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Udinese Calcio vs UC Sampdoria, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
Sun 26 Aug 2018 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Udinese Calcio vs UC Sampdoria — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Piero Giacomelli
  • Referee Federico La Penna
  • Referee Salvatore Longo
  • Referee Gianmattia Tasso
  • Referee Daniele Minelli

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug UC Sampdoria H 1–0 W
19 Aug Parma Calcio 1913 A 2–2 D
20 May Cagliari Calcio A 3–2 W
13 May AC Milan H 1–2 L
06 May Genoa CFC A 4–0 W
29 Apr Indian Arrows H 2–3 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Udinese Calcio A 0–1 L
20 May Frosinone Calcio H 1–0 W
13 May SPAL 2013 A 2–1 W
06 May Torino FC H 2–1 W
29 Apr SS Lazio A 1–4 L
22 Apr Udinese Calcio H 1–2 L

Key Stats

39% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Udinese Calcio this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Udinese Calcio
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/3
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Udinese Calcio
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 2 G 1 A
Hassane Kamara 2 G 1 A
Jakub Piotrowski 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Udinese Calcio is hosting UC Sampdoria for another epic battle.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 9' What a strike from Rodrigo de Paul! The score is 1-0.
  • 14' Fabio Quagliarella is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Udinese Calcio tonight.
  • 19' Udinese Calcio are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against UC Sampdoria's shape.
  • 24' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joachim Andersen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for UC Sampdoria.
  • 25' Bartosz Bereszynski has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 25.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Karol Linetty, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Udinese Calcio side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. Udinese Calcio in their trying to find a way past UC Sampdoria's compact .
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' UC Sampdoria are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gaston Ramirez on 57.
  • 59' The whistle greets Gaston Ramirez as he departs to be replaced by Riccardo Saponara.
  • 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jens Stryger Larsen made 458 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 66' A change in the Udinese Calcio ranks — Kevin Lasagna exits the field as Lukasz Teodorczyk enters on 66.
  • 67' Nicola Murru catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 67.
  • 70' Jakub Jankto makes way for Albin Ekdal at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from UC Sampdoria.
  • 74' Fresh legs for UC Sampdoria! Dawid Kownacki comes on to replace Fabio Quagliarella.
  • 76' Another substitution for Udinese Calcio to replace Darwin Machis by Marco D'Alessandro on 76 minute.
  • 81' 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.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bram Nuytinck on 86.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Udinese Calcio — Alex Centelles on, Valon Behrami off on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Udinese Calcio to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 Udinese Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 UC Sampdoria xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Udinese Calcio52% Draw26% UC Sampdoria22%
Actual: Udinese Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Udinese Calcio or Draw
78%
Draw or UC Sampdoria
48%
Udinese Calcio or UC Sampdoria
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Udinese Calcio34% Draw47% UC Sampdoria19%
Actual: Udinese Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Udinese Calcio

Handicap Udinese Calcio covers Push UC Sampdoria covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 23% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Udinese Calcio keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
UC Sampdoria keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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