Two of Serie A’s worst teams, on the basis of form, face off this weekend and these Sampdoria vs. Sassuolo predictions suggest the home side are in for even more misery. The hosts are already relegated, while the visitors are the only other team without a win in the last four rounds.
Sampdoria vs. Sassuolo odds
1 – Sassuolo to win– 19/20
2 – Both teams to score – 8/13
3 – Under 2.5 goals scored – 6/5
4 – Berardi to score anytime – 6/4
5 – Fabio Quagliarella to score anytime – 13/10
Sassuolo hope to put an end to their awful run of results as they travel to an already-relegated Sampdoria side on Friday. The Neroverdi have struggled with consistency for much of the season, but few would have predicted such an implosion for Alessio Dionisi’s side.
Fortunately for the visitors, they come up against the only team in worse current form this weekend. Aside from relegation, Sampdoria’s misery was compounded last Saturday with Milan tearing them apart in a 5-1 win. Having lost 24 out of 36 games this season, this weekend’s clash could spell another defeat for the hosts.
One of the key problems for both teams this season has been their struggles to score goals. In spite of this, we would back a bet on both teams scoring at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Recent weeks have seen Sassuolo really struggle defensively, with no clean sheets in their last six games.
To make matters worse, the Neroverdi have hardly been coming up against top attacking opposition, with the likes of Monza, Salernitana and Verona all putting two past them. This could provide encouragement for Dejan Stankovic’s side, who have actually managed to get on the scoresheet in their last two games.
Fabio Quagliarella scored his first goal of the Serie A season with the game already gone against Milan. The 40-year-old has now scored in 18 consecutive campaigns, although his future is far from certain. In what could be his final game at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, we back the veteran to score anytime against Sassuolo.
At the opposing end of the pitch, despite their offensive difficulties, Domenico Berardi has been doing his best to drag the Neroverdi to victory. With 10 goals to his name, the winger will be the most prolific player on the pitch and his penalty duties further improve his odds to score anytime.
How to stream Sampdoria vs. Sassuolo
Watch Sampdoria vs. Sassuolo live over the weekend via your credited bet365 account or having placed a bet in the past 24 hours.
Sampdoria vs. Sassuolo last five matches
Sampdoria last five matches
Sassuolo last five matches
Sampdoria top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 7 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 |
Sassuolo top goalscorers
| Player | Total goals |
|---|---|
| 12 | |
| 7 | |
| 7 | |
| 5 | |
| 4 |
Sampdoria vs. Sassuolo line-ups
Sampdoria (3-4-1-2): Ravaglia; Gunter, Nuytinck, Amione; Zanoli, Winks, Rincon, Augello; Djuricic; Gabbiadini, Quagliarella
Sassuolo (4-3-3) Consigli; Toljan, Erlic, Ferrari, Rogerio; Frattesi, Lopez, Henrique; Berardi, Pinamonti, Bajrami
Sampdoria team news
Dejan Stankovic is expected to return to a back three following a hammering by Milan last week. Sampdoria remain without Emil Audero in goal, while Ignacio Pussetto, Andrea Conti, Abdelhamid Sabiri and Gerard Yepes are all sidelined through injury.
Sassuolo team news
A red card for Ruan in the defeat against Monza means that Gian Marco Ferrari will step in at centre-back against Sampdoria. Alessio Dionisi is also without Armand Lauriente, with the winger ruled out for the season, so Nedim Bajrami is expected to start on the left wing.