The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Sampdoria are in the 11th position while the guesting Udinese worry at 15th.
- Sampdoria has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Serie A
- Udinese has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) 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
When playing at home in the Serie A, Sampdoria, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Serie A, have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 4 defeats from 8 games.
In their previous game, the manager C. Ranieri led his Sampdoria to a defeat in the Serie A match away at Spezia. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Inter in a game that was won 2-1.
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.
Sampdoria have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris with 15 goals in 8 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.
Udinese form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Udinese might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Napoli proved too strong as Udinese slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Dacia Arena. A 2-2 draw at Bologna's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Udinese in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Udinese, three draws and three defeats.
A new game in only four days for Udinese, the Serie A home match versus Atalanta. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Udinese's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. As for defending, Udinese rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Sampdoria victories, two draws and three Udinese wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Quagliarella 7 goals |  J. Jankto 4 goals |  A. Candreva 3 goals |
Sampdoria missing players
Udinese missing players
| Sampdoria | Udinese | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 26 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| 28 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 14 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | 88% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 75% | 69% |
| 82% | 88% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 62% | 50% |
| 29% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 62% | 38% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 38% | 25% |
| 76% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 75% | 56% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 12% | 19% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 25% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 11.8 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.4 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
| 3.7 | 4.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 41% | 43% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 40% | 27% |
- All of Sampdoria's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sampdoria has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Serie A
- Sampdoria has the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Serie A
- Sampdoria has the most matches over the total-line (13) in Serie A
- Sampdoria have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sampdoria have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sampdoria haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Udinese has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Serie A
- Udinese have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Inter | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 37 |
| 3 | Roma | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Juventus | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 33 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 31 |
| 6 | Napoli | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 31 |
| 7 | Sassuolo | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 29 |
| 8 | Lazio | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 10 | Benevento | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -10 | 21 |
| 11 | Sampdoria | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 20 |
| 12 | Fiorentina | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | Bologna | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 17 |
| 14 | Spezia | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -9 | 17 |
| 15 | Udinese | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Cagliari | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 14 |
| 17 | Genoa | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 14 |
| 18 | Torino | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -9 | 12 |
| 19 | Parma | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 12 |
| 20 | Crotone | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -23 | 9 |