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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 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87
2 SSC Napoli 38 76
3 AS Roma 38 73
4 Como 1907 38 71
5 AC Milan 38 70
6 Juventus FC 38 69
7 Atalanta BC 38 59
8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56
9 SS Lazio 38 54
10 Udinese Calcio 38 50
11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49
12 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45
13 Torino FC 38 45
14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43
15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42
16 Genoa CFC 38 41
17 US Lecce 38 38
18 US Cremonese 38 34
19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' SSC Napoli have kicked off against UC Sampdoria. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Nicola Murru has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 7' Nikola Maksimovic was booked on 7.
  • 12' Serbia international Nikola Maksimovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 13' What a strike from Dries Mertens! The score is 1-0.
  • 18' Hirving Lozano is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SSC Napoli tonight.
  • 23' Gianluca Caprari is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SSC Napoli so far.
  • 26' Poor challenge from Alex Ferrari. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 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' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fabian Ruiz on 36.
  • 41' Poor challenge from Gianluca Caprari. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' SSC Napoli is showing some good football. However, SSC Napoli are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 56' UC Sampdoria come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SSC Napoli and UC Sampdoria are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Llorente. He replaces Hirving Lozano on 65 minute.
  • 66' Fresh legs for UC Sampdoria! Mehdi Leris comes on to replace Vasco Regini.
  • 67' Dries Mertens adds to his 0 season tally! SSC Napoli lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Manolo Gabbiadini. He replaces Gianluca Caprari on 68 minute.
  • 73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering UC Sampdoria that had 456 games and scored 358 goals.
  • 76' Lorenzo Insigne has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eljif Elmas on 76 minute.
  • 79' Fabio Depaoli is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emiliano Rigoni at the 79 minute mark.
  • 80' SSC Napoli manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Amin Younes is hanging Dries Mertens on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' Manolo Gabbiadini, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Piotr Zielinski made 508 appearances and scored 50 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • With this win, SSC Napoli is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.