Fiorentina – Sampdoria Prediction & Picks (20.01.2019)

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Fiorentina and Sampdoria meet at Stadio Artemio Franchi, in a match for the 20th round of Serie A. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 19-09-2018, both teams tied (1-1) . In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which records 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the last 5 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 13-12-2017, in a match for Coppa Italia that ended with the victory of Fiorentina by (3-2). The goals of the match were scored by K. Babacar (2 ‘) and J. Veretout (59’ and 90 ‘), for Fiorentina, and É. Barreto (39 ‘) and G. Ramírez (77’), for Sampdoria. In this match the home factor may be decisive, since Sampdoria presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor.

Fiorentina:

After 6 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses, the home team is currently in the 10 th position of the league, with 26 points won. In the last match, they have tied an away match against Genoa by (0-0), after in the previous match they have lost (0-1) at home, against Parma. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses in away matches, with 15 goals scored and 15 conceded; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 25 goals scored and 15 suffered. In the last match that they disputed, for Coppa Italia, they beat Torino away by (0-2). In the last 9 home league matches Fiorentina has a record of 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 17 points out of 27 possible. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 19 matches in this competition, they have only won 1 of the 7 matches in which they have conceded the first goal. In the last 10 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

Fiorentina comes to this match with a victory, by 0-2, in the displacement to the terrain of Torino, in a game for the Italian Cup. It should be noted that the locals no longer win two games in the Italian championship. In this home game, coach Stefano Pioli must keep the team in 3-5-2, Simeone and Muriel being the most offensive references of the local team. However, midfielder Benassi is the best score of the team, with 6 goals scored. There are no absences of weight for this game.

Sampdoria:

After 8 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses, the away team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 29 points won. In their last match, they lost with Juventus out by (2-1), after in the previous match they won at home, in a match against Chievo, by (2-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 24 goals scored and 22 conceded; against 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 12 conceded. The team comes to this match after a defeat at home with Milan by (0-2), at the end of the extra time. For the championship, Sampdoria won 12 points out of 30 possible, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has scored regularly, as it has always scored at least one goal in the last 10 matches for this competition. In 19 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 9 matches in which they suffered the first goal. In the last 10 away matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 8 of their 18 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

Sampdoria started for this game with a defeat, in extra time, against AC Milan, in a game for the Italian Cup. In the last match for the championship, the visitors lost against Juventus, 2-1. Normally the trainer Marco Giampaolo acts with four players in the defense, four in the center of the field and two in the attack, being Quagliarella and Caprari the most advanced players. It should be noted that the experienced striker Quagliarella is the highlight of Sampdoria, with 12 goals scored. Everything indicates that the foreign trainer can not count on Karol Linetty, a player recovering from an injury.


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