Very important face-off in the "wrong" end of the Serie A, with both Spezia and Sampdoria suffering more stress than joy. This match is a real "six-pointer" with the hosting team placed 14th and the guests in 18th place.
- Spezia have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sampdoria have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Serie A
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Spezia form and stats
Spezia have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Serie A. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. When Spezia hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Bologna, Cremonese, Empoli, Lecce, Spezia and Monza), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
In their previous game, the manager Gotti led his Spezia to a defeat away at Napoli. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Alberto Picco. Midfielder Holm was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.45 (out of ten) in that game. Holm hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Bologna 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 Spezia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 4 and lost 2.
The Spezia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. Spezia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sampdoria form and stats
It's not happening yet for Sampdoria on their Serie A travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? With two straight losses from their last two away games, Sampdoria are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Sampdoria failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Milan (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 1-2. Augello was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.3. The defender Augello served one assist, hit two key passes and won 2 of 4 duels.
Prior to that match, the Sampdoria manager Giampaolo faced defeat when travelling to Hellas Verona and losing 1-2.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Sampdoria in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Sampdoria, 1 draw and 6 defeats.
It's early days yet, but Sampdoria has scored 1 and conceded 6 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the prior six meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Spezia, one draw and two wins for Sampdoria. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: one game.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Bastoni 2 goals |  M. N'Zola 2 goals |   M. Gabbiadini 1 goals |
Spezia missing players
Sampdoria missing players
| Spezia | Sampdoria | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 33% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 4.5 | 5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 6.5 | 4 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 2 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.3 | 11.3 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14.5 | 12.2 |
| 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| 31% | 45% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 20.3 | 18.3 | 16.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 14.5 | 13.2 |
| 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 8 | 5.8 |
- All of Sampdoria's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Sampdoria have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sampdoria have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sampdoria have lost all their away matches so far.
- Sampdoria have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Serie A
- Spezia have not yet lost a game at home.
- Spezia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 2 | Milan | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Inter | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | Udinese | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Roma | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Torino | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Juventus | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Lazio | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | Salernitana | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Fiorentina | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Hellas Verona | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 14 | Spezia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 15 | Empoli | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 | Bologna | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 17 | Lecce | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 18 | Sampdoria | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 2 |
| 19 | Cremonese | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
| 20 | Monza | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -11 | 0 |
