Sampdoria hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 20 points and a 16th position in the Serie A table. Visiting Napoli holds 10th place with 27 pts.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sampdoria form and stats
Sampdoria have collected 13 points from their Serie A home games so far after 3-4-4.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Sampdoria, who played 0-0 against Sassuolo. That match was also played at this venue (Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris). Heartbreak before that as Sampdoria lost 1-5 at Lazio's place.
The Sampdoria fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 11 matches. On the other hand, Sampdoria have conceded 12 goals.
Napoli form and stats
Playing away, Napoli have won 3 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Serie A this season.
Napoli are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Serie A against Juventus (placed 1st). Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Lazio in the Coppa Italia.
The travelling fans enjoy Napoli's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 10 league matches away. In the opposite end, Napoli have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Napoli - Sampdoria 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Sampdoria victory, one draw and eight Napoli wins. eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Milik 7 goals |   F. Quagliarella 5 goals |  M. Gabbiadini 4 goals |
Sampdoria missing players
Napoli missing players
| Sampdoria | Napoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 10 | 17 | 30 |
| 33 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 29 |
| 81% | 73% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 62% | 55% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 81% |
| 48% | 45% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 52% |
| 24% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 24% |
| 19% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 30% | 14% |
| 48% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 67% |
| 33% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 38% | 45% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 24% |
| 5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6 | 6.1 |
| 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 309 | 212 | 63 | Total Shots | T S | 64 | 152 | 403 |
| 91 | 62 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 23 | 53 | 125 |
| 22% | 18% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 32% | 24% |
- Napoli has the fewest matches over the total-line (6)
- Sampdoria has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Juventus | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 54 |
| 2 | Inter | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 26 | 51 |
| 3 | Lazio | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 49 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 29 | 39 |
| 5 | Roma | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 39 |
| 6 | Cagliari | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Parma | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Milan | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 32 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| 10 | Bologna | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Napoli | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 27 |
| 12 | Torino | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -13 | 27 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 26 |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Udinese | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -16 | 24 |
| 16 | Sampdoria | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 20 |
| 17 | Lecce | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -15 | 19 |
| 18 | Genoa | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | -20 | 16 |
| 19 | Brescia | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -21 | 15 |
| 20 | SPAL | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -22 | 15 |