Thursday , 2 July 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
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. SSC Napoli get us underway at Diego Armando Maradona.
  • 5' Dries Mertens needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from David Ospina, as he is very good at scoring at Diego Armando Maradona with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SSC Napoli and UC Sampdoria are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' SSC Napoli are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined UC Sampdoria backline.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' SSC Napoli manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matteo Politano is hanging Lorenzo Insigne on the field on 30 minute.
  • 35' What a strike from Juan Jesus! The score is 1-0.
  • 40' 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.
  • 43' Andrea Petagna makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and SSC Napoli are in front.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Julian Chabot. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' The whistle greets Emil Audero as he departs to be replaced by Wladimiro Falcone.
  • 51' Stanislav Lobotka is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SSC Napoli so far.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SSC Napoli needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 66' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 71' Radu Dragusin, a Romania , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 72' Francesco Caputo gets the nod from UC Sampdoria. He replaces Riccardo Ciervo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' A tactical swap from UC Sampdoria — Nicola Murru on, Tommaso Augello off on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Fabian Ruiz is replacing Diego Demme for the SSC Napoli side.
  • 85' 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.
  • 89' Another change for UC Sampdoria made on 89 minute. Alex Ferrari leaves to be changed by Gerard Yepes.
  • 90' It’s a booking for UC Sampdoria player. Nicola Murru gets a Yellow card.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — SSC Napoli 1-0 UC Sampdoria.

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.