Thursday , 2 July 2026

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
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87
2 SSC Napoli 38 76
3 AS Roma 38 73
4 Como 1907 38 71
5 AC Milan 38 70
6 Juventus FC 38 69
7 Atalanta BC 38 59
8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56
9 SS Lazio 38 54
10 Udinese Calcio 38 50
11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49
12 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45
13 Torino FC 38 45
14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43
15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42
16 Genoa CFC 38 41
17 US Lecce 38 38
18 US Cremonese 38 34
19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. ACF Fiorentina kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' UC Sampdoria are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' UC Sampdoria started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 14' Edimilson Fernandes is having his name booked by the referee on 14.
  • 19' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 22' Gaston Ramirez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 27' Gerson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 32' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nicola Murru suffering a number of foals already.
  • 34' Brilliant from the ! Luis Muriel makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 34.
  • 34' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nikola Milenkovic on 34 minutes.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Edimilson Fernandes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 44' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gaston Ramirez makes it 1-1.
  • 46' Fresh legs for ACF Fiorentina! Bryan Dabo comes on to replace Giovanni Simeone.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' Jakub Jankto has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 60.
  • 65' Joachim Andersen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Vitor Hugo.
  • 69' The UC Sampdoria manager makes a substitution. Gianluca Caprari departs to be replaced by Gregoire Defrel.
  • 70' Luis Muriel with the second goal in the match!
  • 74' The crowd applauds Jakub Jankto as he leaves the pitch. Manolo Gabbiadini steps in for UC Sampdoria.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Vincent Laurini. He replaces Luis Muriel on 77 minute.
  • 80' ACF Fiorentina player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 81' Goal! Fabio Quagliarella scores his 59 goal in 456 matches.
  • 81' ACF Fiorentina player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 82' A moment of madness from Albin Ekdal on 82 minutes earns him a Yellow card. UC Sampdoria will be frustrated.
  • 85' Brilliant from the ! Fabio Quagliarella makes it 2-3 with a superb finish on 85.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Kevin Mirallas. He replaces Vitor Hugo on 86 minute.
  • 90' German Pezzella has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 90 minutes.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nicola Murru on 90 minutes.
  • 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
Federico Chiesa 3
Morten Thorsby 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.