Thursday , 2 July 2026

UC Sampdoria vs Cosenza Calcio, Serie B 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2023-24
UC Sampdoria
2 – 0
Full Time
Cosenza Calcio
Sun 22 Oct 2023 · 14:15 UTC Luigi Ferraris HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 10' Manuel Marras
Fabio Depaoli 39' Y
Y 39' Tommaso D'Orazio
Ronaldo Vieira 41' Y
Valerio Verre 42' Y
Y 45' Mateusz Praszelik
Y 87' Aldo Florenzi
Y 90' Mattia Viviani

Overview

Match Preview

UC Sampdoria vs Cosenza Calcio — Serie B at Luigi Ferraris.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrea Colombo (Italy)
5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Venezia FC 38 82
2 Frosinone Calcio 38 81
3 AC Monza 38 76
4 Palermo FC 38 72
5 US Catanzaro 38 59
6 Modena FC 2018 38 55
7 SS Juve Stabia 38 51
8 Calcio Avellino SSD 38 49
9 Mantova 1911 SSD 38 46
10 Padova Calcio 38 46
11 AC Cesena 38 46
12 Carrarese Calcio 38 44
13 UC Sampdoria 38 44
14 ACD Virtus Entella 38 42
15 Empoli FC 38 41
16 FC Sudtirol 38 41
17 SSC Bari 38 40
18 AC Reggiana 38 37
19 Spezia Calcio 38 35
20 Delfino Pescara 1936 38 35

Head-to-Head

3
1
UC Sampdoria 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Cosenza Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-22 UC Sampdoria 2–0 Cosenza Calcio

Recent Form

UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Cosenza Calcio H 2–0 W
07 Oct Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC A 1–1 D
01 Oct US Catanzaro H 1–2 L
27 Sep Como 1907 A 0–1 L
24 Sep Parma Calcio 1913 A 1–1 D
18 Sep AS Cittadella H 1–2 L
Cosenza Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct UC Sampdoria A 0–2 L
07 Oct Calcio Lecco 1912 H 3–0 W
30 Sep AC Pisa 1909 A 2–1 W
26 Sep US Cremonese H 1–2 L
22 Sep Palermo FC A 1–0 W
16 Sep FC Sudtirol H 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
UC Sampdoria this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

UC Sampdoria
0-15
–/2
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. UC Sampdoria is hosting Cosenza Calcio for another epic battle.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Controversy at the stadium! Manuel Marras argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Cosenza Calcio 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' UC Sampdoria are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' Filip Stankovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 485 appearances.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. UC Sampdoria in their trying to find a way past Cosenza Calcio's compact .
  • 39' Fabio Depaoli is having his name booked by the referee on 39.
  • 41' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ronaldo Vieira on 41 minutes.
  • 42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Valerio Verre on 42.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Mateusz Praszelik is booked for Cosenza Calcio — card on 45.
  • 50' Cosenza Calcio have won 84 goals from 76 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 55' Stefano Girelli is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for UC Sampdoria tonight.
  • 60' A quiet spell here at Luigi Ferraris. Cosenza Calcio seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 61' A goal from the Italy international Fabio Borini! He fires home on 61 to make it 1-0!
  • 62' The whistle greets Stefano Girelli as he departs to be replaced by Pajtim Kasami.
  • 63' UC Sampdoria make a change. Valerio Verre trudges off to be replaced by Estanis Pedrola on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Italy international Valerio Verre has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 69' Simone Giordano has so much to prove this time. He replaces Antonio Barreca on 69 minute.
  • 74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 77' The whistle greets Tommaso D'Orazio as he departs to be replaced by Alessandro Fontanarosa.
  • 78' Another substitution for Cosenza Calcio to replace Simone Mazzocchi by Aldo Florenzi on 78 minute.
  • 81' Fabio Borini with the second goal in the match!
  • 86' It’s high time Andrea Pirlo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 87' The referee shows Cosenza Calcio player a card on 87.
  • 87' Another substitution for Cosenza Calcio to replace Andrea Rispoli by Valerio Crespi on 87 minute.
  • 88' UC Sampdoria make a change. Fabio Borini trudges off to be replaced by Matteo Ricci on 88 minutes.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Mattia Viviani. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • UC Sampdoria celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andrea Pirlo

Cosenza Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Caserta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fabio Borini 2
Manuel De Luca 1
Gianluca Frabotta 1
Nikolas Ioannou 1
Luca Strizzolo 1
Tommaso D'Orazio 1
Fabio Depaoli 1
Ebrima Darboe 1

Head to Head

2023-10-22 UC Sampdoria 2–0 Cosenza Calcio

UC Sampdoria Form

2023-10-22 UC Sampdoria 2–0 Cosenza Calcio W 2023-10-07 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 1–1 UC Sampdoria D 2023-10-01 UC Sampdoria 1–2 US Catanzaro L 2023-09-27 Como 1907 1–0 UC Sampdoria L 2023-09-24 Parma Calcio 1913 1–1 UC Sampdoria D 2023-09-18 UC Sampdoria 1–2 AS Cittadella L

Cosenza Calcio Form

2023-10-22 UC Sampdoria 2–0 Cosenza Calcio L 2023-10-07 Cosenza Calcio 3–0 Calcio Lecco 1912 W 2023-09-30 AC Pisa 1909 1–2 Cosenza Calcio W 2023-09-26 Cosenza Calcio 1–2 US Cremonese L 2023-09-22 Palermo FC 0–1 Cosenza Calcio W 2023-09-16 Cosenza Calcio 2–2 FC Sudtirol D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.47 UC Sampdoria xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Cosenza Calcio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
UC Sampdoria50% Draw28% Cosenza Calcio22%
Actual: UC Sampdoria win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

UC Sampdoria or Draw
78%
Draw or Cosenza Calcio
50%
UC Sampdoria or Cosenza Calcio
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
UC Sampdoria34% Draw50% Cosenza Calcio16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.5%
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
12%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
0 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
5%
1 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — UC Sampdoria

Handicap UC Sampdoria covers Push Cosenza Calcio covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Cosenza Calcio keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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