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

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Serie B · 2025-26

Palermo FC

1 – 0

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UC Sampdoria

Fri 12 Dec 2025 · 19:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Palermo FC vs UC Sampdoria — Serie B .

Palermo FC 11 games · 27 pts (2026/27)
UC Sampdoria 11 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ivano Pezzuto (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

Palermo FC 7 games · Avg 2.9 goals UC Sampdoria

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-12 Palermo FC 1–0 UC Sampdoria 2025-03-08 UC Sampdoria 1–1 Palermo FC 2024-11-24 Palermo FC 1–1 UC Sampdoria 2024-04-06 Palermo FC 2–2 UC Sampdoria 2023-11-04 UC Sampdoria 1–0 Palermo FC

Recent Form

Palermo FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Dec	UC Sampdoria	H	1–0	W
07 Dec	Empoli FC	A	3–1	W
29 Nov	Carrarese Calcio	H	5–0	W
22 Nov	ACD Virtus Entella	A	1–1	D
08 Nov	SS Juve Stabia	A	0–1	L
01 Nov	Delfino Pescara 1936	H	5–0	W

UC Sampdoria

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Dec	Palermo FC	A	0–1	L
07 Dec	Carrarese Calcio	H	3–2	W
30 Nov	Spezia Calcio	A	0–1	L
24 Nov	SS Juve Stabia	H	1–0	W
08 Nov	Venezia FC	A	1–3	L
02 Nov	Mantova 1911 SSD	H	0–1	L

Season Stats

Palermo FC		UC Sampdoria
#1	Position	#15
27	Points	11
11	Played	11
8 / 3 / 0	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 6
25	Scored	11
13	Conceded	18
+12	GD	-7
2.45	PPG	1.00
73%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Palermo FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
UC Sampdoria this season

Palermo FC are 1st (27 pts). UC Sampdoria are 15th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Palermo FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

6/3

61-75

5/3

76+

7/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Palermo FC

Dennis Johnsen	7 G	5 A
Dominic Vavassori	6 G	1 A
Joel Pohjanpalo	2 G	3 A
Antonio Palumbo	2 G	1 A
Filippo Ranocchia	2 G

UC Sampdoria

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

Events

Match Events

0' Palermo FC have kicked off against UC Sampdoria. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Palermo FC players.

Lineups

Palermo FC Lineups

UC Sampdoria Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joel Pohjanpalo	2
Antonio Palumbo	1
Fabio Borini	1
Gabriel Strefezza	1
Ebrima Darboe	1
Giovanni Leoni	1
Leonardo Mancuso	1
Matteo Brunori Sandri	1

Head to Head

Palermo FC Form

2025-12-12 Palermo FC 1–0 UC Sampdoria W 2025-12-07 Empoli FC 1–3 Palermo FC W 2025-11-29 Palermo FC 5–0 Carrarese Calcio W 2025-11-22 ACD Virtus Entella 1–1 Palermo FC D 2025-11-08 SS Juve Stabia 1–0 Palermo FC L 2025-11-01 Palermo FC 5–0 Delfino Pescara 1936 W

UC Sampdoria Form

2025-12-12 Palermo FC 1–0 UC Sampdoria L 2025-12-07 UC Sampdoria 3–2 Carrarese Calcio W 2025-11-30 Spezia Calcio 1–0 UC Sampdoria L 2025-11-24 UC Sampdoria 1–0 SS Juve Stabia W 2025-11-08 Venezia FC 3–1 UC Sampdoria L 2025-11-02 UC Sampdoria 0–1 Mantova 1911 SSD L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.59 Palermo FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.67 UC Sampdoria xG

I would bet for: Palermo FC to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Palermo FC72% Draw18% UC Sampdoria10%

Actual: Palermo FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Palermo FC or Draw

89%

Draw or UC Sampdoria

28%

Palermo FC or UC Sampdoria

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Palermo FC57% Draw36% UC Sampdoria7%

Actual: Palermo FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.8%

3 – 0

10.7%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 1

7.3%

3 – 1

7.2%

4 – 0

6.9%

0 – 0

5.2%

4 – 1

4.7%

5 – 0

3.6%

2 – 2

2.8%

5 – 1

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Palermo FC

Handicap	Palermo FC covers	Push	UC Sampdoria covers
-2.5	34%	—	66%
-2	34%	22%	44%
-1.5	56%	—	44%
-1	56%	21%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Palermo FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✓

UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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