Soccer betting preview: Sampdoria welcomes Torino in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 21.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (36599 seats)

With their 9 point advantage in the league table, Sampdoria fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Torino.

Insights:
  • Sampdoria have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Torino have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Serie A

The visiting Torino played their last game only four days ago, a Serie A match.

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Sampdoria form and stats

Overall Serie A stats at home this season for Sampdoria are 5-2-6 (wins-draw-losses).

The fans are hoping that Sampdoria will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Serie A game against Bologna (placed 12th). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Cagliari that ended 2-2.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sampdoria have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost four.

A decent goal production from Sampdoria in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 13 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.

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Torino form and stats

Torino have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 3-4-6 (13 played).

Torino go into this game after a win, the home game against Sassuolo that ended 3-2. A 1-2 loss hosting Inter before that.

What a finish in the last match, as Torino came back from being down 0-2 and secured a very satisfying victory through Simone Zaza's goal in the 90th minute. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager D. Nicola when Simone Zaza scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute. Late drama in the previous game, when Simone Zaza scored the winning goal two minutes into stoppage time to defeat Sassuolo.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Torino in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Torino, one draw and three defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Torino's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 13 league matches away. Torino have conceded 26 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Torino - Sampdoria 2-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - five - two (Sampdoria wins - draws - Torino wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

TorinoA. Belotti
A. Belotti
11 goals
SampdoriaF. Quagliarella
F. Quagliarella
9 goals
SampdoriaK. Baldé Diao
K. Baldé Diao
5 goals

Sampdoria missing players

Torino missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sampdoria Torino
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 2 13 26
9 5 1 Won W 0 3 4
5 2 2 Drew D 1 4 11
13 6 1 Lost L 1 6 11
37 21 8 Scored S 3 21 39
42 21 7 Conceded C 4 26 49
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
93% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 85% 81%
67% 77% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 69% 62%
26% 31% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 46% 46%
7% 15% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 31% 35%
70% 77% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 69% 73%
7% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 19%
22% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 15% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.5 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.5 2.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.5 10.9 9 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 11.5 11.9
3.7 4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.5 4.2 4.3
37% 40% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 38% 35%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • All of Sampdoria's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Sampdoria have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sampdoria haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Torino have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Torino have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Serie A
  • Torino haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 27 20 5 2 65 26 13 11 1 1 36 14 14 9 4 1 29 12 39 65
2 Milan 27 17 5 5 50 31 14 6 4 4 25 20 13 11 1 1 25 11 19 56
3 Juventus 26 16 7 3 54 22 13 10 2 1 29 9 13 6 5 2 25 13 32 55
4 Atalanta 27 15 7 5 63 34 14 8 3 3 38 20 13 7 4 2 25 14 29 52
5 Napoli 26 16 2 8 56 29 13 9 1 3 33 11 13 7 1 5 23 18 27 50
6 Roma 27 15 5 7 51 40 14 10 3 1 33 15 13 5 2 6 18 25 11 50
7 Lazio 26 14 4 8 42 37 13 8 2 3 21 16 13 6 2 5 21 21 5 46
8 Sassuolo 27 10 9 8 45 44 13 4 6 3 21 20 14 6 3 5 24 24 1 39
9 Hellas Verona 27 10 8 9 36 32 13 6 3 4 18 14 14 4 5 5 18 18 4 38
10 Udinese 27 8 9 10 30 35 13 5 3 5 12 12 14 3 6 5 18 23 -5 33
11 Sampdoria 27 9 5 13 37 42 13 5 2 6 21 21 14 4 3 7 16 21 -5 32
12 Bologna 27 8 7 12 36 42 13 6 3 4 24 21 14 2 4 8 12 21 -6 31
13 Fiorentina 27 7 8 12 33 42 14 5 5 4 18 16 13 2 3 8 15 26 -9 29
14 Genoa 27 6 10 11 28 39 14 4 5 5 20 21 13 2 5 6 8 18 -11 28
15 Spezia 27 6 8 13 34 50 13 2 5 6 15 22 14 4 3 7 19 28 -16 26
16 Benevento 27 6 8 13 27 52 14 2 5 7 13 28 13 4 3 6 14 24 -25 26
17 Torino 26 4 11 11 39 49 13 1 7 5 18 23 13 3 4 6 21 26 -10 23
18 Cagliari 27 5 7 15 30 46 14 3 3 8 15 24 13 2 4 7 15 22 -16 22
19 Parma 27 3 10 14 25 52 14 2 5 7 8 22 13 1 5 7 17 30 -27 19
20 Crotone 27 4 3 20 30 67 13 4 1 8 18 26 14 0 2 12 12 41 -37 15

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Table
  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 27 20 5 2 65 26 13 11 1 1 36 14 14 9 4 1 29 12 39 65
2 Milan 27 17 5 5 50 31 14 6 4 4 25 20 13 11 1 1 25 11 19 56
3 Juventus 26 16 7 3 54 22 13 10 2 1 29 9 13 6 5 2 25 13 32 55
4 Atalanta 27 15 7 5 63 34 14 8 3 3 38 20 13 7 4 2 25 14 29 52
5 Napoli 26 16 2 8 56 29 13 9 1 3 33 11 13 7 1 5 23 18 27 50
6 Roma 27 15 5 7 51 40 14 10 3 1 33 15 13 5 2 6 18 25 11 50
7 Lazio 26 14 4 8 42 37 13 8 2 3 21 16 13 6 2 5 21 21 5 46
8 Sassuolo 27 10 9 8 45 44 13 4 6 3 21 20 14 6 3 5 24 24 1 39
9 Hellas Verona 27 10 8 9 36 32 13 6 3 4 18 14 14 4 5 5 18 18 4 38
10 Udinese 27 8 9 10 30 35 13 5 3 5 12 12 14 3 6 5 18 23 -5 33
11 Sampdoria 27 9 5 13 37 42 13 5 2 6 21 21 14 4 3 7 16 21 -5 32
12 Bologna 27 8 7 12 36 42 13 6 3 4 24 21 14 2 4 8 12 21 -6 31
13 Fiorentina 27 7 8 12 33 42 14 5 5 4 18 16 13 2 3 8 15 26 -9 29
14 Genoa 27 6 10 11 28 39 14 4 5 5 20 21 13 2 5 6 8 18 -11 28
15 Spezia 27 6 8 13 34 50 13 2 5 6 15 22 14 4 3 7 19 28 -16 26
16 Benevento 27 6 8 13 27 52 14 2 5 7 13 28 13 4 3 6 14 24 -25 26
17 Torino 26 4 11 11 39 49 13 1 7 5 18 23 13 3 4 6 21 26 -10 23
18 Cagliari 27 5 7 15 30 46 14 3 3 8 15 24 13 2 4 7 15 22 -16 22
19 Parma 27 3 10 14 25 52 14 2 5 7 8 22 13 1 5 7 17 30 -27 19
20 Crotone 27 4 3 20 30 67 13 4 1 8 18 26 14 0 2 12 12 41 -37 15

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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.