With their 10 point advantage in the league table, Sampdoria fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Cagliari.
- Sampdoria have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cagliari have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) 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 Sampdoria and Cagliari.
Sampdoria form and stats
Sampdoria have played 12 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-1-6 (wins-draws-losses).
An away draw last time out for Sampdoria, facing Genoa in a game that ended 1-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to Atalanta (0-2).
This is expected to be a close game, with Sampdoria perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sampdoria as a small favourite), we find eight games. Sampdoria has won three of these, drawn one and lost four.
Sampdoria have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris with 19 goals in 12 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Sampdoria have conceded 19 from these games.
Cagliari form and stats
There's been little loot from Cagliari's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 12 away games in the Serie A. Cagliari only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio Cragno is eager to challenge this, with his 194 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Cagliari go into this game after a win, the home game against Bologna that ended 1-0. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Crotone at their stadium, the result 2-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Cagliari in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Cagliari, two draws and three defeats.
Cagliari have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Cagliari's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Cagliari - Sampdoria 2-0 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Sampdoria victories, three draws and three Cagliari wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. dos Santos Galvão 12 goals |   F. Quagliarella 8 goals |  K. Baldé Diao 5 goals |
Sampdoria missing players
Cagliari missing players
| Sampdoria | Cagliari | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 34 | 19 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 37 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 67% | 72% |
| 64% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 33% | 36% |
| 20% | 25% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 33% | 32% |
| 8% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 33% | 24% |
| 68% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 52% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 16% |
| 24% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 42% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.1 | 10.8 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 8.9 | 10.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 39% | 40% | 70% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 36% | 34% |
- All of Sampdoria's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cagliari have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Serie A
- Cagliari have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Serie A
- Sampdoria have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 36 | 56 |
| 2 | Milan | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 53 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 49 |
| 4 | Juventus | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 28 | 49 |
| 5 | Roma | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 47 |
| 6 | Napoli | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 44 |
| 7 | Lazio | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 43 |
| 8 | Hellas Verona | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 38 |
| 9 | Sassuolo | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 36 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 31 |
| 11 | Udinese | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -7 | 29 |
| 12 | Bologna | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 28 |
| 13 | Genoa | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 27 |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -12 | 25 |
| 15 | Spezia | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -14 | 25 |
| 16 | Benevento | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -22 | 25 |
| 17 | Cagliari | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 21 |
| 18 | Torino | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 | Parma | 24 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -28 | 15 |
| 20 | Crotone | 25 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 38 | -38 | 12 |