UC Sampdoria vs Venezia FC, Serie B 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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UC Sampdoria vs Venezia FC — Serie B at Luigi Ferraris.
- UC Sampdoria 38 games · 44 pts (2025/26)
- Venezia FC 38 games · 82 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daniele Minelli (Italy)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug | Venezia FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 25 Aug | AC Pisa 1909 | H | 0–2 | L |
| 19 Aug | Ternana Calcio | A | 2–1 | W |
| 04 Jun | SSC Napoli | A | 0–2 | L |
| 26 May | US Sassuolo Calcio | H | 2–2 | D |
| 20 May | AC Milan | A | 1–5 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug | UC Sampdoria | A | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Aug | Cosenza Calcio | H | 1–1 | D |
| 20 Aug | Como 1907 | H | 3–0 | W |
| 22 May | Cagliari Calcio | H | 0–0 | D |
| 14 May | AS Roma | A | 1–1 | D |
| 08 May | Bologna FC 1909 | H | 4–3 | W |
Season Stats
| UC Sampdoria | Venezia FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #13 | Position | #1 |
| 44 | Points | 82 |
| 38 | Played | 38 |
| 11 / 11 / 16 | W / D / L | 24 / 10 / 4 |
| 35 | Scored | 77 |
| 48 | Conceded | 31 |
| -13 | GD | +46 |
| 1.16 | PPG | 2.16 |
| 29% | Win % | 63% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
24%
Clean Sheets
UC Sampdoria this season
UC Sampdoria this season
42%
Clean Sheets
Venezia FC this season
Venezia FC this season
UC Sampdoria are 13th (44 pts). Venezia FC are 1st (82 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
Venezia FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/2
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Luigi Ferraris that hosts another battle between UC Sampdoria and Venezia FC.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Venezia FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' UC Sampdoria are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Venezia FC's shape.
- 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Venezia FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 25' The referee has no hesitation. Valerio Verre is booked for UC Sampdoria — card on 25.
- 30' Venezia FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Andrea Pirlo might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 40' Venezia FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
- 45' Dennis Johnsen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 16 Yellow cards this season.
- 46' Brilliant from the ! Estanis Pedrola makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 46.
- 46' A tactical swap from UC Sampdoria — Antonino La Gumina on, Manuel De Luca off on 46 minutes.
- 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 56' Venezia FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 57' Another change for UC Sampdoria made on 57 minute. Matteo Ricci leaves to be changed by Ronaldo Vieira.
- 60' Nunzio Lella is replacing Mikael Egill Ellertsson for the Venezia FC side.
- 61' Another substitution for Venezia FC to replace Gianluca Busio by Bjarki Bjarkason on 61 minute.
- 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. UC Sampdoria must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Marco Olivieri. He replaces Nicholas Pierini on 71 minute.
- 72' Time for substitution for Venezia FC. Dennis Johnsen is replaced by Christian Gytkjaer.
- 73' A moment of madness from Antonino La Gumina on 73 minutes earns him a card. UC Sampdoria will be frustrated.
- 75' Time for substitution for UC Sampdoria. Fabio Borini is replaced by Simone Panada.
- 76' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Christian Gytkjaer makes it 1-1.
- 81' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 85' Ronaldo Vieira picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 86' The Venezia FC bench stirs into life. Joel Pohjanpalo is withdrawn and Marin Sverko gets his opportunity.
- 89' A stunning finish from Tanner Tessmann — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 90' UC Sampdoria receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- 90' UC Sampdoria make a change. Estanis Pedrola trudges off to be replaced by Marco Delle Monache on 90 minutes.
- It finishes all square. UC Sampdoria and Venezia FC share the spoils 1-2.
Lineups
UC Sampdoria Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
-
16
Fabio Borini ↓ Simone Panada 75'
- 29
-
23
Fabio Depaoli ↓ Noha Lemina 75'
-
8
Matteo Ricci ↓ Ronaldo Vieira 57'
- 40
- 1
- 9
- 11
- 21
- 87
Bench
- 22
- 25
-
–
Ronaldo Vieira ↑ 57'
- 5
-
6
Simone Panada ↑ 75'
-
20
Antonino La Gumina ↑ 46'
- 28
- 19
- 17
- 33
-
92
Noha Lemina ↑ 75'
-
77
Marco Delle Monache ↑ 90'
Coach
Andrea Pirlo
Venezia FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
-
20
Joel Pohjanpalo ↓ Marin Sverko 86'
- 10
- 27
- 7
- 6
- 1
- 8
- 15
- 4
- 77
Bench
- 23
- 13
- 21
-
33
Marin Sverko ↑ 86'
- 38
-
9
Christian Gytkjaer ↑ 72'
- 31
-
24
Nunzio Lella ↑ 60'
-
99
Marco Olivieri ↑ 71'
-
19
Bjarki Bjarkason ↑ 61'
- 12
- 60
Coach
Paolo Vanoli
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Joel Pohjanpalo | 3 |
| Francesco Caputo | 3 |
| Gianluca Busio | 1 |
| Manolo Gabbiadini | 1 |
| Mikael Egill Ellertsson | 1 |
| Thomas Henry | 1 |
| Estanis Pedrola | 1 |
| Christian Gytkjaer | 1 |
Head to Head
UC Sampdoria Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.9
UC Sampdoria xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74
Venezia FC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Venezia FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
UC Sampdoria or Draw
50%
Draw or Venezia FC
77%
UC Sampdoria or Venezia FC
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
0 – 1
11.5%
0 – 2
10.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
9%
0 – 3
6%
1 – 3
5.5%
1 – 0
5.5%
2 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 0
2.8%
0 – 4
2.6%
Asian Handicap — UC Sampdoria
| Handicap | UC Sampdoria covers | Push | Venezia FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 5% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 12% | 82% |
| -0.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| +0.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| +1 | 44% | 24% | 32% |
| +1.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +2 | 68% | 17% | 14% |
| +2.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
Clean Sheet
UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
18%
✓
Venezia FC keeps clean sheet
41%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.