Saturday , 14 November 2026

AS Cittadella vs UC Sampdoria, Serie B 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2023-24
AS Cittadella
1 – 2
Full Time
UC Sampdoria
Sun 28 Jan 2024 · 15:15 UTC Piercesare Tombolato HT 45' · FT 45'
Simone Branca 20' Y
Alessandro Salvi 37' Y
Y 38' Facundo Gonzalez
Luca Pandolfi 54' Y
Giuseppe Carriero 55' Y
Y 80' Daniele Ghilardi

Overview

Match Preview

AS Cittadella vs UC Sampdoria — Serie B at Piercesare Tombolato.

Match Details

  • Referee Francesco Forneau (Italy)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Palermo FC 11 27
2 Modena FC 2018 11 23
3 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 11 20
4 Mantova 1911 SSD 11 19
5 Benevento Calcio 11 16
6 Calcio Avellino SSD 11 16
7 Hellas Verona FC 11 16
8 AC Pisa 1909 11 16
9 US Cremonese 11 15
10 Padova Calcio 11 15
11 AC Cesena 11 15
12 FC Südtirol 11 15
13 SS Juve Stabia 11 12
14 SS Arezzo 11 11
15 UC Sampdoria 11 11
16 ACD Virtus Entella 11 10
17 Carrarese Calcio 11 10
18 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 11 9
19 Empoli FC 11 9
20 US Catanzaro 11 6

Head-to-Head

1
1
2
AS Cittadella 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals UC Sampdoria
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-28 AS Cittadella 1–2 UC Sampdoria 2023-09-18 UC Sampdoria 1–2 AS Cittadella

Recent Form

AS Cittadella
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan UC Sampdoria H 1–2 L
20 Jan Ternana Calcio A 1–3 L
13 Jan Palermo FC H 2–0 W
26 Dec Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC A 0–0 D
23 Dec Spezia Calcio H 4–1 W
16 Dec Modena FC 2018 A 1–1 D
UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan AS Cittadella A 2–1 W
19 Jan Parma Calcio 1913 H 0–3 L
14 Jan Venezia FC A 3–5 L
26 Dec SSC Bari H 1–1 D
23 Dec FeralpiSalo H 2–3 L
16 Dec AC Reggiana A 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
UC Sampdoria this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

UC Sampdoria
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/4
31-45
3/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

UC Sampdoria
Lorenzo Insigne 3 G
Liam Henderson 2 G
Gennaro Tutino 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Piercesare Tombolato. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' AS Cittadella seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' It looks surprising UC Sampdoria does not make any changes. Daniele Ghilardi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' A meaty challenge results in booking for Simone Branca on 20.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AS Cittadella side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' AS Cittadella are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 35' 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.
  • 37' Alessandro Salvi picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Facundo Gonzalez on 38.
  • 43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AS Cittadella and UC Sampdoria are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 48' AS Cittadella is showing some good football. However, AS Cittadella are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 53' GOAL! Luca Pandolfi fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Luca Pandolfi. He receives a card.
  • 55' Giuseppe Carriero is having his name booked by the referee on 55.
  • 60' A stunning finish from Simone Giordano — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 61' A change in the AS Cittadella ranks — Alessandro Salvi exits the field as Lorenzo Carissoni enters on 61.
  • 65' Agustin Alvarez Martinez makes way for Samuel Lukisa at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from UC Sampdoria.
  • 69' Assisted by Fabio Depaoli with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniele Ghilardi makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 74' 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 Giuseppe Carriero suffering a number of foals already.
  • 78' AS Cittadella make a change. Giuseppe Carriero trudges off to be replaced by Valerio Mastrantonio on 78 minutes.
  • 80' The referee calls foul for Daniele Ghilardi. He receives a card.
  • 83' AS Cittadella manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tommy Maistrello is hanging Alessio Vita on the field on 83 minute.
  • 85' Antonio Barreca gets the nod from UC Sampdoria. He replaces Nicola Murru and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AS Cittadella that had 75 games and scored 76 goals.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for AS Cittadella.

Lineups

AS Cittadella Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edoardo Gorini

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andrea Pirlo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Simone Branca 1
Andrea Magrassi 1
Simone Giordano 1
Daniele Ghilardi 1
Luca Pandolfi 1
Giuseppe Sibilli 1
Antonino La Gumina 1

Head to Head

2024-01-28 AS Cittadella 1–2 UC Sampdoria 2023-09-18 UC Sampdoria 1–2 AS Cittadella

AS Cittadella Form

2024-01-28 AS Cittadella 1–2 UC Sampdoria L 2024-01-20 Ternana Calcio 3–1 AS Cittadella L 2024-01-13 AS Cittadella 2–0 Palermo FC W 2023-12-26 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 0–0 AS Cittadella D 2023-12-23 AS Cittadella 4–1 Spezia Calcio W 2023-12-16 Modena FC 2018 1–1 AS Cittadella D

UC Sampdoria Form

2024-01-28 AS Cittadella 1–2 UC Sampdoria W 2024-01-19 UC Sampdoria 0–3 Parma Calcio 1913 L 2024-01-14 Venezia FC 5–3 UC Sampdoria L 2023-12-26 UC Sampdoria 1–1 SSC Bari D 2023-12-23 UC Sampdoria 2–3 FeralpiSalo L 2023-12-16 AC Reggiana 1–2 UC Sampdoria W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 AS Cittadella xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 UC Sampdoria xG
I would bet for: AS Cittadella or UC Sampdoria 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AS Cittadella42% Draw27% UC Sampdoria31%
Actual: UC Sampdoria win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

AS Cittadella or Draw
69%
Draw or UC Sampdoria
58%
AS Cittadella or UC Sampdoria
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Cittadella32% Draw44% UC Sampdoria24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — AS Cittadella

Handicap AS Cittadella covers Push UC Sampdoria covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

AS Cittadella keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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