Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SSC Napoli vs UC Sampdoria, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
SSC Napoli
1 – 0
Full Time
UC Sampdoria
Sun 9 Jan 2022 · 15:30 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Julian Chabot
Y 90' Nicola Murru

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Di Bello
  • Referee Alberto Tegoni
  • Referee Rosario Abisso
  • Referee Marco Scatragli
  • Referee Damiano Margani
  • Referee Francesco Cosso
3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2022-01-09 SSC Napoli 1–0 UC Sampdoria 2021-09-23 UC Sampdoria 0–4 SSC Napoli 2021-04-11 UC Sampdoria 0–2 SSC Napoli 2020-12-13 SSC Napoli 2–1 UC Sampdoria 2020-02-03 UC Sampdoria 2–4 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jan UC Sampdoria H 1–0 W
06 Jan Juventus FC A 1–1 D
22 Dec Spezia Calcio H 0–1 L
19 Dec AC Milan A 1–0 W
12 Dec Empoli FC H 0–1 L
04 Dec Atalanta BC H 2–3 L
UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jan SSC Napoli A 0–1 L
06 Jan Cagliari Calcio H 1–2 L
22 Dec AS Roma A 1–1 D
19 Dec Venezia FC H 1–1 D
10 Dec Genoa CFC A 3–1 W
05 Dec SS Lazio H 1–3 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Diego Armando Maradona!
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Tomas Rincon, a Venezuela , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Eljif Elmas is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SSC Napoli.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marco Domenichini will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Matteo Politano has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lorenzo Insigne on 30 minute.
  • 35' Juan Jesus is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the defender.
  • 40' 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.
  • 43' Andrea Petagna has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 43 minutes.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Julian Chabot.
  • 46' A tactical swap from UC Sampdoria — Wladimiro Falcone on, Emil Audero off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Emil Audero, as he is very good at scoring at Diego Armando Maradona with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. SSC Napoli and UC Sampdoria are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' UC Sampdoria fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 66' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 71' SSC Napoli have won 643 goals from 510 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 72' Time for substitution for UC Sampdoria. Riccardo Ciervo is replaced by Francesco Caputo.
  • 75' A tactical swap from UC Sampdoria — Nicola Murru on, Tommaso Augello off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Diego Demme is replaced by Fabian Ruiz.
  • 85' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 89' Another change for UC Sampdoria made on 89 minute. Alex Ferrari leaves to be changed by Gerard Yepes.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nicola Murru.
  • Another three points for SSC Napoli.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Domenichini

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto D'Aversa

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

2022-01-09 SSC Napoli 1–0 UC Sampdoria 2021-09-23 UC Sampdoria 0–4 SSC Napoli 2021-04-11 UC Sampdoria 0–2 SSC Napoli 2020-12-13 SSC Napoli 2–1 UC Sampdoria 2020-02-03 UC Sampdoria 2–4 SSC Napoli

SSC Napoli Form

2022-01-09 SSC Napoli 1–0 UC Sampdoria W 2022-01-06 Juventus FC 1–1 SSC Napoli D 2021-12-22 SSC Napoli 0–1 Spezia Calcio L 2021-12-19 AC Milan 0–1 SSC Napoli W 2021-12-12 SSC Napoli 0–1 Empoli FC L 2021-12-04 SSC Napoli 2–3 Atalanta BC L

UC Sampdoria Form

2022-01-09 SSC Napoli 1–0 UC Sampdoria L 2022-01-06 UC Sampdoria 1–2 Cagliari Calcio L 2021-12-22 AS Roma 1–1 UC Sampdoria D 2021-12-19 UC Sampdoria 1–1 Venezia FC D 2021-12-10 Genoa CFC 1–3 UC Sampdoria W 2021-12-05 UC Sampdoria 1–3 SS Lazio L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 UC Sampdoria xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli52% Draw27% UC Sampdoria21%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
78%
Draw or UC Sampdoria
48%
SSC Napoli or UC Sampdoria
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli32% Draw49% UC Sampdoria19%
Actual: SSC Napoli win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.1%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push UC Sampdoria covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 23% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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