Sampdoria – Bologna Prediction & Picks (18.04.2018)

Sampdoria and Bologna meet at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, in a match for the 33rd round of Serie A. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 25-11-2017, Bologna won at home by (3 -0). The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 2 and tied 1. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 12-02- 2017, for Serie A, Sampdoria won by (3-1). L. Muriel (82 ‘), P. Schick (83’) and I. M’baye (88 ‘Autogolo) scored the goals of the game, for Sampdoria, and B. Džemaili (18’), for Bologna. Attention to the house factor, since the Sampdoria usually conquer different results at home and abroad.

Sampdoria:

The home team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 49 points won, after 14 wins, 6 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Genoa, by (0-0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Juventus, by (3-0). 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 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 32 conceded; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 31 goals scored and 17 conceded. For the championship, Sampdoria won 15 points out of 30 possible, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 16 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so it has not been very strong defensively. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 14 of the last 16 matches for this competition have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 32 matches in this competition, he only managed 2 comebacks in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 16 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 8 of their 17 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

The Sampdoria has in its history a single title in the Italian League, conquered in the 1990/91 season. This season, the local team struggles to finish the competition at the top of the table and can even dream of qualifying for the Europa League, as it is five points behind the first team in the qualifying zone for the European competition, Milan The main offensive characteristics are the shots from outside the area and the use of the individual ability of their players to create their scoring opportunities. In the last five matches of the Sampdoria at home, in four of them there were more than 1.5 goals, showing that they are very intense confrontations. We believe that in this game the team will maintain this pattern and will again play a game with more than two goals scored.

Bologna:

The away team is currently in the 11 th position of the league, with 38 points won, after 11 wins, 5 draws and 16 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Crotone, by (1-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Hellas Verona, by (2-0). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses in away matches, with 14 goals scored and 21 conceded; against 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 22 goals scored and 18 conceded. For the championship, Bologna won 7 points out of 30 possible points, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (6 out of 17 matches). The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so they have not displayed great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 15 matches for this competition have ended with Under 1,5 goals. In 32 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 15 matches in which they suffered the first goal.

The Bologna already conquered seven times the Italian championship title, the last in the 1963/64 season, but this season is in the eleventh position and practically only meets the calendar, since the visiting team is fifteen points away from the team that is in the last place of access to the Europa League and with eleven points more than the first team that is in the relegation zone.