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UC Sampdoria vs Spezia Calcio, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
UC Sampdoria
2 – 1
Full Time
Spezia Calcio
Fri 22 Oct 2021 · 18:45 UTC Stadio Luigi Ferraris HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' Petko Hristov
Bartosz Bereszynski 44' Y
Omar Colley 45' Y
Antonio Candreva 57' Y

Overview

Match Preview

UC Sampdoria vs Spezia Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Luigi Ferraris.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Fabbri
  • Referee Ciro Carbone
  • Referee Daniele Bindoni
  • Referee Marco Scatragli
  • Referee Simone Sozza
  • Referee Matteo Gariglio (Italy)

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

3
4
5
UC Sampdoria 12 games · Avg 1.9 goals Spezia Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-22 UC Sampdoria 2–1 Spezia Calcio 2021-05-12 UC Sampdoria 2–2 Spezia Calcio 2021-01-11 Spezia Calcio 2–1 UC Sampdoria

Recent Form

UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Spezia Calcio H 2–1 W
17 Oct Cagliari Calcio A 1–3 L
03 Oct Udinese Calcio H 3–3 D
26 Sep Juventus FC A 2–3 L
23 Sep SSC Napoli H 0–4 L
19 Sep Empoli FC A 3–0 W
Spezia Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct UC Sampdoria A 1–2 L
16 Oct US Salernitana 1919 H 2–1 W
03 Oct Hellas Verona FC A 0–4 L
25 Sep AC Milan H 1–2 L
22 Sep Juventus FC H 2–3 L
19 Sep Venezia FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
42% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — UC Sampdoria and Spezia Calcio get this one started.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. UC Sampdoria is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' The 37-year-old Adrien Silva has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 14' The referee calls foul for Petko Hristov. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 15' What composure from Emanuel Gyasi! The Ghana international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 20' Fresh legs for UC Sampdoria! Radu Dragusin comes on to replace Valerio Verre.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Spezia Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ivan Provedel is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Spezia Calcio.
  • 35' 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 Janis Antiste suffering a number of foals already.
  • 36' What a strike from Antonio Candreva! The score is 2-0.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. UC Sampdoria must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 44' Bartosz Bereszynski picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Omar Colley.
  • 50' UC Sampdoria started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' Spezia Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' The referee shows UC Sampdoria player a Yellow card on 57.
  • 59' Another substitution for Spezia Calcio to replace Janis Antiste by Daniele Verde on 59 minute.
  • 64' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 69' UC Sampdoria currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 70' Another substitution for UC Sampdoria to replace Manolo Gabbiadini by Julian Chabot on 70 minute.
  • 75' It’s high time Roberto D'Aversa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 77' Time for substitution for Spezia Calcio. Eddie Salcedo is replaced by Suf Podgoreanu.
  • 78' The Spezia Calcio manager makes a substitution. Eddie Salcedo departs to be replaced by Suf Podgoreanu.
  • 83' Daniele Verde is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Spezia Calcio tonight.
  • 86' It is a substitution in UC Sampdoria team. Francesco Caputo is replaced by Fabio Quagliarella on 86 minute.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Antonio Candreva as he leaves the pitch. Alex Ferrari steps in for UC Sampdoria.
  • The points are shared — UC Sampdoria 2-1 Spezia Calcio. Honours even.

Lineups

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto D'Aversa

Spezia Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thiago Motta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniele Verde 4
Antonio Candreva 3
Tommaso Pobega 2
Bruno Amione 2
Fabio Depaoli 2
Gianluca Lapadula 2
Emanuel Gyasi 1
Abdelhamid Sabiri 1

Head to Head

2021-10-22 UC Sampdoria 2–1 Spezia Calcio 2021-05-12 UC Sampdoria 2–2 Spezia Calcio 2021-01-11 Spezia Calcio 2–1 UC Sampdoria

UC Sampdoria Form

2021-10-22 UC Sampdoria 2–1 Spezia Calcio W 2021-10-17 Cagliari Calcio 3–1 UC Sampdoria L 2021-10-03 UC Sampdoria 3–3 Udinese Calcio D 2021-09-26 Juventus FC 3–2 UC Sampdoria L 2021-09-23 UC Sampdoria 0–4 SSC Napoli L 2021-09-19 Empoli FC 0–3 UC Sampdoria W

Spezia Calcio Form

2021-10-22 UC Sampdoria 2–1 Spezia Calcio L 2021-10-16 Spezia Calcio 2–1 US Salernitana 1919 W 2021-10-03 Hellas Verona FC 4–0 Spezia Calcio L 2021-09-25 Spezia Calcio 1–2 AC Milan L 2021-09-22 Spezia Calcio 2–3 Juventus FC L 2021-09-19 Venezia FC 1–2 Spezia Calcio W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.67 UC Sampdoria xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Spezia Calcio xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
UC Sampdoria46% Draw25% Spezia Calcio29%
Actual: UC Sampdoria win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

UC Sampdoria or Draw
71%
Draw or Spezia Calcio
54%
UC Sampdoria or Spezia Calcio
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
UC Sampdoria32% Draw44% Spezia Calcio24%
Actual: UC Sampdoria win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
7.1%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — UC Sampdoria

Handicap UC Sampdoria covers Push Spezia Calcio covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Spezia Calcio keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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