Wednesday , 30 September 2026

UC Sampdoria vs SSC Napoli, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
UC Sampdoria
3 – 0
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Sun 2 Sep 2018 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Gaston Ramirez 40' Y
Y 68' Amadou Diawara
Y 77' Mario Rui
Y 81' Allan
Y 83' Marko Rog
Ronaldo Vieira 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

UC Sampdoria vs SSC Napoli — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Referee Fabiano Preti
  • Referee Davide Massa
  • Referee Fabrizio Posado
  • Referee Luca Pairetto
5 games this season 🟨 4.6/game ⚽ 12.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Roma 5 13
2 FC Internazionale Milano 5 13
3 SS Lazio 5 13
4 Cagliari Calcio 5 12
5 AC Milan 5 11
6 Frosinone Calcio 5 10
7 Juventus FC 5 10
8 Como 1907 5 10
9 SSC Napoli 5 7
10 US Sassuolo Calcio 5 7
11 Atalanta BC 5 6
12 US Lecce 5 6
13 Udinese Calcio 5 4
14 Torino FC 5 4
15 Parma Calcio 1913 5 4
16 AC Monza 5 4
17 ACF Fiorentina 5 4
18 Bologna FC 1909 5 2
19 Genoa CFC 5 1
20 Venezia FC 5 0

Head-to-Head

1
9
UC Sampdoria 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals SSC Napoli
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-02 UC Sampdoria 3–0 SSC Napoli

Recent Form

UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
06 May Torino FC H 2–1 W
29 Apr SS Lazio A 1–4 L
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep UC Sampdoria A 0–3 L
25 Aug AC Milan H 3–2 W
18 Aug SS Lazio A 2–1 W
05 May Olympique Lyonnais A 0–1 L
28 Apr Romania H 1–1 D
21 Apr Borussia Dortmund A 3–0 W

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

SSC Napoli
Rasmus Hojlund 2 G
Kevin De Bruyne 1 G 1 A
Matteo Politano 1 G
Antonio Vergara 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for UC Sampdoria to score. At the same time, SSC Napoli does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Adam Ounas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for UC Sampdoria so far.
  • 10' Fabio Quagliarella, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 11' Brilliant from the centre-forward! Gregoire Defrel makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 11.
  • 16' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dries Mertens, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 26' SSC Napoli are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 31' UC Sampdoria are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SSC Napoli's shape.
  • 32' GOAL! Gregoire Defrel scores on 32. Assisted by Fabio Quagliarella
  • 37' A change in the UC Sampdoria ranks — Riccardo Saponara exits the field as Gaston Ramirez enters on 37.
  • 40' It’s a booking for UC Sampdoria player. Gaston Ramirez gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' Elseid Hysaj has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' Another substitution for SSC Napoli to replace Simone Verdi by Adam Ounas on 46 minute.
  • 51' Emil Audero has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 56' The travelling SSC Napoli supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 59' A change in the UC Sampdoria ranks — Nicola Murru exits the field as Jacopo Sala enters on 59.
  • 64' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 68' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Amadou Diawara.
  • 71' Marko Rog has so much to prove this time. He replaces Amadou Diawara on 71 minute.
  • 75' GOAL! Fabio Quagliarella scores on 75. Assisted by Bartosz Bereszynski
  • 77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mario Rui on 77 minutes.
  • 81' The referee shows SSC Napoli player a Yellow card on 81.
  • 83' That is a Yellow card for SSC Napoli. Marko Rog will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' UC Sampdoria ring the changes. Albin Ekdal has done his job and it is now time for Ronaldo Vieira to step up.
  • 88' The referee has no hesitation. Ronaldo Vieira is booked for UC Sampdoria — Yellow card on 88.
  • 3-0 the final result. SSC Napoli will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Giampaolo

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.83 UC Sampdoria xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: UC Sampdoria to win 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
UC Sampdoria60% Draw24% SSC Napoli16%
Actual: UC Sampdoria win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

UC Sampdoria or Draw
84%
Draw or SSC Napoli
40%
UC Sampdoria or SSC Napoli
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
UC Sampdoria43% Draw45% SSC Napoli12%
Actual: UC Sampdoria win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.4%
2 – 0
12.6%
1 – 1
11%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
3.6%
4 – 0
3.5%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — UC Sampdoria

Handicap UC Sampdoria covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 25% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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