Match Preview

Inter Milan and Sampdoria have both made bright starts to the Italian Serie A campaign. Inter have won seven of their first nine games and after Saturday’s clash with table-topping Napoli, which saw them draw 0-0, they sit two points behind the leaders. They had scored at least once in every game before their goalless draw with the leaders.

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Sampdoria are currently sixth in Serie A, having beaten Crotone 5-0 on Saturday. It was their fifth win of the season and they sit six points behind Inter. Their only loss came at the hands of Udinese and they have found the net at least twice in each of their five wins.

Our Inter vs Sampdoria preview and soccer predictions suggest that the hosts will maintain their good home record against Marco Giampaolo’s men with the second half being key. We also highlight in our Inter vs Sampdoria predictions that the visitors may well reverse a trend of failing to score in their last two road games, as they have a fair scoring record at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Inter vs Sampdoria Prediction and Betting Advice

The hosts are restrictive odds to win but they have scored at least once in each of their four home victories and netted in each of their first eight Serie A games. A feature of their performances has been late goals. In their last home game, they defeated Milan with a 90th minute penalty to win 3-2. Prior to that, they left it until three minutes from time to score the only goal against Genoa. They rescued a point with a 77th minute Icardi penalty at Bologna, and two goals in the last eight minutes saw them win 2-0 at Crotone. Late goals against SPAL and Roma also saw them to victory.

While backing the hosts to win is an obvious call, the odds for this to happen are too small and our Inter vs Sampdoria betting tips suggest that the hosts’ penchant for a late goal makes them a worthwhile play to see more goals coming in the second half than the first. The stats show that in their last eight meetings at Inter, there have been more second-half goals than first-half goals in six of the last eight meetings. William Hill propose a double-your-money price and that offer stands out.

Sampdoria have failed to score in their last two away games at Udinese (when beaten 4-0) and at Hellas Verona (held 0-0). Prior to that, the Genova club netted twice in their first two road games, at Fiorentina (won 2-1) and at Torino (drew 2-2). Intriguingly, they have a fair record of scoring when travelling to Inter and have netted at least once in five of their last seven visits.

Indeed, they have beaten Inter on the last two occasions and while they have managed just one win at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in the last 17 attempts, the experienced Fabio Quagliarella and lively centre-forward Gianluca Caprari spearhead a side that have scored goals from the midfield (Danilo Cataldi) and from defence (Cristian Zapata). In short, they are capable of making things uncomfortable for the Nerazzurri.

At the current Italian soccer odds, bookmakers appear to have underestimated Sampdoria’s scoring ability and the odds are out of kilter with their previous scoring record at Inter. They may well be good for at least a goal and this looks one of the better Inter vs Sampdoria bets on offer. Bwin offer the biggest odds and decent value in this market.