Game preview: Home crowd has big expectations when Udinese greet Sampdoria

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Mon 08.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Dacia Arena (25000 seats)

Udinese have 43 points playing as the hosts. Sampdoria have gained 17 points playing away. Could we look at anything else than a home win?

Insights:
  • Udinese have the most points from losing position (19) in Serie A
  • Sampdoria have the fewest scored goals (20) in Serie A

Udinese have less rest than Sampdoria in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Serie A game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Dacia Arena. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Sampdoria have had more rest.

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Udinese form and stats

The Serie A statistics playing at home this season for Udinese are 5-9-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Napoli last time out and are looking for a win here. Lovrić (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.8/10. Lovrić scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Heartbreak before that as Udinese lost 0-1 at Lecce's place.

Udinese have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Dacia Arena with 28 goals in 16 league matches. Udinese's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sampdoria form and stats

Sampdoria have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-3-11 (16 played).

Amione was the last player to score for the away team. Sampdoria haven't scored a league goal in the last 247 minutes.

Sampdoria's previous game was their home loss versus Torino (0-2). Winks got a match rating of 7.11 in that game, top player of the team. Winks hit one key pass and had 36 successful passes (of 45 total).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Fiorentina wasn't a success with a 0-5 loss.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sampdoria as they have only managed to score 11 times from 16 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Sampdoria, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the results database show this recent match: Sampdoria - Udinese 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Udinese wins - draws - Sampdoria wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

UdineseN. Bercique Gomes Betuncal
N. Bercique Gomes Betuncal
10 goals
SampdoriaM. Gabbiadini
M. Gabbiadini
6 goals
UdineseL. Samardžić
L. Samardžić
5 goals

Udinese missing players

Sampdoria missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Udinese Sampdoria
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 6 Played P 6 16 33
10 5 1 Won W 1 2 3
13 9 5 Drew D 2 3 8
10 2 0 Lost L 3 11 22
43 28 8 Scored S 5 11 20
41 18 5 Conceded C 14 34 59
88% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
70% 88% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 76%
55% 62% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 42%
33% 44% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 18%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 12% 9%
58% 75% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 39%
27% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 12%
27% 6% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 58%
 
5 5.7 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.2 3.5
5.4 4.7 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 6.8 5.8
2.2 1.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.3 2.9
1 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
14.2 16.2 18.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 10.2 9.8
4.2 5 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.9 3.1
31% 35% 24% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 18% 20%
 
