Thursday , 2 July 2026

ACF Fiorentina vs UC Sampdoria, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
ACF Fiorentina
1 – 2
Full Time
UC Sampdoria
Fri 2 Oct 2020 · 18:45 UTC Stadio Artemio Franchi HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Y 24' Morten Thorsby
Y 69' Lorenzo Tonelli
Y 73' Albin Ekdal

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Gianluca Manganiello
  • Referee Piero Giacomelli
  • Referee Matteo Bottegoni
  • Referee Gianluca Aureliano
  • Referee Enrico Caliari
7 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 12.3 goals/game 🟥 4 total

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
2020-10-02 ACF Fiorentina 1–2 UC Sampdoria 2020-02-16 UC Sampdoria 1–5 ACF Fiorentina 2019-09-25 ACF Fiorentina 2–1 UC Sampdoria 2019-01-20 ACF Fiorentina 3–3 UC Sampdoria 2018-09-19 UC Sampdoria 1–1 ACF Fiorentina

Recent Form

ACF Fiorentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct UC Sampdoria H 1–2 L
26 Sep FC Internazionale Milano A 3–4 L
19 Sep Torino FC H 1–0 W
02 Aug SPAL 2013 A 3–1 W
29 Jul Bologna FC 1909 H 4–0 W
26 Jul AS Roma A 1–2 L
UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct ACF Fiorentina A 2–1 W
26 Sep Benevento Calcio H 2–3 L
20 Sep Juventus FC A 0–3 L
01 Aug Brescia Calcio A 1–1 D
29 Jul AC Milan H 1–4 L
26 Jul Juventus FC A 0–2 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Stadio Artemio Franchi. Ninety minutes of football awaits between ACF Fiorentina and UC Sampdoria.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. ACF Fiorentina in their trying to find a way past UC Sampdoria's compact .
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. ACF Fiorentina needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 24' It’s a booking for UC Sampdoria player. Morten Thorsby gets a Yellow card.
  • 29' UC Sampdoria is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 39' Mikkel Damsgaard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 42' Goal! Fabio Quagliarella scores his 59 goal in 456 matches.
  • 47' Sofyan Amrabat has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 351 appearances.
  • 52' Giacomo Bonaventura is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for ACF Fiorentina tonight.
  • 57' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 58' ACF Fiorentina ring the changes. Christian Kouame has done his job and it is now time for Patrick Cutrone to step up.
  • 63' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 68' UC Sampdoria are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lorenzo Tonelli on 69 minutes.
  • 69' It is a substitution in UC Sampdoria team. Mikkel Damsgaard is replaced by Valerio Verre on 69 minute.
  • 72' Brilliant from the ! Dusan Vlahovic makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 72.
  • 73' Albin Ekdal catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 76' Goal! Morten Thorsby scores his 25 goal in 369 matches.
  • 81' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His ACF Fiorentina side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 82' Time for substitution for ACF Fiorentina. Gaetano Castrovilli is replaced by Alfred Duncan.
  • 83' Valerio Verre doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 84' Albin Ekdal makes way for Antonio Palumbo at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from UC Sampdoria.
  • 86' A tactical swap from ACF Fiorentina — Riccardo Saponara on, Sofyan Amrabat off on 86 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giuseppe Iachini

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio Ranieri

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-10-02 ACF Fiorentina 1–2 UC Sampdoria 2020-02-16 UC Sampdoria 1–5 ACF Fiorentina 2019-09-25 ACF Fiorentina 2–1 UC Sampdoria 2019-01-20 ACF Fiorentina 3–3 UC Sampdoria 2018-09-19 UC Sampdoria 1–1 ACF Fiorentina

ACF Fiorentina Form

2020-10-02 ACF Fiorentina 1–2 UC Sampdoria L 2020-09-26 FC Internazionale Milano 4–3 ACF Fiorentina L 2020-09-19 ACF Fiorentina 1–0 Torino FC W 2020-08-02 SPAL 2013 1–3 ACF Fiorentina W 2020-07-29 ACF Fiorentina 4–0 Bologna FC 1909 W 2020-07-26 AS Roma 2–1 ACF Fiorentina L

UC Sampdoria Form

2020-10-02 ACF Fiorentina 1–2 UC Sampdoria W 2020-09-26 UC Sampdoria 2–3 Benevento Calcio L 2020-09-20 Juventus FC 3–0 UC Sampdoria L 2020-08-01 Brescia Calcio 1–1 UC Sampdoria D 2020-07-29 UC Sampdoria 1–4 AC Milan L 2020-07-26 Juventus FC 2–0 UC Sampdoria L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.67 ACF Fiorentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 UC Sampdoria xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
ACF Fiorentina48% Draw27% UC Sampdoria25%
Actual: UC Sampdoria win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

ACF Fiorentina or Draw
74%
Draw or UC Sampdoria
52%
ACF Fiorentina or UC Sampdoria
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
ACF Fiorentina35% Draw45% UC Sampdoria20%
Actual: UC Sampdoria win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — ACF Fiorentina

Handicap ACF Fiorentina covers Push UC Sampdoria covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

ACF Fiorentina keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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