Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SSC Napoli vs UC Sampdoria, Serie A 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2019-20
SSC Napoli
2 – 0
Full Time
UC Sampdoria
Sat 14 Sep 2019 · 16:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'
Nikola Maksimovic 7' Y
Y 26' Alex Ferrari
Fabian Ruiz 36' Y
Y 41' Gianluca Caprari

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs UC Sampdoria — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Luca Banti
  • Referee Emanuele Prenna
  • Referee Federico La Penna
  • Referee Valerio Marini
  • Referee Giacomo Paganessi

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
2019-09-14 SSC Napoli 2–0 UC Sampdoria 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
14 Sep UC Sampdoria H 2–0 W
31 Aug Juventus FC A 3–4 L
24 Aug ACF Fiorentina A 4–3 W
25 May Bologna FC 1909 A 2–3 L
19 May FC Internazionale Milano H 4–1 W
12 May SPAL 2013 A 2–1 W
UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep SSC Napoli A 0–2 L
01 Sep US Sassuolo Calcio A 1–4 L
25 Aug SS Lazio H 0–3 L
26 May Juventus FC H 2–0 W
19 May AC Chievo Verona A 0–0 D
12 May Empoli FC H 1–2 L

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' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 7' SSC Napoli player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering UC Sampdoria that had 458 games and scored 360 goals.
  • 13' What composure from Dries Mertens! The Belgium international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 18' Over 18 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 23' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mehdi Leris is clearly more than just a goal scorer for UC Sampdoria.
  • 26' The referee has no hesitation. Alex Ferrari is booked for UC Sampdoria — Yellow card on 26.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' Fabian Ruiz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' A moment of madness from Gianluca Caprari on 41 minutes earns him a Yellow card. UC Sampdoria will be frustrated.
  • 46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fabian Ruiz, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' UC Sampdoria fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 61' 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.
  • 65' SSC Napoli manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Llorente is hanging Hirving Lozano on the field on 65 minute.
  • 66' Mehdi Leris gets the nod from UC Sampdoria. He replaces Vasco Regini and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 67' Brilliant from the ! Dries Mertens makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 67.
  • 68' It is a substitution in UC Sampdoria team. Gianluca Caprari is replaced by Manolo Gabbiadini on 68 minute.
  • 73' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 76' Lorenzo Insigne gets the nod from SSC Napoli. He replaces Eljif Elmas and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' UC Sampdoria manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fabio Depaoli is hanging Emiliano Rigoni on the field on 79 minute.
  • 80' Amin Younes gets the nod from SSC Napoli. He replaces Dries Mertens and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' UC Sampdoria started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 90' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • It finishes all square. SSC Napoli and UC Sampdoria share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eusebio Di Francesco

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-09-14 SSC Napoli 2–0 UC Sampdoria 2019-02-02 SSC Napoli 3–0 UC Sampdoria 2018-09-02 UC Sampdoria 3–0 SSC Napoli

SSC Napoli Form

2019-09-14 SSC Napoli 2–0 UC Sampdoria W 2019-08-31 Juventus FC 4–3 SSC Napoli L 2019-08-24 ACF Fiorentina 3–4 SSC Napoli W 2019-05-25 Bologna FC 1909 3–2 SSC Napoli L 2019-05-19 SSC Napoli 4–1 FC Internazionale Milano W 2019-05-12 SPAL 2013 1–2 SSC Napoli W

UC Sampdoria Form

2019-09-14 SSC Napoli 2–0 UC Sampdoria L 2019-09-01 US Sassuolo Calcio 4–1 UC Sampdoria L 2019-08-25 UC Sampdoria 0–3 SS Lazio L 2019-05-26 UC Sampdoria 2–0 Juventus FC W 2019-05-19 AC Chievo Verona 0–0 UC Sampdoria D 2019-05-12 UC Sampdoria 1–2 Empoli FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.78 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 UC Sampdoria xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli59% Draw24% UC Sampdoria17%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
83%
Draw or UC Sampdoria
41%
SSC Napoli or UC Sampdoria
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli41% Draw46% UC Sampdoria13%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.2%
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
9.2%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
2.9%
4 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push UC Sampdoria covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 24% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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