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ACF Fiorentina vs UC Sampdoria, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
ACF Fiorentina
3 – 3
Full Time
UC Sampdoria
Sun 20 Jan 2019 · 14:00 UTC Stadio Artemio Franchi HT 45' · FT 45'
Edimilson Fernandes 14' Y
Y 22' Gaston Ramirez
Nikola Milenkovic 34' Y
Edimilson Fernandes 39' R
Y 60' Jakub Jankto
Vitor Hugo 68' Y
Vitor Hugo 80' Y
Cristiano Biraghi 81' Y
Y 82' Albin Ekdal
Cristiano Biraghi 82' Y
Y 90' Nicola Murru
Jordan Veretout 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

ACF Fiorentina vs UC Sampdoria — Serie A at Stadio Artemio Franchi.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Di Bello
  • Referee Daniele Doveri
  • Referee Sergio Ranghetti
  • Referee Giacomo Paganessi
  • Referee Riccardo Ros
5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SS Lazio 11 29
2 FC Internazionale Milano 11 28
3 AS Roma 11 27
4 AC Milan 11 24
5 Como 1907 11 23
6 Frosinone Calcio 11 20
7 Juventus FC 11 18
8 Bologna FC 1909 11 17
9 Cagliari Calcio 11 16
10 SSC Napoli 11 15
11 Torino FC 11 14
12 Atalanta BC 11 14
13 Genoa CFC 11 13
14 US Lecce 11 10
15 ACF Fiorentina 11 9
16 Parma Calcio 1913 11 8
17 US Sassuolo Calcio 11 8
18 AC Monza 11 7
19 Venezia FC 11 6
20 Udinese Calcio 11 5

Head-to-Head

8
4
6
ACF Fiorentina 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals UC Sampdoria
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-20 ACF Fiorentina 3–3 UC Sampdoria 2018-09-19 UC Sampdoria 1–1 ACF Fiorentina 2018-02-11 UC Sampdoria 0–1 ACF Fiorentina 2017-09-20 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 UC Sampdoria 2017-04-30 ACF Fiorentina 1–2 UC Sampdoria

Recent Form

ACF Fiorentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan UC Sampdoria H 3–3 D
29 Dec Genoa CFC A 0–0 D
26 Dec Parma Calcio 1913 H 0–1 L
22 Dec AC Milan A 1–0 W
16 Dec Empoli FC H 3–1 W
09 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio A 3–3 D
UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan ACF Fiorentina A 3–3 D
29 Dec Juventus FC A 1–2 L
26 Dec AC Chievo Verona H 2–0 W
22 Dec Empoli FC A 4–2 W
16 Dec Parma Calcio 1913 H 2–0 W
08 Dec SS Lazio A 2–2 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
ACF Fiorentina this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

ACF Fiorentina
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/5
31-45
2/5
46-60
5/3
61-75
3/5
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

ACF Fiorentina
Mateo Pellegrino 4 G
Franco Mastantuono 4 G
Alieu Njie 3 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: UC Sampdoria gets underway.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' UC Sampdoria fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 14' Poor challenge from Edimilson Fernandes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 22' Gaston Ramirez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 27' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marco Giampaolo might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 32' It is a cagey affair so far. ACF Fiorentina in their trying to find a way past UC Sampdoria's compact .
  • 34' Luis Muriel puts ACF Fiorentina on the lead.
  • 34' Nikola Milenkovic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Edimilson Fernandes on 39 minutes.
  • 44' Gaston Ramirez doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' Another substitution for ACF Fiorentina to replace Giovanni Simeone by Bryan Dabo on 46 minute.
  • 51' Czech Republic international Jakub Jankto has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' Albin Ekdal, a Sweden , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' A moment of madness from Jakub Jankto on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. UC Sampdoria will be frustrated.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 68' Vitor Hugo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Gregoire Defrel. He replaces Gianluca Caprari on 69 minute.
  • 70' Luis Muriel adds to his 0 season tally! ACF Fiorentina lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 74' Fresh legs for UC Sampdoria! Manolo Gabbiadini comes on to replace Jakub Jankto.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Luis Muriel as he leaves the pitch. Vincent Laurini steps in for ACF Fiorentina.
  • 80' A moment of madness from Vitor Hugo on 80 minutes earns him a Yellow card. ACF Fiorentina will be frustrated.
  • 81' GOAL! Fabio Quagliarella scores on 81.
  • 81' It’s a booking for ACF Fiorentina player. Cristiano Biraghi gets a Yellow card.
  • 82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Albin Ekdal on 82.
  • 85' Fabio Quagliarella has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 85 minutes.
  • 86' A tactical swap from ACF Fiorentina — Kevin Mirallas on, Vitor Hugo off on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Magnificent from German Pezzella! That is 10 goals in 466 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Nicola Murru argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-3.

Lineups

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Giampaolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fabio Quagliarella 5
Dusan Vlahovic 5
Morten Thorsby 3
Federico Chiesa 3
Dodo 2
Luis Muriel 2
Aleksa Terzic 2
German Pezzella 2

Head to Head

2019-01-20 ACF Fiorentina 3–3 UC Sampdoria 2018-09-19 UC Sampdoria 1–1 ACF Fiorentina 2018-02-11 UC Sampdoria 0–1 ACF Fiorentina 2017-09-20 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 UC Sampdoria 2017-04-30 ACF Fiorentina 1–2 UC Sampdoria

ACF Fiorentina Form

2019-01-20 ACF Fiorentina 3–3 UC Sampdoria D 2018-12-29 Genoa CFC 0–0 ACF Fiorentina D 2018-12-26 ACF Fiorentina 0–1 Parma Calcio 1913 L 2018-12-22 AC Milan 0–1 ACF Fiorentina W 2018-12-16 ACF Fiorentina 3–1 Empoli FC W 2018-12-09 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–3 ACF Fiorentina D

UC Sampdoria Form

2019-01-20 ACF Fiorentina 3–3 UC Sampdoria D 2018-12-29 Juventus FC 2–1 UC Sampdoria L 2018-12-26 UC Sampdoria 2–0 AC Chievo Verona W 2018-12-22 Empoli FC 2–4 UC Sampdoria W 2018-12-16 UC Sampdoria 2–0 Parma Calcio 1913 W 2018-12-08 SS Lazio 2–2 UC Sampdoria D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.63 ACF Fiorentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.5 UC Sampdoria xG
I would bet for: ACF Fiorentina or UC Sampdoria 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
ACF Fiorentina41% Draw26% UC Sampdoria33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

ACF Fiorentina or Draw
67%
Draw or UC Sampdoria
59%
ACF Fiorentina or UC Sampdoria
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
ACF Fiorentina30% Draw43% UC Sampdoria27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
6%
0 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — ACF Fiorentina

Handicap ACF Fiorentina covers Push UC Sampdoria covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 19% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

ACF Fiorentina keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.