Serie A match guide: Sampdoria vs Roma

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 03.April
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (36599 seats)

Preview: 22 points stand between the teams so far this season, Roma the sharpest side. Will Sampdoria shorten the gap?

Insights:
  • Sampdoria have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Roma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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.

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Sampdoria form and stats

Sampdoria's results here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in the Serie A have been very modest with 4 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats.

A good away victory last time out for Sampdoria, who won 2-0 against Venezia (placed 19th). The forward Caputo was declared "man of the match" for Sampdoria with a rating of 8.12/10. Caputo scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that game, the home loss against Juventus with the scoreline 1-3.

Sampdoria have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris with 23 goals in 15 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 28 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Sampdoria hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Genoa, Cagliari, Venezia, Spezia, Udinese and Salernitana), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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Roma form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Roma have produced an overall stat of 6-2-6 so far.

Roma are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the game against Lazio (placed 7th). Pellegrini, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.31. Pellegrini scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).

Roma have another fixture that requires travelling in just four nights, a Europa Conference League match vs Bodø / Glimt. A demanding calendar for the guests!

Roma has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 14 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Roma have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have met earlier this season: Roma - Sampdoria 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Sampdoria victories, three draws and four Roma wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

RomaK. Bakumo-Abraham
K. Bakumo-Abraham
15 goals
RomaL. Pellegrini
L. Pellegrini
8 goals

Sampdoria missing players

Roma missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sampdoria Roma
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 6 14 30
8 4 0 Won W 4 6 15
5 3 1 Drew D 1 2 6
17 8 4 Lost L 1 6 9
39 23 4 Scored S 12 27 50
51 28 13 Conceded C 5 21 35
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
83% 93% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 79% 70%
67% 80% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 64% 53%
43% 53% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 57% 37%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 36% 20%
57% 73% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 64% 50%
20% 13% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 21% 40%
27% 13% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 17%
 
4.1 4.3 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 8.3 6.5 5.9
5.9 4.9 3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 3 3.4
2.6 2.7 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.1 3.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 7
 
10.8 11.7 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 23.5 18.1 16.3
3.6 4.1 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.7 6.4 5.5
36% 37% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 30% 30%
 
14.9 14.1 12.4 Shots against (avg) S A 8 10.4 10.7
5.3 5.8 6.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 4.3 4.1
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Roma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Roma have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Roma haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sampdoria have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • 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 Milan 30 20 6 4 56 29 15 9 3 3 23 12 15 11 3 1 33 17 27 66
2 Napoli 30 19 6 5 53 22 15 9 2 4 25 11 15 10 4 1 28 11 31 63
3 Inter 29 17 9 3 62 24 15 10 3 2 36 13 14 7 6 1 26 11 38 60
4 Juventus 30 17 8 5 47 26 15 9 3 3 20 9 15 8 5 2 27 17 21 59
5 Atalanta 29 14 9 6 51 31 14 4 6 4 24 18 15 10 3 2 27 13 20 51
6 Roma 30 15 6 9 50 35 16 9 4 3 23 14 14 6 2 6 27 21 15 51
7 Lazio 30 14 7 9 58 45 14 8 4 2 33 18 16 6 3 7 25 27 13 49
8 Fiorentina 29 14 5 10 48 38 14 9 2 3 32 16 15 5 3 7 16 22 10 47
9 Sassuolo 30 11 10 9 55 49 15 5 5 5 23 23 15 6 5 4 32 26 6 43
10 Hellas Verona 30 11 9 10 55 47 15 8 2 5 31 20 15 3 7 5 24 27 8 42
11 Torino 29 9 8 12 34 30 15 7 4 4 27 16 14 2 4 8 7 14 4 35
12 Bologna 29 9 6 14 32 44 15 6 3 6 18 18 14 3 3 8 14 26 -12 33
13 Empoli 30 8 9 13 41 55 15 3 3 9 23 38 15 5 6 4 18 17 -14 33
14 Udinese 28 6 12 10 36 46 14 4 7 3 19 21 14 2 5 7 17 25 -10 30
15 Sampdoria 30 8 5 17 39 51 15 4 3 8 23 28 15 4 2 9 16 23 -12 29
16 Spezia 30 8 5 17 31 54 14 4 3 7 15 17 16 4 2 10 16 37 -23 29
17 Cagliari 30 5 10 15 28 54 15 2 6 7 16 26 15 3 4 8 12 28 -26 25
18 Genoa 30 2 16 12 23 47 15 1 8 6 10 19 15 1 8 6 13 28 -24 22
19 Venezia 29 5 7 17 25 54 15 2 4 9 15 30 14 3 3 8 10 24 -29 22
20 Salernitana 28 3 7 18 22 65 14 1 5 8 12 31 14 2 2 10 10 34 -43 16

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  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 30 20 6 4 56 29 15 9 3 3 23 12 15 11 3 1 33 17 27 66
2 Napoli 30 19 6 5 53 22 15 9 2 4 25 11 15 10 4 1 28 11 31 63
3 Inter 29 17 9 3 62 24 15 10 3 2 36 13 14 7 6 1 26 11 38 60
4 Juventus 30 17 8 5 47 26 15 9 3 3 20 9 15 8 5 2 27 17 21 59
5 Atalanta 29 14 9 6 51 31 14 4 6 4 24 18 15 10 3 2 27 13 20 51
6 Roma 30 15 6 9 50 35 16 9 4 3 23 14 14 6 2 6 27 21 15 51
7 Lazio 30 14 7 9 58 45 14 8 4 2 33 18 16 6 3 7 25 27 13 49
8 Fiorentina 29 14 5 10 48 38 14 9 2 3 32 16 15 5 3 7 16 22 10 47
9 Sassuolo 30 11 10 9 55 49 15 5 5 5 23 23 15 6 5 4 32 26 6 43
10 Hellas Verona 30 11 9 10 55 47 15 8 2 5 31 20 15 3 7 5 24 27 8 42
11 Torino 29 9 8 12 34 30 15 7 4 4 27 16 14 2 4 8 7 14 4 35
12 Bologna 29 9 6 14 32 44 15 6 3 6 18 18 14 3 3 8 14 26 -12 33
13 Empoli 30 8 9 13 41 55 15 3 3 9 23 38 15 5 6 4 18 17 -14 33
14 Udinese 28 6 12 10 36 46 14 4 7 3 19 21 14 2 5 7 17 25 -10 30
15 Sampdoria 30 8 5 17 39 51 15 4 3 8 23 28 15 4 2 9 16 23 -12 29
16 Spezia 30 8 5 17 31 54 14 4 3 7 15 17 16 4 2 10 16 37 -23 29
17 Cagliari 30 5 10 15 28 54 15 2 6 7 16 26 15 3 4 8 12 28 -26 25
18 Genoa 30 2 16 12 23 47 15 1 8 6 10 19 15 1 8 6 13 28 -24 22
19 Venezia 29 5 7 17 25 54 15 2 4 9 15 30 14 3 3 8 10 24 -29 22
20 Salernitana 28 3 7 18 22 65 14 1 5 8 12 31 14 2 2 10 10 34 -43 16

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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.