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UC Sampdoria vs ACF Fiorentina, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
UC Sampdoria
1 – 1
Full Time
ACF Fiorentina
Wed 19 Sep 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Jacopo Sala 38' Y
Karol Linetty 51' Y
Y 72' Jordan Veretout
Y 79' Marco Benassi
Lorenzo Tonelli 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

UC Sampdoria vs ACF Fiorentina — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Fabio Maresca
  • Referee Daniele Doveri
  • Referee Marco Guida
  • Referee Davide Massa
  • Referee Luca Pairetto
  • Referee Damiano Di Iorio
  • Referee Valentino Fiorito
  • Referee Francesco Fourneau
6 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.7 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

6
4
8
UC Sampdoria 18 games · Avg 3.1 goals ACF Fiorentina
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-19 UC Sampdoria 1–1 ACF Fiorentina 2018-02-11 UC Sampdoria 0–1 ACF Fiorentina 2017-09-20 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 UC Sampdoria 2017-04-30 ACF Fiorentina 1–2 UC Sampdoria 2016-12-05 UC Sampdoria 0–0 ACF Fiorentina

Recent Form

UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep ACF Fiorentina H 1–1 D
15 Sep Frosinone Calcio A 5–0 W
02 Sep SSC Napoli H 3–0 W
26 Aug Udinese Calcio A 0–1 L
20 May Frosinone Calcio H 1–0 W
13 May SPAL 2013 A 2–1 W
ACF Fiorentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep UC Sampdoria A 1–1 D
15 Sep SSC Napoli A 0–1 L
02 Sep Udinese Calcio H 1–0 W
26 Aug AC Chievo Verona H 6–1 W
20 May Parma Calcio 1913 H 1–2 L
13 May Frosinone Calcio A 0–1 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. UC Sampdoria host ACF Fiorentina — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bartlomiej Dragowski, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 13' Magnificent from Giovanni Simeone! That is 65 goals in 456 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 18' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 23' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His UC Sampdoria side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 28' It’s high time Marco Giampaolo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. UC Sampdoria needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 38' Jacopo Sala has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 38.
  • 43' Jordan Veretout needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 48' ACF Fiorentina is showing some good football. However, ACF Fiorentina are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 51' Karol Linetty was booked on 51.
  • 55' Dennis Praet is replacing Karol Linetty for the UC Sampdoria side.
  • 60' What composure from Gianluca Caprari! The Italy international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 61' The ACF Fiorentina manager makes a substitution. Marko Pjaca departs to be replaced by Kevin Mirallas.
  • 66' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gregoire Defrel made 456 appearances and scored 32 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Gianluca Caprari as he leaves the pitch. Gaston Ramirez steps in for UC Sampdoria.
  • 70' Another change for ACF Fiorentina made on 70 minute. Gerson leaves to be changed by Marco Benassi.
  • 72' Jordan Veretout picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' The home supporters are growing impatient. UC Sampdoria must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 79' Marco Benassi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
  • 82' A change in the ACF Fiorentina ranks — Federico Chiesa exits the field as Riccardo Sottil enters on 82.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lorenzo Tonelli on 85 minutes.
  • 90' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Giampaolo

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fabio Quagliarella 5
Dusan Vlahovic 5
Federico Chiesa 3
Morten Thorsby 3
Manolo Gabbiadini 2
Dodo 2
Luis Muriel 2
Aleksa Terzic 2

Head to Head

2018-09-19 UC Sampdoria 1–1 ACF Fiorentina 2018-02-11 UC Sampdoria 0–1 ACF Fiorentina 2017-09-20 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 UC Sampdoria 2017-04-30 ACF Fiorentina 1–2 UC Sampdoria 2016-12-05 UC Sampdoria 0–0 ACF Fiorentina

UC Sampdoria Form

2018-09-19 UC Sampdoria 1–1 ACF Fiorentina D 2018-09-15 Frosinone Calcio 0–5 UC Sampdoria W 2018-09-02 UC Sampdoria 3–0 SSC Napoli W 2018-08-26 Udinese Calcio 1–0 UC Sampdoria L 2018-05-20 UC Sampdoria 1–0 Frosinone Calcio W 2018-05-13 SPAL 2013 1–2 UC Sampdoria W

ACF Fiorentina Form

2018-09-19 UC Sampdoria 1–1 ACF Fiorentina D 2018-09-15 SSC Napoli 1–0 ACF Fiorentina L 2018-09-02 ACF Fiorentina 1–0 Udinese Calcio W 2018-08-26 ACF Fiorentina 6–1 AC Chievo Verona W 2018-05-20 ACF Fiorentina 1–2 Parma Calcio 1913 L 2018-05-13 Frosinone Calcio 1–0 ACF Fiorentina L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.23 UC Sampdoria xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 ACF Fiorentina xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
UC Sampdoria46% Draw30% ACF Fiorentina24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.06
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

UC Sampdoria or Draw
76%
Draw or ACF Fiorentina
54%
UC Sampdoria or ACF Fiorentina
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
UC Sampdoria30% Draw54% ACF Fiorentina16%
Actual: ACF Fiorentina win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.1%
1 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 2
3.3%
3 – 1
3.3%
3 – 2
1.5%

Asian Handicap — UC Sampdoria

Handicap UC Sampdoria covers Push ACF Fiorentina covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 24% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 16% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
ACF Fiorentina keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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