Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Crotone vs UC Sampdoria, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
FC Crotone
0 – 1
Full Time
UC Sampdoria
Wed 21 Apr 2021 · 18:45 UTC Stadio Ezio Scida HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Luca Cigarini 37' Y
Y 45' Alex Ferrari

Overview

Match Preview

FC Crotone vs UC Sampdoria — Serie A at Stadio Ezio Scida.

Match Details

  • Referee Giorgio Peretti
  • Referee Daniele Doveri
  • Referee Ivan Pezzuto
  • Referee
  • Referee Daniele Paterna (Italy)

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

2
FC Crotone 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals UC Sampdoria
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-21 FC Crotone 0–1 UC Sampdoria 2020-12-19 UC Sampdoria 3–1 FC Crotone

Recent Form

FC Crotone
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr UC Sampdoria H 0–1 L
17 Apr Udinese Calcio H 1–2 L
10 Apr Spezia Calcio A 2–3 L
03 Apr SSC Napoli A 3–4 L
20 Mar Bologna FC 1909 H 2–3 L
12 Mar SS Lazio A 2–3 L
UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Apr FC Crotone A 1–0 W
17 Apr Hellas Verona FC H 3–1 W
11 Apr SSC Napoli H 0–2 L
03 Apr AC Milan A 1–1 D
21 Mar Torino FC H 1–0 W
14 Mar Bologna FC 1909 A 1–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Crotone to score. At the same time, UC Sampdoria does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. UC Sampdoria needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' FC Crotone is showing some good football. However, FC Crotone are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' FC Crotone 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.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Omar Colley, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Ezio Scida with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adrien Silva made 354 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Mikkel Damsgaard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 37' Luca Cigarini was booked on 37.
  • 42' It’s high time Claudio Ranieri made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Alex Ferrari. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Crotone that had 38 games and scored 46 goals.
  • 53' What a strike from Fabio Quagliarella! The score is 0-1.
  • 58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Vladimir Golemic. He replaces Sebastiano Luperto on 63 minute.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Salvatore Molina. He replaces Luca Cigarini on 64 minute.
  • 69' 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 Arkadiusz Reca suffering a number of foals already.
  • 74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 79' 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.
  • 84' FC Crotone started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
  • 86' The whistle greets Jakub Jankto as he departs to be replaced by Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 88' Another change for UC Sampdoria made on 88 minute. Jakub Jankto leaves to be changed by Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 89' Time for substitution for UC Sampdoria. Fabio Quagliarella is replaced by Keita Balde.
  • With this win, UC Sampdoria is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Crotone Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Serse Cosmi

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio Ranieri

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.03 FC Crotone xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 UC Sampdoria xG
I would bet for: UC Sampdoria or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Crotone27% Draw29% UC Sampdoria44%
Actual: UC Sampdoria win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

FC Crotone or Draw
56%
Draw or UC Sampdoria
73%
FC Crotone or UC Sampdoria
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Crotone20% Draw50% UC Sampdoria30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.1%
1 – 2
8.5%
0 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
2.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Crotone

Handicap FC Crotone covers Push UC Sampdoria covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 22% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

FC Crotone keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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