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UC Sampdoria vs Palermo FC, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2024-25
Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 16:15 UTC Stadio Luigi Ferraris 25,322 HT 45' · FT 45'
Massimo Coda 1' 1–0
1–1 40' Joel Pohjanpalo

Overview

Match Preview

UC Sampdoria vs Palermo FCSerie B at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniele Perenzoni (Italy)
  • Assistant 1 Damiano Di Iorio
  • Assistant 2 Marco Trinchieri (Italy)

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Palermo FC H 1–1 D
02 Mar SSC Bari A 1–1 D
21 Feb US Sassuolo Calcio H 0–0 D
15 Feb FC Südtirol A 1–2 L
08 Feb Modena FC 2018 H 1–0 W
01 Feb Cosenza Calcio H 1–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar UC Sampdoria A 1–1 D
02 Mar Brescia Calcio H 1–0 W
23 Feb Cosenza Calcio A 3–0 W
16 Feb Mantova 1911 SSD H 2–2 D
09 Feb Spezia Calcio A 2–2 D
31 Jan AC Pisa 1909 H 1–2 L

Season Stats

UC Sampdoria Palermo FC
#17 Position #8
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
PPG
Win %

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

UC Sampdoria are 17th (0 pts). Palermo FC are 8th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stadio Luigi Ferraris that hosts another battle between UC Sampdoria and Palermo FC.
  • 1' Massimo Coda is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the centre-forward.
  • 6' It’s high time Alessio Dionisi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 11' France international Jeremy Le Douaron has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 16' Alexis Blin is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for UC Sampdoria tonight.
  • 21' Palermo FC have won 121 goals from 114 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 22' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Fabio Depaoli on 22 minutes.
  • 27' Matteo Brunori Sandri has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Palermo FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 40' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Joel Pohjanpalo makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His UC Sampdoria side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' Palermo FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 58' Lorenzo Venuti is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pietro Beruatto at the 58 minute mark.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Ebenezer Akinsanmiro. He replaces Remi Oudin on 59 minute.
  • 61' Ebenezer Akinsanmiro picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 66' The 32-year-old Valerio Verre has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 68' A tactical swap from UC SampdoriaBartosz Bereszynski on, Fabio Depaoli off on 68 minutes.
  • 73' Valerio Verre makes way for Jeremy Le Douaron at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Palermo FC.
  • 75' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Niccolo Pierozzi on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Jacopo Segre is replacing Niccolo Pierozzi for the Palermo FC side.
  • 84' The whistle greets Davide Veroli as he departs to be replaced by Alessandro Riccio.
  • 89' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Giuseppe Sibilli suffering a number of foals already.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.51 UC Sampdoria xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56 Palermo FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
UC Sampdoria31% Draw42% Palermo FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 63%
37%
± 1.5 30%
70%
± 2.5 10%
90%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

UC Sampdoria or Draw
73%
Draw or Palermo FC
69%
UC Sampdoria or Palermo FC
58%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
UC Sampdoria13% Draw71% Palermo FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
37%
0 – 1
17.2%
1 – 0
15.6%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 0
4%
1 – 2
3%
2 – 1
2.7%
2 – 2
0.9%
0 – 3
0.9%
3 – 0
0.7%
1 – 3
0.6%

Asian Handicap — UC Sampdoria

Handicap UC Sampdoria covers Push Palermo FC covers
-2.5 1% 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% 95%
-1 5% 19% 76%
-0.5 24% 76%
+0.5 73% 27%
+1 73% 20% 7%
+1.5 93% 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
57%
Palermo FC keeps clean sheet
60%

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