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 5 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
UC Sampdoria 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ivano Pezzuto (Italy)

Standings

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

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	#17
13	Points	4
5	Played	5
4 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 3
10	Scored	5
5	Conceded	9
+5	GD	-4
2.60	PPG	0.80
80%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

71% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Palermo FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
UC Sampdoria this season

Palermo FC are 1st (13 pts). UC Sampdoria are 17th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Palermo FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/2

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

UC Sampdoria

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/2

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Palermo FC

Dennis Johnsen	3 G	4 A
Dominic Vavassori	2 G
Tommaso Augello	1 G	1 A
Filippo Ranocchia	1 G

UC Sampdoria

Lorenzo Insigne	2 G
Liam Henderson	1 G
Gennaro Tutino	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Palermo FC and UC Sampdoria get this one started.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Palermo FC Lineups

UC Sampdoria Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joel Pohjanpalo	2
Federico Di Francesco	1
Massimo Coda	1
Lorenzo Insigne	1
Antonio Palumbo	1
Fabio Borini	1
Gabriel Strefezza	1
Ebrima Darboe	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

2.52 Palermo FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.6 UC Sampdoria xG

I would bet for: Palermo FC to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Palermo FC72% Draw18% UC Sampdoria10%

Actual: Palermo FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Palermo FC or Draw

90%

Draw or UC Sampdoria

28%

Palermo FC or UC Sampdoria

82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Palermo FC57% Draw37% UC Sampdoria6%

Actual: Palermo FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13.9%

3 – 0

11.4%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 1

7.3%

4 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.9%

0 – 0

5.8%

4 – 1

4.4%

5 – 0

3.6%

2 – 2

2.4%

5 – 1

2.3%

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%	22%	22%
-0.5	78%	—	22%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Palermo FC keeps clean sheet

55% ✓

UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet

9% ✓

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