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 38 games · 49 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Marco Serra
Referee Niccolo Pagliardini
Referee Giovanni Ayroldi
Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Internazionale Milano	38	87
2	SSC Napoli	38	76
3	AS Roma	38	73
4	Como 1907	38	71
5	AC Milan	38	70
6	Juventus FC	38	69
7	Atalanta BC	38	59
8	Bologna FC 1909	38	56
9	SS Lazio	38	54
10	Udinese Calcio	38	50
11	US Sassuolo Calcio	38	49
12	Parma Calcio 1913	38	45
13	Torino FC	38	45
14	Cagliari Calcio	38	43
15	ACF Fiorentina	38	42
16	Genoa CFC	38	41
17	US Lecce	38	38
18	US Cremonese	38	34
19	Hellas Verona FC	38	21
20	AC Pisa 1909	38	18

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for UC Sampdoria to score. At the same time, US Sassuolo Calcio does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
2' What a strike from Hamed Traore! The score is 0-1.
7' It looks surprising UC Sampdoria does not make any changes. Giacomo Raspadori has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
12' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
17' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
22' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kaan Ayhan made 302 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both UC Sampdoria and US Sassuolo Calcio are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
34' The referee has no hesitation. Francesco Caputo is booked for US Sassuolo Calcio — Yellow card on 34.
37' UC Sampdoria make a change. Morten Thorsby trudges off to be replaced by Adrien Silva on 37 minutes.
42' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
44' It’s a booking for US Sassuolo Calcio player. Francesco Magnanelli gets a Yellow card.
49' Omar Colley is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
54' UC Sampdoria are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined US Sassuolo Calcio backline.
55' Fabio Quagliarella has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 55 minutes.
56' Francesco Caputo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
58' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Domenico Berardi makes no mistake. 1-3!
59' It is a substitution in US Sassuolo Calcio team. Francesco Magnanelli is replaced by Pedro Obiang on 59 minute.
64' Omar Colley is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for UC Sampdoria so far.
68' US Sassuolo Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 68.
72' Lorenzo Tonelli picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
73' Antonio Candreva is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mikkel Damsgaard at the 73 minute mark.
78' Emil Audero has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 456 appearances.
81' Valerio Verre is replacing Jakub Jankto for the UC Sampdoria side.
84' Keita Balde adds to his 0 season tally! UC Sampdoria lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
87' A change in the US Sassuolo Calcio ranks — Domenico Berardi exits the field as Lukas Haraslin enters on 87.
88' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Vlad Chiriches is replaced by Federico Peluso.
90' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Keita Balde.
US Sassuolo Calcio celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Francesco Caputo	1
Karol Linetty	1
Tommaso Augello	1
Dennis Praet	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.