📊 Form Guide

Sampdoria

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Sampdoria are hoping to win again after their last result, a 2-1 Serie B triumph vs Avellino.

In that game, Sampdoria managed 47% possession and 10 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. For Sampdoria, the goals were scored by Matteo Brunori (72') and Matteo Palma (80'). Avellino had 3 attempts at goal with 2 on target. Tommaso Biasci (84') was the scorer for Avellino.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent games where Sampdoria haven’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that Sampdoria have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 9 goals along the way.

Pre-game facts show that Sampdoria:

• are unbeaten in the league by Empoli in their last 2 matches.
• are winless against Empoli in their last 3 league games.
• have not been beaten in their last 2 home league matches.

Empoli

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Empoli go into this match following on from a 4-2 Serie B win over Pescara in their last outing.

In that game, Empoli managed 56% possession and 24 attempts at goal with 9 on target. For Empoli, the goals were scored by Stiven Shpendi (9', 65'), Matteo Lovato (33') and Daniel Fila (80'). At the other end, Pescara got 13 shots at goal with 6 on target. Antonio Di Nardo (41', 47') scored for Pescara.

Illustrating their bias toward action-packed matches, we’ve seen goals 22 times in the last six games in which Empoli have sent out their troops, giving a mean average of 3.67 goals for each meeting. Their opponents have managed 11 from this total. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend will be sustained in this game.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Empoli:

• have not emerged victorious against Sampdoria when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league games.
• are without a win away from home in their last 6 league games.

👥 Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings dating back to 12/05/2019, both clubs have shared the honours with Sampdoria winning 2 of those games, Empoli 2 and 2 being draws in regulation time.

An aggregate of 13 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 8 from i Blucerchiati and 5 being from Azzurri. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.

The previous league encounter featuring the two was Serie B match day 10 on 28/10/2025 when it finished Empoli 1-1 Sampdoria.

In that match, Empoli had 39% possession and 7 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. Their only player to score was Bogdan Popov (77').

For their opponents, Sampdoria had 14 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. Marvin Çuni (80') scored.

The match was refereed by Marco Piccinini.

📰 Team News: Sampdoria

In our view, i Blucerchiati may well use the 4-2-3-1 formation for this game and select Tommaso Martinelli, Alessandro Di Pardo, Matteo Palma, Mattia Viti, Simone Giordano, Francesco Conti, Matteo Ricci, Tjas Begic, Simone Pafundi, Nicholas Pierini and Massimo Coda.

📰 Team News: Empoli

Due to a mostly healthy group, there is only the one fitness problem for the Empoli manager Fabio Caserta to be concerned with. Pietro Pellegri (Cruciate ligament tear) misses out for this game. Duccio Degli Innocenti cannot play in this game through suspension.

We reckon that Azzurri appear most likely to make use of a 4-3-1-2 lineup using Andrea Fulignati, Marco Curto, Gabriele Guarino, Matteo Lovato, Brando Moruzzi, Luca Magnino, Gerard Yepes, Nicolas Haas, Edoardo Saporiti, Stiven Shpendi and Bogdan Popov.

💭 Prediction

For this match, we think that Empoli will manage to breach the defence of this Sampdoria lineup, although that is unlikely to prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

We’re expecting a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning score for Sampdoria at full-time. Looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds.

Victor Martins, 03:03 06/04/2026