UC Sampdoria vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2020-21

UC Sampdoria

2 – 3

Full Time

US Sassuolo Calcio

Wed 23 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'

Y 34' Francesco Caputo

Y 44' Francesco Magnanelli

Omar Colley 49' Y

Y 68' Vlad Chiriches

Lorenzo Tonelli 72' Y

Keita Balde 90' R

Y 90' Manuel Locatelli

Overview

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UC Sampdoria vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.

UC Sampdoria 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
US Sassuolo Calcio 5 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Marco Serra
Referee Niccolo Pagliardini
Referee Giovanni Ayroldi
Referee

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

UC Sampdoria 14 games · Avg 2.8 goals US Sassuolo Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-23 UC Sampdoria 2–3 US Sassuolo Calcio 2020-01-26 UC Sampdoria 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2019-09-01 US Sassuolo Calcio 4–1 UC Sampdoria 2019-03-16 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–5 UC Sampdoria 2018-10-22 UC Sampdoria 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

UC Sampdoria

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	2–3	L
19 Dec	FC Crotone	H	3–1	W
16 Dec	Hellas Verona FC	A	2–1	W
13 Dec	SSC Napoli	A	1–2	L
06 Dec	AC Milan	H	1–2	L
30 Nov	Torino FC	A	2–2	D

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Dec	UC Sampdoria	A	3–2	W
20 Dec	AC Milan	H	1–2	L
16 Dec	ACF Fiorentina	A	1–1	D
11 Dec	Benevento Calcio	H	1–0	W
06 Dec	AS Roma	A	0–0	D
28 Nov	FC Internazionale Milano	H	0–3	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Sassuolo Calcio

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

US Sassuolo Calcio

Vasilije Adzic	3 G	1 A
Domenico Berardi	1 G
Cas Odenthal	1 G
Cristian Volpato	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! UC Sampdoria welcome US Sassuolo Calcio for this crunch clash at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.
2' Hamed Traore adds to his 0 season tally! US Sassuolo Calcio lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
7' US Sassuolo Calcio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
12' UC Sampdoria have won 361 goals from 459 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
17' Uruguay international Gaston Ramirez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
22' US Sassuolo Calcio are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. US Sassuolo Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
32' Morten Thorsby is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for UC Sampdoria tonight.
34' The referee shows US Sassuolo Calcio player a Yellow card on 34.
37' Another substitution for UC Sampdoria to replace Morten Thorsby by Adrien Silva on 37 minute.
42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
44' The referee calls foul for Francesco Magnanelli. He receives a Yellow card.
49' Omar Colley is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
54' UC Sampdoria currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' What an equalizer from Fabio Quagliarella!
56' GOAL! Francesco Caputo fires home to make it 1-2!
58' What a strike from Domenico Berardi! The score is 1-3.
59' The supporters are chanting for Pedro Obiang. He replaces Francesco Magnanelli on 59 minute.
64' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
68' US Sassuolo Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
72' The referee calls foul for Lorenzo Tonelli. He receives a Yellow card.
73' UC Sampdoria make a change. Mikkel Damsgaard trudges off to be replaced by Antonio Candreva on 73 minutes.
78' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
81' The crowd applauds Jakub Jankto as he leaves the pitch. Valerio Verre steps in for UC Sampdoria.
84' Keita Balde does the damage! The net is bulging and UC Sampdoria surge ahead!
87' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Domenico Berardi is replaced by Lukas Haraslin.
88' Federico Peluso is replacing Vlad Chiriches for the US Sassuolo Calcio side.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Keita Balde on 90.
Another three points for US Sassuolo Calcio.

Lineups

UC Sampdoria Lineups

Starting XI

22
Maya Yoshida ↓ Mehdi Leris 73'
18
Morten Thorsby ↓ Adrien Silva 37'
21
Lorenzo Tonelli
14
Jakub Jankto ↓ Valerio Verre 81'
11
Gaston Ramirez ↓ Keita Balde 73'
27
Fabio Quagliarella C
1
Emil Audero
6
Albin Ekdal
15
Omar Colley
3
Tommaso Augello
38
Mikkel Damsgaard ↓ Antonio Candreva 73'

Bench

Coach Claudio Ranieri

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

21
Vlad Chiriches ↓ Federico Peluso 88'
73
Manuel Locatelli
47
Andrea Consigli
4
Francesco Magnanelli C ↓ Pedro Obiang 59'
25
Domenico Berardi ↓ Lukas Haraslin 87'
31
Gian Marco Ferrari
7
Jeremie Boga
23
Hamed Traore
9
Francesco Caputo ↓ Giacomo Raspadori 73'
17
Mert Muldur ↓ Kaan Ayhan 73'
77
Giorgos Kiriakopoulos

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Domenico Berardi	10
Manolo Gabbiadini	4
Fabio Quagliarella	3
Hamed Traore	2
Keita Balde	1
Massimo Coda	1
Khouma Babacar	1
Andrea Conti	1

Head to Head

UC Sampdoria Form

2020-12-23 UC Sampdoria 2–3 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2020-12-19 UC Sampdoria 3–1 FC Crotone W 2020-12-16 Hellas Verona FC 1–2 UC Sampdoria W 2020-12-13 SSC Napoli 2–1 UC Sampdoria L 2020-12-06 UC Sampdoria 1–2 AC Milan L 2020-11-30 Torino FC 2–2 UC Sampdoria D

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2020-12-23 UC Sampdoria 2–3 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2020-12-20 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Milan L 2020-12-16 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2020-12-11 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–0 Benevento Calcio W 2020-12-06 AS Roma 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2020-11-28 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–3 FC Internazionale Milano L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.5 UC Sampdoria xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.52 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: UC Sampdoria or US Sassuolo Calcio 72% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

UC Sampdoria36% Draw28% US Sassuolo Calcio36%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

UC Sampdoria or Draw

64%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

64%

UC Sampdoria or US Sassuolo Calcio

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

UC Sampdoria28% Draw44% US Sassuolo Calcio28%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

0 – 0

6.6%

0 – 1

6.6%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 1

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — UC Sampdoria

Handicap	UC Sampdoria covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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