Thursday , 2 July 2026

UC Sampdoria vs US Catanzaro, Serie B 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2023-24
UC Sampdoria
1 – 2
Full Time
US Catanzaro
Sun 1 Oct 2023 · 14:15 UTC Luigi Ferraris HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Andrea Ghion
Y 32' Nicolo Brighenti
Stefano Girelli 40' Y
Y 52' Tommaso Biasci
Y 60' Pietro Iemmello

Overview

Match Preview

UC Sampdoria vs US Catanzaro — Serie B at Luigi Ferraris.

Match Details

  • Referee Livio Marinelli
10 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game 🟥 2 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

1
4
1
UC Sampdoria 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals US Catanzaro
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-01 UC Sampdoria 1–2 US Catanzaro

Recent Form

UC Sampdoria
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
03 Sep US Cremonese A 1–1 D
30 Aug Venezia FC H 1–2 L
US Catanzaro
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct UC Sampdoria A 2–1 W
27 Sep AS Cittadella H 1–1 D
24 Sep SSC Bari A 2–2 D
17 Sep Parma Calcio 1913 H 0–5 L
03 Sep Calcio Lecco 1912 A 4–3 W
30 Aug Spezia Calcio H 3–0 W

Season Stats

UC Sampdoria US Catanzaro
#13 Position #5
44 Points 59
38 Played 38
11 / 11 / 16 W / D / L 15 / 14 / 9
35 Scored 62
48 Conceded 51
-13 GD +11
1.16 PPG 1.55
29% Win % 39%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
UC Sampdoria this season
24% Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this season

UC Sampdoria are 13th (44 pts). US Catanzaro are 5th (59 pts).

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
US Catanzaro
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against UC Sampdoria and US Catanzaro has kicked off!
  • 5' The travelling US Catanzaro supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vincenzo Vivarini will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' US Catanzaro player sees a card in front of him.
  • 30' UC Sampdoria manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marco Delle Monache is hanging Estanis Pedrola on the field on 30 minute.
  • 32' The referee has no hesitation. Nicolo Brighenti is booked for US Catanzaro — card on 32.
  • 34' GOAL! Fabio Borini fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 36' What composure from Jari Vandeputte! The Belgium international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a card for Stefano Girelli.
  • 45' Brilliant from the ! Enrico Brignola makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. UC Sampdoria and US Catanzaro are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 52' US Catanzaro player sees a card in front of him.
  • 57' Pietro Iemmello, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 58' Manuel De Luca is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stefano Girelli at the 58 minute mark.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Pietro Iemmello. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 60' The US Catanzaro manager makes a substitution. Tommaso Biasci departs to be replaced by Luca D'Andrea.
  • 65' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. UC Sampdoria needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 73' Time for substitution for US Catanzaro. Panos Katseris is replaced by Andrea Oliveri.
  • 78' US Catanzaro make a change. Enrico Brignola trudges off to be replaced by Giuseppe Ambrosino on 78 minutes.
  • 79' Gerard Yepes has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matteo Ricci on 79 minute.
  • 84' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 89' UC Sampdoria started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andrea Pirlo

US Catanzaro Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Vivarini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fabio Borini 4
Pietro Iemmello 3
Nikola Sekulov 1
Simone Leonardi 1
Massimo Coda 1
Fabio Depaoli 1
Nicolo Brighenti 1
Tommaso Biasci 1

Head to Head

2023-10-01 UC Sampdoria 1–2 US Catanzaro

UC Sampdoria Form

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 2023-09-03 US Cremonese 1–1 UC Sampdoria D 2023-08-30 UC Sampdoria 1–2 Venezia FC L

US Catanzaro Form

2023-10-01 UC Sampdoria 1–2 US Catanzaro W 2023-09-27 US Catanzaro 1–1 AS Cittadella D 2023-09-24 SSC Bari 2–2 US Catanzaro D 2023-09-17 US Catanzaro 0–5 Parma Calcio 1913 L 2023-09-03 Calcio Lecco 1912 3–4 US Catanzaro W 2023-08-30 US Catanzaro 3–0 Spezia Calcio W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.2 UC Sampdoria xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 US Catanzaro xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
UC Sampdoria26% Draw26% US Catanzaro48%
Actual: US Catanzaro win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

UC Sampdoria or Draw
51%
Draw or US Catanzaro
74%
UC Sampdoria or US Catanzaro
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
UC Sampdoria19% Draw43% US Catanzaro38%
Actual: US Catanzaro win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
8%
0 – 1
7.9%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 1
6%
1 – 3
5.9%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 3
4.9%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
3.6%
2 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — UC Sampdoria

Handicap UC Sampdoria covers Push US Catanzaro covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 14% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 22% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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