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Juventus FC vs UC Sampdoria, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
Juventus FC
2 – 1
Full Time
UC Sampdoria
Sat 29 Dec 2018 · 11:30 UTC Allianz Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Blaise Matuidi 36' Y
Y 36' Alex Ferrari
Daniele Rugani 71' Y
Y 90' Riccardo Saponara

Overview

Match Preview

Juventus FC vs UC Sampdoria — Serie A at Allianz Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Fabio Maresca
  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Filippo Valeriani
  • Referee Mauro Vivenzi
  • Referee Livio Marinelli
5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
1
1
Juventus FC 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals UC Sampdoria
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-29 Juventus FC 2–1 UC Sampdoria

Recent Form

Juventus FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec UC Sampdoria H 2–1 W
26 Dec Atalanta BC A 2–2 D
22 Dec AS Roma H 1–0 W
15 Dec Torino FC A 1–0 W
12 Dec BSC Young Boys A 1–2 L
07 Dec FC Internazionale Milano H 1–0 W
UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Juventus FC A 1–2 L
26 Dec AC Chievo Verona H 2–0 W
22 Dec Empoli FC A 4–2 W
16 Dec Parma Calcio 1913 H 2–0 W
08 Dec SS Lazio A 2–2 D
01 Dec Bologna FC 1909 H 4–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
45% Clean Sheets
Juventus FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Juventus FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
3/3
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Juventus FC
Bremer 3 G
Edon Zhegrova 2 G 1 A
Teun Koopmeiners 1 G 1 A
Nicolas Gonzalez 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Allianz Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Juventus FC and UC Sampdoria.
  • 2' Brilliant from the forward! Cristiano Ronaldo makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 2.
  • 7' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering UC Sampdoria that had 466 games and scored 369 goals.
  • 12' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Juventus FC and UC Sampdoria are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 17' 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.
  • 22' Juventus FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 27' UC Sampdoria fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 32' The travelling UC Sampdoria supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 33' The Italy Fabio Quagliarella breaks the deadlock on 33 minutes. 1-1!
  • 36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Blaise Matuidi.
  • 41' 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 Dennis Praet suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' Juventus FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' Juventus FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against UC Sampdoria's shape.
  • 65' What a strike from Cristiano Ronaldo! The score is 2-1.
  • 67' The UC Sampdoria bench stirs into life. Gianluca Caprari is withdrawn and Gregoire Defrel gets his opportunity.
  • 69' Another change for Juventus FC made on 69 minute. Mario Mandzukic leaves to be changed by Federico Bernardeschi.
  • 71' Daniele Rugani is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
  • 72' Gaston Ramirez makes way for Riccardo Saponara at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from UC Sampdoria.
  • 77' Gregoire Defrel has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 82' Another change for Juventus FC made on 82 minute. Blaise Matuidi leaves to be changed by Douglas Costa.
  • 87' UC Sampdoria are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' It’s a booking for UC Sampdoria player. Riccardo Saponara gets a Yellow card.
  • It finishes all square. Juventus FC and UC Sampdoria share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

Juventus FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimiliano Allegri

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Giampaolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cristiano Ronaldo 5
Adrien Rabiot 4
Antonio Candreva 2
Alvaro Morata 2
Gianluca Caprari 2
Paulo Dybala 2
Leonardo Bonucci 2
Aaron Ramsey 1

Head to Head

2018-12-29 Juventus FC 2–1 UC Sampdoria

Juventus FC Form

2018-12-29 Juventus FC 2–1 UC Sampdoria W 2018-12-26 Atalanta BC 2–2 Juventus FC D 2018-12-22 Juventus FC 1–0 AS Roma W 2018-12-15 Torino FC 0–1 Juventus FC W 2018-12-12 BSC Young Boys 2–1 Juventus FC L 2018-12-07 Juventus FC 1–0 FC Internazionale Milano W

UC Sampdoria Form

2018-12-29 Juventus FC 2–1 UC Sampdoria L 2018-12-26 UC Sampdoria 2–0 AC Chievo Verona W 2018-12-22 Empoli FC 2–4 UC Sampdoria W 2018-12-16 UC Sampdoria 2–0 Parma Calcio 1913 W 2018-12-08 SS Lazio 2–2 UC Sampdoria D 2018-12-01 UC Sampdoria 4–1 Bologna FC 1909 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.6 Juventus FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 UC Sampdoria xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Juventus FC49% Draw26% UC Sampdoria25%
Actual: Juventus FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Juventus FC or Draw
75%
Draw or UC Sampdoria
51%
Juventus FC or UC Sampdoria
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Juventus FC33% Draw46% UC Sampdoria21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Juventus FC

Handicap Juventus FC covers Push UC Sampdoria covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Juventus FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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