Serie B WON 2–1
Sat, Sep 19 · 17:15 · Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Sampdoria Home
VS
Catanzaro Away
Sampdoria vs Catanzaro — Serie B
Tipster's pick Over 2.5 Goals
Confidence Low
Odds 2.00 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Open Play Expected Between Sampdoria and Catanzaro

Sampdoria have conceded two goals per game on average this season while struggling to keep clean sheets in any match. Catanzaro show a similar pattern with nearly two goals allowed per outing and only one clean sheet so far. Their head-to-head meetings have produced over two and a half goals in four of the last six encounters despite several draws. Both sides enter this fixture with recent form that includes multiple losses and limited defensive stability at either end. Sampdoria generate slightly more at home but still face an opponent who creates chances away from home at a steady rate. These patterns point toward an open game where goals could come from both teams pushing forward.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68% win rate
Result
2–1 WON

Our pick “Over 2.5 Goals” at odds 2.00 won — final score 2–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Liam Henderson 17'
  3. Pietro Lemmello 17'
  4. Stefan Gartenmann 38'
  5. Stefan Gartenmann Own goal 45+2'
  6. Second half
  7. Salvatore Esposito ↓ Antoine Makoumbou 55'
  8. Lorenzo Insigne assist Tobias Lauritsen 56'
  9. Ruggero Frosinini ↓ Marco Ruggero 63'
  10. Antonio Candela ↓ Mehdi Dorval 63'
  11. Oliver Abildgaard 64'
  12. N'Dri Koffi 66'
  13. Emanuele Pecorino ↓ N'Dri Koffi 70'
  14. Samuel Giovane ↓ Nicola Mosti 70'
  15. Tjas Begic ↓ Lorenzo Insigne 70'
  16. Danel Sinani ↓ Yari Verschaeren 70'
  17. Samuel Giovane 75'
  18. Gennaro Tutino ↓ Tobias Lauritsen 79'
  19. Kevin Mbabu ↓ Liam Henderson 79'
  20. Federico Di Francesco ↓ Simone Pafundi 84'
  21. Tjas Begic 85'
  22. Kevin Mbabu 90+5'
  23. Matias Antonini Lui 90+6'
This season
Sampdoria Catanzaro
Over 2.5 goals 50% 50%
Clean sheet 0% 25%
Failed to score 25% 25%
Scored per game 0.8 1.0
Conceded per game 2.0 1.8
Scored home / away 1.0 / 0.7 1.0 / 1.0

Across 4 and 4 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
16 HEL Hellas Verona 4 1 1 2 4
17 CAT Catanzaro ▲ 4 1 0 3 3
18 JUV Juve Stabia 4 1 1 2 2
19 CAR Carrarese 4 0 1 3 1
20 SAM Sampdoria ▲ 4 0 1 3 1
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Sampdoria LDLLL
L @ Cremonese 0–2 Aug 17
D @ Cesena 1–1 Aug 23
L vs Juve Stabia 1–2 Aug 29
L @ Palermo 1–3 Sep 7
L @ Mantova 0–2 Sep 13
Catanzaro DLLLW
D vs Sudtirol 2–2 Aug 15
L @ Vicenza Virtus 2–3 Aug 21
L @ Pisa 1–2 Aug 30
L @ Sudtirol 0–2 Sep 5
W vs Carrarese 1–0 Sep 12
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Sampdoria
Scored 0.6 avg
0 1 1 1 0
Conceded 2.0 avg
2 1 2 3 2
Catanzaro
Scored 1.2 avg
2 2 1 0 1
Conceded 1.8 avg
2 3 2 2 0
Head-to-head · last meetings
1 Sampdoria
4 Draws
1 Catanzaro
Jan 2026 Catanzaro 0–0 Sampdoria Draw
Oct 2025 Sampdoria 0–0 Catanzaro Draw
May 2025 Catanzaro 2–2 Sampdoria Draw
Nov 2024 Sampdoria 3–3 Catanzaro Draw
May 2024 Catanzaro 1–3 Sampdoria Sampdoria

Over 2.5 goals in 4 of the last 6 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Sampdoria 4-3-3
  • 1 P. Vindahl G
  • 29 A. Di Pardo D
  • 3 S. Gartenmann D
  • 15 F. Delli Carri D
  • 7 M. Cicconi D
  • 6 L. Henderson M
  • 45 A. Makoumbou M
  • 16 Y. Verschaeren M
  • 28 O. Abildgaard F
  • 9 T. Lauritsen F
  • 10 L. Insigne F
Bench T. Begić, S. Esposito, A. Ferrari, Yann Karamoh, S. Massolo, G. Tutino, D. Sinani, L. Ravanelli, Andrey Krastev, K. Mbabu

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