Saturday , 14 November 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
3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 4.7 goals/game

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
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
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' The wait is over. UC Sampdoria get us underway at Stadio Artemio Franchi.
  • 5' Federico Chiesa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' The 43-year-old Fabio Quagliarella has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Gaetano Castrovilli has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' It’s high time Claudio Ranieri made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 24' It’s a booking for UC Sampdoria player. Morten Thorsby gets a Yellow card.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. UC Sampdoria is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' Lorenzo Tonelli is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for ACF Fiorentina so far.
  • 39' 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 Valerio Verre suffering a number of foals already.
  • 42' Magnificent from Fabio Quagliarella! That is 59 goals in 467 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 47' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 57' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 58' The ACF Fiorentina manager makes a substitution. Christian Kouame departs to be replaced by Patrick Cutrone.
  • 63' A quiet spell here at Stadio Artemio Franchi. ACF Fiorentina seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 68' ACF Fiorentina are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 69' Controversy at the stadium! Lorenzo Tonelli argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 69' Valerio Verre is replacing Mikkel Damsgaard for the UC Sampdoria side.
  • 72' Dusan Vlahovic does the damage! The net is bulging and ACF Fiorentina surge ahead!
  • 73' UC Sampdoria receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 76' GOAL! Morten Thorsby scores on 76. Assisted by Lorenzo Tonelli
  • 81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Claudio Ranieri might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 82' Alfred Duncan gets the nod from ACF Fiorentina. He replaces Gaetano Castrovilli and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' Valerio Verre doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 84' Fresh legs for UC Sampdoria! Antonio Palumbo comes on to replace Albin Ekdal.
  • 86' The whistle greets Sofyan Amrabat as he departs to be replaced by Riccardo Saponara.
  • 1-2 the final result. ACF Fiorentina will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giuseppe Iachini

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio Ranieri

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dusan Vlahovic 5
Fabio Quagliarella 5
Morten Thorsby 3
Federico Chiesa 3
Manolo Gabbiadini 2
Dodo 2
Luis Muriel 2
Aleksa Terzic 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.