12 11 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 17 17.7 15.6
3.7 3.3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 6.1 5.3
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • 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 played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sampdoria have the fewest scored goals (20) in Serie A
  • Sampdoria have the fewest scored goals in the second half (9) in Serie A
  • Sampdoria have the most conceded goals (34) away in Serie A
  • Sampdoria have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Serie A
  • Sampdoria have the the worst goal difference (-23) away in Serie A
  • Sampdoria have the the worst goal difference (-39) in Serie A
  • Sampdoria haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sampdoria is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Udinese have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Udinese have scored more than double the goals of Sampdoria.
  • Udinese have the most points from losing position (19) 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 Napoli 33 25 5 3 69 23 16 11 3 2 34 14 17 14 2 1 35 9 46 80
2 Lazio 33 19 7 7 52 24 17 10 3 4 27 14 16 9 4 3 25 10 28 64
3 Juventus 33 19 6 8 50 28 17 12 3 2 36 14 16 7 3 6 14 14 22 63
4 Inter 33 19 3 11 60 35 17 12 0 5 30 10 16 7 3 6 30 25 25 60
5 Atalanta 33 17 7 9 56 39 16 8 3 5 30 21 17 9 4 4 26 18 17 58
6 Milan 33 16 10 7 53 39 16 10 4 2 31 18 17 6 6 5 22 21 14 58
7 Roma 33 17 7 9 45 31 16 10 2 4 24 10 17 7 5 5 21 21 14 58
8 Fiorentina 33 12 10 11 45 39 17 7 6 4 26 21 16 5 4 7 19 18 6 46
9 Bologna 33 12 9 12 42 43 17 7 7 3 22 12 16 5 2 9 20 31 -1 45
10 Monza 33 12 9 12 41 44 17 6 5 6 23 21 16 6 4 6 18 23 -3 45
11 Torino 33 12 9 12 35 38 16 5 5 6 13 16 17 7 4 6 22 22 -3 45
12 Udinese 33 10 13 10 43 41 16 5 9 2 28 18 17 5 4 8 15 23 2 43
13 Sassuolo 33 12 7 14 40 49 16 8 3 5 21 17 17 4 4 9 19 32 -9 43
14 Salernitana 33 7 14 12 41 54 17 5 6 6 26 24 16 2 8 6 15 30 -13 35
15 Empoli 33 8 11 14 29 43 16 6 4 6 16 19 17 2 7 8 13 24 -14 35
16 Lecce 33 7 10 16 28 40 16 3 7 6 16 20 17 4 3 10 12 20 -12 31
17 Hellas Verona 33 6 9 18 27 51 17 6 2 9 19 30 16 0 7 9 8 21 -24 27
18 Spezia 33 5 12 16 28 54 17 3 8 6 16 26 16 2 4 10 12 28 -26 27
19 Cremonese 33 3 12 18 29 59 16 2 4 10 10 26 17 1 8 8 19 33 -30 21
20 Sampdoria 33 3 8 22 20 59 17 1 5 11 9 25 16 2 3 11 11 34 -39 17

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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 Napoli 33 25 5 3 69 23 16 11 3 2 34 14 17 14 2 1 35 9 46 80
2 Lazio 33 19 7 7 52 24 17 10 3 4 27 14 16 9 4 3 25 10 28 64
3 Juventus 33 19 6 8 50 28 17 12 3 2 36 14 16 7 3 6 14 14 22 63
4 Inter 33 19 3 11 60 35 17 12 0 5 30 10 16 7 3 6 30 25 25 60
5 Atalanta 33 17 7 9 56 39 16 8 3 5 30 21 17 9 4 4 26 18 17 58
6 Milan 33 16 10 7 53 39 16 10 4 2 31 18 17 6 6 5 22 21 14 58
7 Roma 33 17 7 9 45 31 16 10 2 4 24 10 17 7 5 5 21 21 14 58
8 Fiorentina 33 12 10 11 45 39 17 7 6 4 26 21 16 5 4 7 19 18 6 46
9 Bologna 33 12 9 12 42 43 17 7 7 3 22 12 16 5 2 9 20 31 -1 45
10 Monza 33 12 9 12 41 44 17 6 5 6 23 21 16 6 4 6 18 23 -3 45
11 Torino 33 12 9 12 35 38 16 5 5 6 13 16 17 7 4 6 22 22 -3 45
12 Udinese 33 10 13 10 43 41 16 5 9 2 28 18 17 5 4 8 15 23 2 43
13 Sassuolo 33 12 7 14 40 49 16 8 3 5 21 17 17 4 4 9 19 32 -9 43
14 Salernitana 33 7 14 12 41 54 17 5 6 6 26 24 16 2 8 6 15 30 -13 35
15 Empoli 33 8 11 14 29 43 16 6 4 6 16 19 17 2 7 8 13 24 -14 35
16 Lecce 33 7 10 16 28 40 16 3 7 6 16 20 17 4 3 10 12 20 -12 31
17 Hellas Verona 33 6 9 18 27 51 17 6 2 9 19 30 16 0 7 9 8 21 -24 27
18 Spezia 33 5 12 16 28 54 17 3 8 6 16 26 16 2 4 10 12 28 -26 27
19 Cremonese 33 3 12 18 29 59 16 2 4 10 10 26 17 1 8 8 19 33 -30 21
20 Sampdoria 33 3 8 22 20 59 17 1 5 11 9 25 16 2 3 11 11 34 -39 17

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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.