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

Serie A · 2021-22
Sun 9 Jan 2022 · 15:30 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs UC SampdoriaSerie 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

Recent Form

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
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' SSC Napoli have kicked off against UC Sampdoria. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Juan Jesus has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 527 appearances.
  • 15' Francesco Caputo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' UC Sampdoria seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Fresh legs for SSC Napoli! Matteo Politano comes on to replace Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 35' Juan Jesus does the damage! The net is bulging and SSC Napoli surge ahead!
  • 40' It’s high time Marco Domenichini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 43' Andrea Petagna is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 45' Julian Chabot catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Wladimiro Falcone. He replaces Emil Audero on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. SSC Napoli and UC Sampdoria are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' SSC Napoli have won 640 goals from 508 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 66' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gerard Yepes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for UC Sampdoria.
  • 71' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marco Domenichini might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 72' A change in the UC Sampdoria ranks — Riccardo Ciervo exits the field as Francesco Caputo enters on 72.
  • 75' The UC Sampdoria manager makes a substitution. Tommaso Augello departs to be replaced by Nicola Murru.
  • 80' Diego Demme makes way for Fabian Ruiz at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from SSC Napoli.
  • 85' UC Sampdoria fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 89' Gerard Yepes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Ferrari on 89 minute.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Nicola Murru. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Another three points for SSC Napoli.

Lineups

H2H

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.