Thursday , 2 July 2026

SSC Napoli vs UC Sampdoria, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2020-21
SSC Napoli
2 – 1
Full Time
UC Sampdoria
Sun 13 Dec 2020 · 14:00 UTC Stadio Diego Armando Maradona HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 38' Morten Thorsby
Y 52' Albin Ekdal
Y 82' Omar Colley
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 84' Y
Lorenzo Insigne 90' Y
Y 90' Gaston Ramirez
Mario Rui 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs UC Sampdoria — Serie A at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Match Details

  • Referee Matteo Passeri
  • Referee Marco Piccinini
  • Referee Federico La Penna
  • Referee Alessio Berti

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
2020-12-13 SSC Napoli 2–1 UC Sampdoria 2020-02-03 UC Sampdoria 2–4 SSC Napoli 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
13 Dec UC Sampdoria H 2–1 W
10 Dec Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 1–1 D
06 Dec FC Crotone A 4–0 W
03 Dec AZ A 1–1 D
29 Nov AS Roma H 4–0 W
26 Nov HNK Rijeka H 2–0 W
UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec SSC Napoli A 1–2 L
06 Dec AC Milan H 1–2 L
30 Nov Torino FC A 2–2 D
22 Nov Bologna FC 1909 H 1–2 L
07 Nov Cagliari Calcio A 0–2 L
01 Nov Genoa CFC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between SSC Napoli and UC Sampdoria is underway.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. SSC Napoli and UC Sampdoria are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. SSC Napoli must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Claudio Ranieri will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Jakub Jankto doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 25' Kalidou Koulibaly, a Senegal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Antonio Candreva is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for UC Sampdoria tonight.
  • 38' A meaty challenge results in booking for Morten Thorsby on 38.
  • 43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SSC Napoli side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Andrea Petagna. He replaces Fabian Ruiz on 46 minute.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SSC Napoli and UC Sampdoria are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Albin Ekdal on 52.
  • 53' A stunning finish from Hirving Lozano — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' A change in the SSC Napoli ranks — Faouzi Ghoulam exits the field as Mario Rui enters on 59.
  • 64' Gaston Ramirez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Valerio Verre at the 64 minute mark.
  • 68' The deadlock is broken! Andrea Petagna gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
  • 73' The travelling UC Sampdoria supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 77' SSC Napoli make a change. Piotr Zielinski trudges off to be replaced by Stanislav Lobotka on 77 minutes.
  • 79' The UC Sampdoria manager makes a substitution. Jakub Jankto departs to be replaced by Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 82' Omar Colley was booked on 82.
  • 84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
  • 89' Mikkel Damsgaard has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Lorenzo Insigne. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The points are shared — SSC Napoli 2-1 UC Sampdoria. Honours even.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio Ranieri

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

2020-12-13 SSC Napoli 2–1 UC Sampdoria 2020-02-03 UC Sampdoria 2–4 SSC Napoli 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

2020-12-13 SSC Napoli 2–1 UC Sampdoria W 2020-12-10 SSC Napoli 1–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2020-12-06 FC Crotone 0–4 SSC Napoli W 2020-12-03 AZ 1–1 SSC Napoli D 2020-11-29 SSC Napoli 4–0 AS Roma W 2020-11-26 SSC Napoli 2–0 HNK Rijeka W

UC Sampdoria Form

2020-12-13 SSC Napoli 2–1 UC Sampdoria L 2020-12-06 UC Sampdoria 1–2 AC Milan L 2020-11-30 Torino FC 2–2 UC Sampdoria D 2020-11-22 UC Sampdoria 1–2 Bologna FC 1909 L 2020-11-07 Cagliari Calcio 2–0 UC Sampdoria L 2020-11-01 UC Sampdoria 1–1 Genoa CFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.74 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 UC Sampdoria xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli57% Draw24% UC Sampdoria19%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
81%
Draw or UC Sampdoria
43%
SSC Napoli or UC Sampdoria
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli37% Draw45% UC Sampdoria18%
Actual: UC Sampdoria win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.2%
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
5.6%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.5%
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push UC Sampdoria covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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