Roma are hunting the top places while Sampdoria are more involved in steering clear of relegation. Who wins the prize?
- Sampdoria have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Serie A
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Roma and Sampdoria.
Roma form and stats
Roma are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Stadio Olimpico. 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 9 games.
Happy days for Roma in their previous game, a Serie A match away at Atalanta (placed 4th) that ended with a 4-1 victory. Patrício loved the game against Atalanta. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 4-1 victory. Abraham, an attacker, was the highest rated player for the team in that match, collecting a rating of 8.14 (out of 10). Abraham scored two goals.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Spezia.The Roma fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. Roma are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Olimpico in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
Sampdoria form and stats
3-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sampdoria in their Serie A matches away.
Sampdoria's last game was the home draw against Venezia (1-1). Midfielder Gabbiadini was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.03. Gabbiadini scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, Sampdoria secured a home win against Torino with the score 2-1.Sampdoria has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sampdoria's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Roma victories, two draws and three Sampdoria wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Bakumo-Abraham 6 goals |   A. Candreva 6 goals |  L. Pellegrini 5 goals |
Roma missing players
Sampdoria missing players
| Roma | Sampdoria | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 30 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| 20 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 34 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 72% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 56% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 33% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 11% |
| 44% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 39% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 17% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 6.1 | 5.1 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 3.9 | 4.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 6.6 | 5.4 |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16.6 | 14 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 11.8 | 12 |
| 5.3 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 31% | 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 38% | 35% |
| 10.7 | 12.4 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 15.4 | 14.2 |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
- Sampdoria have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Serie A
- Sampdoria have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Serie A
| 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 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 43 |
| 2 | Napoli | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 22 | 39 |
| 3 | Milan | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 39 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 37 |
| 5 | Roma | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 31 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 7 | Juventus | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 8 | Lazio | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Empoli | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Torino | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Bologna | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 13 | Hellas Verona | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 23 |
| 14 | Udinese | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Sampdoria | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -8 | 19 |
| 16 | Venezia | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 17 |
| 17 | Spezia | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 27 | -21 | 13 |
| 18 | Genoa | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -18 | 10 |
| 19 | Cagliari | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -21 | 10 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -31 | 8 |