Saturday , 5 September 2026

Empoli FC vs UC Sampdoria, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2025-26
Empoli FC
1 – 1
Full Time
UC Sampdoria
Tue 28 Oct 2025 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs UC Sampdoria — Serie B .

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Piccinini

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Modena FC 2018 2 6
2 Mantova 1911 SSD 2 6
3 Palermo FC 2 6
4 AC Cesena 2 4
5 FC Sudtirol 2 4
6 Padova Calcio 1 3
7 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 1 3
8 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 1 3
9 SS Arezzo 2 3
10 Empoli FC 2 3
11 AC Pisa 1909 2 3
12 SS Juve Stabia 2 1
13 Benevento Calcio 2 1
14 UC Sampdoria 2 1
15 Carrarese Calcio 1 0
16 Hellas Verona FC 1 0
17 Calcio Avellino SSD 1 0
18 US Catanzaro 2 0
19 ACD Virtus Entella 2 0
20 US Cremonese 2 0

Head-to-Head

8
3
5
Empoli FC 16 games · Avg 2.3 goals UC Sampdoria
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-28 Empoli FC 1–1 UC Sampdoria 2023-05-15 UC Sampdoria 1–1 Empoli FC 2023-01-16 Empoli FC 1–0 UC Sampdoria 2022-02-19 UC Sampdoria 2–0 Empoli FC 2021-09-19 Empoli FC 0–3 UC Sampdoria

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct UC Sampdoria H 1–1 D
24 Oct Modena FC 2018 A 1–2 L
19 Oct Venezia FC H 1–1 D
05 Oct FC Sudtirol A 2–1 W
01 Oct AC Monza H 1–1 D
28 Sep Carrarese Calcio H 2–2 D
UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Empoli FC A 1–1 D
25 Oct Frosinone Calcio H 1–1 D
17 Oct ACD Virtus Entella A 1–3 L
05 Oct Delfino Pescara 1936 H 4–1 W
01 Oct US Catanzaro H 0–0 D
27 Sep SSC Bari A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Empoli FC UC Sampdoria
#10 Position #14
3 Points 1
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 1
2 Scored 2
3 Conceded 3
-1 GD -1
1.50 PPG 0.50
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
UC Sampdoria this season

Empoli FC are 10th (3 pts). UC Sampdoria are 14th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Empoli FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
UC Sampdoria
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Empoli FC
Stiven Shpendi 1 G
Edoardo Saporiti 1 G
UC Sampdoria
Liam Henderson 1 G
Gennaro Tutino 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Empoli FC and UC Sampdoria get this one started.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

UC Sampdoria Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fabio Quagliarella 5
Francesco Caputo 3
Gianluca Caprari 2
Omar Colley 1
Manuel Pasqual 1
Roberto Piccoli 1
Francesco Caputo 1
Alessandro Zanoli 1

Head to Head

2025-10-28 Empoli FC 1–1 UC Sampdoria 2023-05-15 UC Sampdoria 1–1 Empoli FC 2023-01-16 Empoli FC 1–0 UC Sampdoria 2022-02-19 UC Sampdoria 2–0 Empoli FC 2021-09-19 Empoli FC 0–3 UC Sampdoria

Empoli FC Form

2025-10-28 Empoli FC 1–1 UC Sampdoria D 2025-10-24 Modena FC 2018 2–1 Empoli FC L 2025-10-19 Empoli FC 1–1 Venezia FC D 2025-10-05 FC Sudtirol 1–2 Empoli FC W 2025-10-01 Empoli FC 1–1 AC Monza D 2025-09-28 Empoli FC 2–2 Carrarese Calcio D

UC Sampdoria Form

2025-10-28 Empoli FC 1–1 UC Sampdoria D 2025-10-25 UC Sampdoria 1–1 Frosinone Calcio D 2025-10-17 ACD Virtus Entella 3–1 UC Sampdoria L 2025-10-05 UC Sampdoria 4–1 Delfino Pescara 1936 W 2025-10-01 UC Sampdoria 0–0 US Catanzaro D 2025-09-27 SSC Bari 1–1 UC Sampdoria D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.21 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 UC Sampdoria xG
I would bet for: Empoli FC or UC Sampdoria 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC38% Draw30% UC Sampdoria32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
68%
Draw or UC Sampdoria
62%
Empoli FC or UC Sampdoria
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC26% Draw50% UC Sampdoria24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.5%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.1%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push UC Sampdoria covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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