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SSC Napoli vs UC Sampdoria, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
SSC Napoli
3 – 0
Full Time
UC Sampdoria
Sat 2 Feb 2019 · 17:00 UTC Stadio San Paolo HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 73' Jakub Jankto
Y 76' Nicola Murru
Y 87' Joachim Andersen

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs UC Sampdoria — Serie A at Stadio San Paolo.

Match Details

  • Referee Pasquale De Meo
  • Referee Luca Pairetto
  • Referee Federico La Penna
  • Referee Salvatore Longo
  • Referee Ivan Pezzuto
4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Roma 5 13
2 FC Internazionale Milano 5 13
3 SS Lazio 5 13
4 Cagliari Calcio 5 12
5 AC Milan 5 11
6 Frosinone Calcio 5 10
7 Juventus FC 5 10
8 Como 1907 5 10
9 SSC Napoli 5 7
10 US Sassuolo Calcio 5 7
11 Atalanta BC 5 6
12 US Lecce 5 6
13 Udinese Calcio 5 4
14 Torino FC 5 4
15 Parma Calcio 1913 5 4
16 AC Monza 5 4
17 ACF Fiorentina 5 4
18 Bologna FC 1909 5 2
19 Genoa CFC 5 1
20 Venezia FC 5 0

Head-to-Head

9
1
SSC Napoli 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals UC Sampdoria
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-02 SSC Napoli 3–0 UC Sampdoria 2018-09-02 UC Sampdoria 3–0 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb UC Sampdoria H 3–0 W
26 Jan AC Milan A 0–0 D
20 Jan SS Lazio H 2–1 W
29 Dec Bologna FC 1909 H 3–2 W
26 Dec FC Internazionale Milano A 0–1 L
22 Dec SPAL 2013 H 1–0 W
UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb SSC Napoli A 0–3 L
26 Jan Udinese Calcio H 4–0 W
20 Jan ACF Fiorentina A 3–3 D
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

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SSC Napoli
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SSC Napoli
Rasmus Hojlund 2 G
Kevin De Bruyne 1 G 1 A
Matteo Politano 1 G
Antonio Vergara 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stadio San Paolo!
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SSC Napoli that had 510 games and scored 643 goals.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fabio Quagliarella made 458 appearances and scored 59 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' SSC Napoli are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' A goal from the Poland international Arkadiusz Milik! He fires home on 25 to make it 1-0!
  • 26' A stunning finish from Lorenzo Insigne — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Elseid Hysaj, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio San Paolo with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 36' UC Sampdoria is showing some good football. However, UC Sampdoria are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' The home supporters are growing impatient. SSC Napoli must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 51' It’s high time Marco Giampaolo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 54' It is a substitution in UC Sampdoria team. Gaston Ramirez is replaced by Riccardo Saponara on 54 minute.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Manolo Gabbiadini. He replaces Gregoire Defrel on 59 minute.
  • 64' Both keepers have barely been tested. SSC Napoli and UC Sampdoria are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 69' UC Sampdoria come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 73' The referee shows UC Sampdoria player a Yellow card on 73.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Ronaldo Vieira. He replaces Albin Ekdal on 73 minute.
  • 74' SSC Napoli ring the changes. Marek Hamsik has done his job and it is now time for Amadou Diawara to step up.
  • 76' Nicola Murru catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 76.
  • 81' The 34-year-old Manolo Gabbiadini has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 83' SSC Napoli ring the changes. Lorenzo Insigne has done his job and it is now time for Simone Verdi to step up.
  • 87' The referee shows UC Sampdoria player a Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' Brilliant from the midfielder! Simone Verdi makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 89.
  • 90' Adam Ounas is replacing Arkadiusz Milik for the SSC Napoli side.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-0.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Giampaolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Victor Osimhen 6
Dries Mertens 3
Gregoire Defrel 2
Andrea Petagna 2
Gregoire Defrel 2
Fabio Quagliarella 2
Fabian Ruiz 2
Arkadiusz Milik 2

Head to Head

2019-02-02 SSC Napoli 3–0 UC Sampdoria 2018-09-02 UC Sampdoria 3–0 SSC Napoli

SSC Napoli Form

2019-02-02 SSC Napoli 3–0 UC Sampdoria W 2019-01-26 AC Milan 0–0 SSC Napoli D 2019-01-20 SSC Napoli 2–1 SS Lazio W 2018-12-29 SSC Napoli 3–2 Bologna FC 1909 W 2018-12-26 FC Internazionale Milano 1–0 SSC Napoli L 2018-12-22 SSC Napoli 1–0 SPAL 2013 W

UC Sampdoria Form

2019-02-02 SSC Napoli 3–0 UC Sampdoria L 2019-01-26 UC Sampdoria 4–0 Udinese Calcio W 2019-01-20 ACF Fiorentina 3–3 UC Sampdoria D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.75 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 UC Sampdoria xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli50% Draw25% UC Sampdoria25%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
75%
Draw or UC Sampdoria
50%
SSC Napoli or UC Sampdoria
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli35% Draw44% UC Sampdoria21%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.3%
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
6.9%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push UC Sampdoria covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 22% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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