UC Sampdoria vs Cosenza Calcio, Serie B 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
UC Sampdoria vs Cosenza Calcio — Serie B at Luigi Ferraris.
- UC Sampdoria 11 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
- Cosenza Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Andrea Colombo (Italy)
7 games this season
🟨 4.7/game
⚽ 16.6 goals/game
🟥 2 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palermo FC | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Modena FC 2018 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC | 11 | 20 |
| 4 | Mantova 1911 SSD | 11 | 19 |
| 5 | Benevento Calcio | 11 | 16 |
| 6 | Calcio Avellino SSD | 11 | 16 |
| 7 | Hellas Verona FC | 11 | 16 |
| 8 | AC Pisa 1909 | 11 | 16 |
| 9 | US Cremonese | 11 | 15 |
| 10 | Padova Calcio | 11 | 15 |
| 11 | AC Cesena | 11 | 15 |
| 12 | FC Südtirol | 11 | 15 |
| 13 | SS Juve Stabia | 11 | 12 |
| 14 | SS Arezzo | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | UC Sampdoria | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | ACD Virtus Entella | 11 | 10 |
| 17 | Carrarese Calcio | 11 | 10 |
| 18 | L.R. Vicenza Virtus | 11 | 9 |
| 19 | Empoli FC | 11 | 9 |
| 20 | US Catanzaro | 11 | 6 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Südtirol | H | 2–2 | D |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
18%
Clean Sheets
UC Sampdoria this season
UC Sampdoria this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
UC Sampdoria
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/4
31-45
3/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/2
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
UC Sampdoria
| Lorenzo Insigne | 3 G |
| Liam Henderson | 2 G |
| Gennaro Tutino | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Cosenza Calcio kicks off things out of here…
- 5' A quiet spell here at Luigi Ferraris. Cosenza Calcio seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 10' Manuel Marras was booked on 10.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cosenza Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' Cosenza Calcio fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 25' Andrea Meroni has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 30' Cosenza Calcio have won 84 goals from 76 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Simone Mazzocchi made 536 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 39' Fabio Depaoli catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 39.
- 41' That is a card for UC Sampdoria. Ronaldo Vieira will be fuming at that decision.
- 42' That is a card for UC Sampdoria. Valerio Verre will be fuming at that decision.
- 45' Mateusz Praszelik has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
- 50' Antonio Barreca is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for UC Sampdoria tonight.
- 55' The energy levels are beginning to show. Fabio Caserta might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 60' Italy international Sebastiano Esposito has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
- 61' Brilliant from the ! Fabio Borini makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 61.
- 62' Pajtim Kasami is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stefano Girelli at the 62 minute mark.
- 63' Estanis Pedrola has so much to prove this time. He replaces Valerio Verre on 63 minute.
- 68' It looks surprising Cosenza Calcio does not make any changes. Luigi Canotto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 69' A change in the UC Sampdoria ranks — Antonio Barreca exits the field as Simone Giordano enters on 69.
- 74' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His UC Sampdoria side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 77' Time for substitution for Cosenza Calcio. Tommaso D'Orazio is replaced by Alessandro Fontanarosa.
- 78' A change in the Cosenza Calcio ranks — Simone Mazzocchi exits the field as Aldo Florenzi enters on 78.
- 81' What composure from Fabio Borini! The Italy international strokes it home. 2-0.
- 86' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both UC Sampdoria and Cosenza Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 87' The referee has no hesitation. Aldo Florenzi is booked for Cosenza Calcio — card on 87.
- 87' Cosenza Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Valerio Crespi is hanging Andrea Rispoli on the field on 87 minute.
- 88' Another change for UC Sampdoria made on 88 minute. Fabio Borini leaves to be changed by Matteo Ricci.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Mattia Viviani.
- Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
UC Sampdoria Lineups
Starting XI
-
32
Stefano Girelli ↓ Pajtim Kasami 62'
-
10
Valerio Verre ↓ Estanis Pedrola 63'
- 3
-
16
Fabio Borini ↓ Matteo Ricci 88'
- 4
- 23
- 7
- 1
- 28
- 33
- 87
Bench
- 22
-
8
Matteo Ricci ↑ 88'
-
5
Kristoffer Askildsen ↑ 88'
- 9
-
14
Pajtim Kasami ↑ 62'
- 6
- 20
-
11
Estanis Pedrola ↑ 63'
-
21
Simone Giordano ↑ 69'
- 77
- –
- –
Coach
Andrea Pirlo
Cosenza Calcio Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 23
-
3
Andrea Rispoli ↓ Valerio Crespi 87'
- 1
-
7
Manuel Marras ↓ Luigi Canotto 69'
- 13
- 26
- 10
- 11
- 9
- 30
Bench
- 2
-
31
Luigi Canotto ↑ 69'
-
24
Mattia Viviani ↑ 69'
- 77
- 42
- 98
-
6
Alessandro Fontanarosa ↑ 77'
-
19
Valerio Crespi ↑ 87'
- 20
- 27
-
34
Aldo Florenzi ↑ 78'
- –
Coach
Fabio Caserta
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Fabio Borini | 2 |
| Gianluca Frabotta | 1 |
| Nikolas Ioannou | 1 |
| Luca Strizzolo | 1 |
| Tommaso D'Orazio | 1 |
| Fabio Depaoli | 1 |
| Ebrima Darboe | 1 |
| Manuel De Luca | 1 |
Head to Head
UC Sampdoria Form
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
✓ CorrectActual: UC Sampdoria win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✓ CorrectActual: 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.