Serie A match preview: Roma versus Sampdoria

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 03.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Olimpico (72698 seats)

It's advantage Roma so far with their 3rd position in the Serie A table, welcoming Sampdoria who are placed 11th.

Insights:
  • Roma has the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Serie A
  • Sampdoria has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Serie A

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Roma form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadio Olimpico as Roma, who have the most points (17) at home in Serie A, have scored 18 goals to get 17 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Serie A are 5-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Roma after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Roma's last game was hosting Cagliari (placed 15th) and winning 3-2. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Atalanta.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Roma as they are travelling to their away game against Crotone in the Serie A. That match is three days after this one.

Roma are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (18 goals in 7 games). Roma have conceded 7 in these home matches.

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Sampdoria form and stats

3-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sampdoria in their Serie A matches away.

Sampdoria's previous game was their home loss versus Sassuolo (2-3). Before that, Sampdoria secured a home win against Crotone with the score 3-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Inter in just three days.

Sampdoria find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Sampdoria struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Roma won six games, two matches ended with a draw and Sampdoria has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

RomaH. Mkhitaryan
H. Mkhitaryan
7 goals
RomaJ. Veretout
J. Veretout
7 goals
SampdoriaF. Quagliarella
F. Quagliarella
7 goals

Roma missing players

Sampdoria missing players

Roma Sampdoria
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 7 1 Played P 2 7 14
8 5 1 Won W 0 3 5
3 2 0 Drew D 0 1 2
2 0 0 Lost L 2 3 7
31 18 5 Scored S 1 10 23
20 7 2 Conceded C 5 12 24
92% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
85% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 86% 86%
69% 57% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 36%
38% 29% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
62% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 71% 79%
31% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 7%
15% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.9 2.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
14.3 16.3 19 Shots (avg) S ( 11 9.9 10.9
5.8 6.3 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.3 3.9
41% 41% 83% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 43% 42%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • All of Sampdoria's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Roma has the most points (17) at home in Serie A
  • Roma has the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Serie A
  • Roma has the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Serie A
  • Roma have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Roma have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sampdoria has the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Serie A
  • Sampdoria have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • 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 Milan 14 10 4 0 32 16 7 4 3 0 17 9 7 6 1 0 15 7 16 34
2 Inter 14 10 3 1 34 17 7 5 1 1 17 11 7 5 2 0 17 6 17 33
3 Roma 14 8 3 3 31 23 7 5 2 0 18 7 7 3 1 3 13 16 8 27
4 Sassuolo 14 7 5 2 26 17 7 2 3 2 10 10 7 5 2 0 16 7 9 26
5 Napoli 13 8 1 4 27 12 7 4 1 2 18 8 6 4 0 2 9 4 15 25
6 Juventus 13 6 6 1 25 13 6 3 2 1 9 6 7 3 4 0 16 7 12 24
7 Atalanta 13 6 4 3 28 20 6 3 1 2 14 9 7 3 3 1 14 11 8 22
8 Lazio 14 6 3 5 22 23 7 2 2 3 9 12 7 4 1 2 13 11 -1 21
9 Hellas Verona 14 5 5 4 18 14 8 3 2 3 10 8 6 2 3 1 8 6 4 20
10 Benevento 14 5 3 6 17 23 7 2 2 3 8 12 7 3 1 3 9 11 -6 18
11 Sampdoria 14 5 2 7 23 24 7 2 1 4 13 12 7 3 1 3 10 12 -1 17
12 Udinese 13 4 3 6 14 17 7 2 1 4 5 9 6 2 2 2 9 8 -3 15
13 Bologna 14 4 3 7 21 27 7 3 1 3 14 15 7 1 2 4 7 12 -6 15
14 Fiorentina 14 3 5 6 16 21 7 2 3 2 8 8 7 1 2 4 8 13 -5 14
15 Cagliari 14 3 5 6 21 27 6 2 2 2 10 10 8 1 3 4 11 17 -6 14
16 Parma 14 2 6 6 13 25 7 1 4 2 3 8 7 1 2 4 10 17 -12 12
17 Spezia 14 2 5 7 19 29 7 0 3 4 8 16 7 2 2 3 11 13 -10 11
18 Genoa 14 2 4 8 14 27 7 1 1 5 10 15 7 1 3 3 4 12 -13 10
19 Crotone 14 2 3 9 13 29 7 2 1 4 8 13 7 0 2 5 5 16 -16 9
20 Torino 14 1 5 8 22 32 7 0 3 4 12 17 7 1 2 4 10 15 -10 8

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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.