Match Preview

Sassuolo actually finished ahead of their weekend hosts in the 2016/17 Serie A table, and though they bettered their opponents by just once place, it was a still quite an achievement. This season, the teams featured in our Sampdoria vs Sassuolo preview seem to heading in very different directions and it’s Sampdoria who are excelling domestically this time around.

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Ahead of today’s Sampdoria vs Sassuolo betting tips, the home team managed by Marco Giampaolo have the third-best home record in Serie A, collecting eighteen points from the twenty-one on offer. Only current champions Juventus and current league leaders Inter have fared better in front of their own fans. La Samp are one of only five teams in the league to pass the thirty goals scored mark in 2017/18 and with Daniel Zapata, Fabio Quagliarella and Lucas Torreira in good form, it’s easy to see why.

The Neroverdi are just three points clear of the relegation zone heading into the Christmas period and it already looks as though emulating their 10^th place finish of last year is beyond them. Giuseppe Iachini’s men have lost five of their most recent eight matches even though they have had a relatively kind run of games. The club from the province of Modena have had real trouble in attacking areas and they have scored just ten times since the summer in the league, which is the second-lowest total in the division behind the bottom club, Benevento.

Sampdoria vs Sassuolo Prediction and Betting Advice

The most important thing to consider in our free pick of Sampdoria vs Sassuolo bets is the home team’s record at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris this season. La Samp have won seven of their eight league fixtures there this season, beating the likes of Juventus and Milan along the way. Only high flying Lazio managed to take all three points in Genoa in 2017/18.

Sassuolo have lost five of their eight matches on the road in Serie A, though they have collected nine points on their travels compared to just five at the Mapei Stadium-Città del Tricolore. However, two of their three victories away from home came against two of the current bottom three teams, SPAL and Benevento.

In the corresponding fixture last season, La Samp picked up the points after an end-to-end 3-2 victory, though given the away team’s lack of firepower this year, a repeat of that action-packed ninety minutes is probably unlikely. We uncovered the best Serie A football odds for our outright prediction at Ladbrokes, whose prices beat the rest for value.

Fabio Quagliarella may be coming towards the end of his career, but the thirty-four-year-old has still been in fine form this season. Quagliarella’s goal-scoring exploits in 2017/18 make him a great addition to today’s Sampdoria vs Sassuolo predictions. The former Italian international has nine goals in fifteen Serie A appearances this term.

After a run of three matches without a goal, the wily attacker helped himself to two in his team’s most recent fixture, a 2-2 draw away to Cagliari. Fan favourite Quagliarella is still a talismanic figure at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris and quite often pops up with very important goals at crucial times.

Last season in this fixture, it was Quagliarella who scored the goal that kicked off a remarkable comeback for Sampdoria. They were two goals down with six minutes on the clock but led by their heroic forward, they clawed themselves level and eventually found an injury-time winner. Quagliarella is always capable of finding a route to goal and he should have plenty of chances to do that this weekend. You can get the best value for your stake using the odds at Betfred, who are the recommended bookmaker to use with the last of our Italian football betting tips.