Serie A match prediction: Little separates Sassuolo and Sampdoria in quality

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sat 24.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore (21584 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Sassuolo in 8th and Sampdoria in 10th place.

Insights:
  • Sassuolo have the most points from losing position (16) in Serie A
  • Sampdoria haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Sassuolo form and stats

Sassuolo have played 15 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-7-3 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Sassuolo, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Milan away with the result 2-1. Giacomo Raspadori (2) found the net in that victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Fiorentina in a game that was won 3-1.

Manager R. De Zerbi felt very clever after Giacomo Raspadori scored the winning goal against Milan, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 64th minute.

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 Sassuolo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won four, drawn five and lost one.

The Sassuolo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 15 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sassuolo defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Sampdoria form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Sampdoria have produced an overall stat of 4-4-7 so far.

Two travels in a row for Sampdoria, whose manager C. Ranieri could celebrate last time after the Serie A win against Crotone. Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Hellas Verona.

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

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sampdoria have scored 17 goals in 15 league games away. Sampdoria have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sampdoria - Sassuolo 2-3. Last ten meetings between the teams: Sassuolo won five, Sampdoria won two and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SassuoloD. Berardi
D. Berardi
13 goals
SassuoloF. Caputo
F. Caputo
11 goals
SampdoriaF. Quagliarella
F. Quagliarella
10 goals

Sassuolo missing players

Sampdoria missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sassuolo Sampdoria
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 15 5 Played P 4 16 32
13 5 2 Won W 2 5 12
10 7 3 Drew D 0 4 6
9 3 0 Lost L 2 7 14
54 26 9 Scored S 5 18 43
50 23 6 Conceded C 6 22 46
94% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 87% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 81% 88%
62% 67% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 59%
38% 40% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 19% 25%
28% 27% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
75% 80% 80% BTTS BTTS 75% 62% 66%
19% 13% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 12%
12% 13% 20% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.3 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.6 2.4
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
14 14.4 14.4 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 10 10.3
4.8 4.9 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.5 3.7
35% 35% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 32% 36%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Sampdoria haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sassuolo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sassuolo have the most points from losing position (16) in Serie A

  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 31 23 6 2 70 28 15 13 1 1 39 15 16 10 5 1 31 13 42 75
2 Milan 32 20 6 6 60 38 17 7 5 5 29 24 15 13 1 1 31 14 22 66
3 Atalanta 31 19 7 5 72 38 16 10 3 3 42 22 15 9 4 2 30 16 34 64
4 Juventus 31 18 8 5 61 28 16 12 2 2 34 12 15 6 6 3 27 16 33 62
5 Napoli 31 19 3 9 66 35 15 10 2 3 38 15 16 9 1 6 28 20 31 60
6 Lazio 30 18 4 8 51 41 15 10 2 3 28 20 15 8 2 5 23 21 10 58
7 Roma 31 16 6 9 55 47 16 11 3 2 34 17 15 5 3 7 21 30 8 54
8 Sassuolo 32 13 10 9 54 50 15 5 7 3 26 23 17 8 3 6 28 27 4 49
9 Hellas Verona 32 11 8 13 40 40 16 6 3 7 19 19 16 5 5 6 21 21 0 41
10 Sampdoria 31 11 6 14 42 46 16 7 2 7 25 24 15 4 4 7 17 22 -4 39
11 Bologna 31 10 7 14 43 47 15 7 3 5 28 23 16 3 4 9 15 24 -4 37
12 Udinese 31 9 9 13 34 41 15 5 3 7 12 14 16 4 6 6 22 27 -7 36
13 Fiorentina 32 8 9 15 41 53 16 5 5 6 22 22 16 3 4 9 19 31 -12 33
14 Genoa 31 7 11 13 33 46 15 4 6 5 21 22 16 3 5 8 12 24 -13 32
15 Spezia 31 8 8 15 41 59 15 4 5 6 20 25 16 4 3 9 21 34 -18 32
16 Torino 30 6 12 12 45 53 15 2 8 5 23 26 15 4 4 7 22 27 -8 30
17 Benevento 31 7 9 15 33 60 16 2 6 8 15 31 15 5 3 7 18 29 -27 30
18 Cagliari 31 6 7 18 35 54 16 4 3 9 19 29 15 2 4 9 16 25 -19 25
19 Parma 31 3 11 17 32 63 16 2 5 9 10 27 15 1 6 8 22 36 -31 20
20 Crotone 31 4 3 24 38 79 15 4 1 10 21 31 16 0 2 14 17 48 -41 15

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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 Inter 31 23 6 2 70 28 15 13 1 1 39 15 16 10 5 1 31 13 42 75
2 Milan 32 20 6 6 60 38 17 7 5 5 29 24 15 13 1 1 31 14 22 66
3 Atalanta 31 19 7 5 72 38 16 10 3 3 42 22 15 9 4 2 30 16 34 64
4 Juventus 31 18 8 5 61 28 16 12 2 2 34 12 15 6 6 3 27 16 33 62
5 Napoli 31 19 3 9 66 35 15 10 2 3 38 15 16 9 1 6 28 20 31 60
6 Lazio 30 18 4 8 51 41 15 10 2 3 28 20 15 8 2 5 23 21 10 58
7 Roma 31 16 6 9 55 47 16 11 3 2 34 17 15 5 3 7 21 30 8 54
8 Sassuolo 32 13 10 9 54 50 15 5 7 3 26 23 17 8 3 6 28 27 4 49
9 Hellas Verona 32 11 8 13 40 40 16 6 3 7 19 19 16 5 5 6 21 21 0 41
10 Sampdoria 31 11 6 14 42 46 16 7 2 7 25 24 15 4 4 7 17 22 -4 39
11 Bologna 31 10 7 14 43 47 15 7 3 5 28 23 16 3 4 9 15 24 -4 37
12 Udinese 31 9 9 13 34 41 15 5 3 7 12 14 16 4 6 6 22 27 -7 36
13 Fiorentina 32 8 9 15 41 53 16 5 5 6 22 22 16 3 4 9 19 31 -12 33
14 Genoa 31 7 11 13 33 46 15 4 6 5 21 22 16 3 5 8 12 24 -13 32
15 Spezia 31 8 8 15 41 59 15 4 5 6 20 25 16 4 3 9 21 34 -18 32
16 Torino 30 6 12 12 45 53 15 2 8 5 23 26 15 4 4 7 22 27 -8 30
17 Benevento 31 7 9 15 33 60 16 2 6 8 15 31 15 5 3 7 18 29 -27 30
18 Cagliari 31 6 7 18 35 54 16 4 3 9 19 29 15 2 4 9 16 25 -19 25
19 Parma 31 3 11 17 32 63 16 2 5 9 10 27 15 1 6 8 22 36 -31 20
20 Crotone 31 4 3 24 38 79 15 4 1 10 21 31 16 0 2 14 17 48 -41 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.