Sampdoria are welcoming Cagliari for another vital game following their 1-1 result against 6th-placed Roma.
- Sampdoria have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Serie A
- Cagliari have the fewest points (3) away 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.
Sampdoria form and stats
Sampdoria's struggle is real here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris with only 9 points collected from 10 Serie A games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-5.
Sampdoria shared the glory with Roma in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Defender Ferrari got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.44/10. Ferrari won 8 of 10 duels.
Before that, Sampdoria drew at home versus Venezia.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sampdoria have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won three times, drawn two and lost two.
There will be little rest for Sampdoria after this match as they are travelling to Napoli for a Serie A game in only three days.
Sampdoria are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Sampdoria with 21 goals conceded in these matches.
Cagliari form and stats
There's been little loot from Cagliari's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 9 away games in the Serie A. Cagliari only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. Cagliari are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Sampdoria fixture.
Cagliari have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 307 minutes ago. Pedro was the goal scorer.
Two away games in a row for Cagliari, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Juventus in the Serie A. Grassi got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, top player of the team. Grassi dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 40 successful passes (of 45 total).
A 0-4 loss hosting Udinese before that.Cagliari are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of five matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bologna in just three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cagliari as they have only managed to score 5 times from 9 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cagliari have conceded 21 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Sampdoria and Cagliari have faced off already this season: Cagliari - Sampdoria 3-1. Head-to-head statistics (for the last ten meetings): Sampdoria won three games, three matches ended in a draw and Cagliari got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  J. dos Santos Galvão 9 goals |   A. Candreva 6 goals |  M. Gabbiadini 5 goals |
Sampdoria missing players
Cagliari missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 27 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 17 |
| 35 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 21 | 40 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 89% | 95% |
| 89% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 89% | 95% |
| 74% | 80% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 56% | 58% |
| 53% | 60% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 42% |
| 11% | 10% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 68% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 58% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 42% |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2 | 3.4 |
| 5.6 | 4.4 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.3 | 6.3 |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.9 | 10 |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.3 | 3 |
| 35% | 33% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 30% |
| 14.3 | 13.3 | 15.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 18.7 | 15.7 |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.6 | 5.1 |
- Cagliari have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Cagliari have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Cagliari have the fewest points (3) away in Serie A
- Cagliari have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cagliari have yet to win a game away.
- Sampdoria have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Sampdoria have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sampdoria have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cagliari have scored away.
- 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
- Sampdoria haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 34 | 46 |
| 2 | Milan | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 42 |
| 3 | Napoli | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 39 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| 5 | Juventus | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Roma | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 32 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 32 |
| 8 | Lazio | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Empoli | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Bologna | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 27 |
| 11 | Torino | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 25 |
| 12 | Hellas Verona | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 24 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | -1 | 24 |
| 14 | Udinese | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Sampdoria | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Venezia | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -16 | 17 |
| 17 | Spezia | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 27 | -20 | 16 |
| 18 | Genoa | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -18 | 11 |
| 19 | Cagliari | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | -23 | 10 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -31 | 8 |
