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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 US Cremonese 38 34
2 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
3 AC Pisa 1909 38 18
4 FC Internazionale Milano 0 0
5 SSC Napoli 0 0
6 AS Roma 0 0
7 Como 1907 0 0
8 AC Milan 0 0
9 Juventus FC 0 0
10 Atalanta BC 0 0
11 Bologna FC 1909 0 0
12 SS Lazio 0 0
13 Udinese Calcio 0 0
14 US Sassuolo Calcio 0 0
15 Torino FC 0 0
16 Parma Calcio 1913 0 0
17 Cagliari Calcio 0 0
18 ACF Fiorentina 0 0
19 Genoa CFC 0 0
20 US Lecce 0 0
21 AC Monza 0 0
22 Venezia FC 0 0
23 Frosinone Calcio 0 0

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' KICK OFF: FC Crotone gets underway.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' FC Crotone are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Crotone needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' UC Sampdoria come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Crotone and UC Sampdoria are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' The 29-year-old Sebastiano Luperto has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 37' FC Crotone player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 42' The travelling UC Sampdoria supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Alex Ferrari has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Lorenzo Tonelli has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 456 appearances.
  • 53' Fabio Quagliarella doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 63' Vladimir Golemic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sebastiano Luperto on 63 minute.
  • 64' The FC Crotone bench stirs into life. Luca Cigarini is withdrawn and Salvatore Molina gets his opportunity.
  • 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alex Cordaz, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Ezio Scida with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 74' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 79' Pedro Pereira is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for UC Sampdoria so far.
  • 84' FC Crotone have won 46 goals from 38 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 86' Mikkel Damsgaard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jakub Jankto on 86 minute.
  • 88' Mikkel Damsgaard has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jakub Jankto on 88 minute.
  • 89' The UC Sampdoria bench stirs into life. Fabio Quagliarella is withdrawn and Keita Balde gets his opportunity.
  • Another three points for UC Sampdoria.

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.