A swift glance at the Serie B standings indicate an advantage to Cosenza when they visit Sampdoria. But; let's play the game before we hand out the points!
- Sampdoria have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Serie B
- Cosenza have won significantly less corners away then at home.
It's quite the trip for Cosenza when visiting Sampdoria as the cities are 900 kilometers apart.
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
The Serie B stats at home this season for Sampdoria are 0-0-4 (wins-draws-losses). The home stadium (Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Sampdoria it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
Sampdoria shared the glory with Ascoli in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The striker Borini won the honour of being "man of the match" for Sampdoria with the rating of 7.43/10. Borini scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Ahead of that match, Sampdoria lost 1-2 at home to Catanzaro.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sampdoria handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Sampdoria have scored {3 league goals} here from 4 matches, not a lot. When Sampdoria hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like FeralpiSalo, Reggiana, Ascoli, Ternana, Lecco and Spezia), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Cosenza form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Cosenza have produced an overall stat of 2-1-1 so far. Cosenza has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
The fans enjoyed Cosenza's previous match versus Lecco (placed 20th), a 3-0 win played at home. Goalkeeper Micai was absolutely vital in the Cosenza victory against Lecco, making six saves. Micai (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.64. Micai topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Pisa at their stadium, the result 2-1.Cosenza are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 6 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 15 matches.
Cosenza are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  E. Pedrola Fortuny 3 goals |   S. Mazzocchi 3 goals |  F. Borini 2 goals |
Sampdoria missing players
Cosenza missing players
| Sampdoria | Cosenza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 78% |
| 44% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 4.2 | 6.2 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| 4.2 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.4 | 14.5 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.2 | 13.6 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 20% | 17% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 39% |
| 11.2 | 9 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13.8 | 12.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
- All of Sampdoria's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cosenza have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cosenza haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sampdoria have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Sampdoria have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Sampdoria have lost all their home matches so far.
- Sampdoria have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sampdoria have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Serie B
- Sampdoria have the the worst goal difference (-5) at home in Serie B
- Sampdoria have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sampdoria 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 | Parma | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | Palermo | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Venezia | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Catanzaro | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | Cosenza | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Como | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Cremonese | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Cittadella | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 9 | Modena | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Brescia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | Sudtirol | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | Bari 1908 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Pisa | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Ascoli | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Reggiana | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Ternana | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 17 | Spezia | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 | FeralpiSalo | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 5 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 20 | Lecco | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 1 |
