Sampdoria form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Sampdoria have produced an overall stat of 5-4-8 so far.

Impressive finishing from Jakub Jankto and Adrien Silva secured the home win 2-0 against Roma in their previous game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sassuolo wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Sampdoria played away with similar odds. This revealed seven games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected seven times.

After this away game Sampdoria return home for a Serie A game against Spezia. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sampdoria have scored 18 goals in 17 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 23 goals have been conceded by Sampdoria in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Sampdoria - Inter 2-1. Inter-Sampdoria H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Inter seven wins, Sampdoria three wins, zero draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

InterR. Lukaku Menama
R. Lukaku Menama
21 goals
InterL. Martínez
L. Martínez
15 goals
SampdoriaF. Quagliarella
F. Quagliarella
11 goals

Inter missing players

Sampdoria missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Inter Sampdoria
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 16 4 Played P 5 17 34
25 14 4 Won W 1 5 13
7 1 0 Drew D 1 4 6
2 1 0 Lost L 3 8 15
74 40 9 Scored S 5 18 45
29 15 2 Conceded C 8 23 47
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
82% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 76% 85%
59% 69% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 47% 56%
29% 44% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 18% 24%
12% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
59% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 59% 62%
41% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 15%
3% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 29% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.4 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.4 2.5 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
14.5 14 14.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10 10.4
5.3 5.7 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3.4 3.8
41% 44% 39% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 31% 35%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Inter have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Inter have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Inter have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sampdoria have scored away.
  • Inter have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Inter have the fewest conceded goals (29) in Serie A
  • Inter have the most clean sheets (14) in Serie A
  • Inter have the most points (43) at home in Serie A
  • Inter have the most scored goals in the second half (51) in Serie A
  • Inter have the the best goal difference (+45) in Serie A
  • Inter haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Sampdoria haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 34 25 7 2 74 29 16 14 1 1 40 15 18 11 6 1 34 14 45 82
2 Atalanta 34 20 9 5 79 40 17 11 3 3 47 22 17 9 6 2 32 18 39 69
3 Juventus 34 20 9 5 67 31 17 13 2 2 37 13 17 7 7 3 30 18 36 69
4 Milan 34 21 6 7 62 41 18 8 5 5 31 24 16 13 1 2 31 17 21 69
5 Napoli 34 21 4 9 74 38 17 11 3 3 44 18 17 10 1 6 30 20 36 67
6 Lazio 33 20 4 9 60 49 17 12 2 3 35 23 16 8 2 6 25 26 11 64
7 Roma 34 16 7 11 58 53 17 11 4 2 35 18 17 5 3 9 23 35 5 55
8 Sassuolo 34 14 11 9 56 51 17 6 8 3 28 24 17 8 3 6 28 27 5 53
9 Sampdoria 34 13 6 15 45 47 17 8 2 7 27 24 17 5 4 8 18 23 -2 45
10 Hellas Verona 34 11 9 14 41 42 17 6 4 7 20 20 17 5 5 7 21 22 -1 42
11 Udinese 34 10 9 15 39 46 17 5 3 9 13 17 17 5 6 6 26 29 -7 39
12 Bologna 34 10 9 15 47 56 17 7 5 5 32 27 17 3 4 10 15 29 -9 39
13 Genoa 34 8 12 14 40 52 17 5 7 5 25 24 17 3 5 9 15 28 -12 36
14 Fiorentina 34 8 11 15 45 57 17 5 6 6 23 23 17 3 5 9 22 34 -12 35
15 Spezia 34 8 10 16 43 63 16 4 6 6 21 26 18 4 4 10 22 37 -20 34
16 Cagliari 34 8 8 18 40 57 17 5 3 9 22 31 17 3 5 9 18 26 -17 32
17 Torino 32 6 13 13 46 56 16 2 8 6 23 28 16 4 5 7 23 28 -10 31
18 Benevento 34 7 10 17 37 68 17 2 6 9 17 35 17 5 4 8 20 33 -31 31
19 Parma 33 3 11 19 36 70 17 2 5 10 13 31 16 1 6 9 23 39 -34 20
20 Crotone 34 5 3 26 42 85 17 4 1 12 21 34 17 1 2 14 21 51 -43 18

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 34 25 7 2 74 29 16 14 1 1 40 15 18 11 6 1 34 14 45 82
2 Atalanta 34 20 9 5 79 40 17 11 3 3 47 22 17 9 6 2 32 18 39 69
3 Juventus 34 20 9 5 67 31 17 13 2 2 37 13 17 7 7 3 30 18 36 69
4 Milan 34 21 6 7 62 41 18 8 5 5 31 24 16 13 1 2 31 17 21 69
5 Napoli 34 21 4 9 74 38 17 11 3 3 44 18 17 10 1 6 30 20 36 67
6 Lazio 33 20 4 9 60 49 17 12 2 3 35 23 16 8 2 6 25 26 11 64
7 Roma 34 16 7 11 58 53 17 11 4 2 35 18 17 5 3 9 23 35 5 55
8 Sassuolo 34 14 11 9 56 51 17 6 8 3 28 24 17 8 3 6 28 27 5 53
9 Sampdoria 34 13 6 15 45 47 17 8 2 7 27 24 17 5 4 8 18 23 -2 45
10 Hellas Verona 34 11 9 14 41 42 17 6 4 7 20 20 17 5 5 7 21 22 -1 42
11 Udinese 34 10 9 15 39 46 17 5 3 9 13 17 17 5 6 6 26 29 -7 39
12 Bologna 34 10 9 15 47 56 17 7 5 5 32 27 17 3 4 10 15 29 -9 39
13 Genoa 34 8 12 14 40 52 17 5 7 5 25 24 17 3 5 9 15 28 -12 36
14 Fiorentina 34 8 11 15 45 57 17 5 6 6 23 23 17 3 5 9 22 34 -12 35
15 Spezia 34 8 10 16 43 63 16 4 6 6 21 26 18 4 4 10 22 37 -20 34
16 Cagliari 34 8 8 18 40 57 17 5 3 9 22 31 17 3 5 9 18 26 -17 32
17 Torino 32 6 13 13 46 56 16 2 8 6 23 28 16 4 5 7 23 28 -10 31
18 Benevento 34 7 10 17 37 68 17 2 6 9 17 35 17 5 4 8 20 33 -31 31
19 Parma 33 3 11 19 36 70 17 2 5 10 13 31 16 1 6 9 23 39 -34 20
20 Crotone 34 5 3 26 42 85 17 4 1 12 21 34 17 1 2 14 21 51 -43 18

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Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.