Sampdoria vs Fiorentina Prediction & Match Preview

Sampdoria vs Fiorentina: Italian Serie A
Date: Sunday, 16 February 2020
Kick-off at 14:00 UK / 15:00 CET
Venue: Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (Genoa).

Sampdoria are hoping to distance themselves from the Serie A’s bottom three as they look to secure back-to-back wins for the first time this season when they host Viola on Sunday.

Sampdoria vs Fiorentina: Match Preview

Claudio Ranieri’s side snapped their three-game winless run with a 3-1 victory over free falling Torino, thanks to Gaston Ramirez’s brace.

The Blucerchiati are tenth in the six-game form table with two wins, two draws and two defeats, and sixteenth overall, two points behind their next opponent and just four points clear of the relegation zone.

Sampdoria are hoping to distance themselves from the Serie A’s bottom three as they look to secure back-to-back wins for the first time this season when they host Viola on Sunday.

Samp have registered three wins, four draws and five losses at the Luigi Ferarris this season, scoring 1.08 goals per match on average whilst shipping 1.33. They have lost three of their last five home games.

Fiorentina slumped to their second straight Serie A defeat, third across competitions, after going down at home to fourth-placed Atalanta (1-2). Beppe Iachini’s men have earned eight points since the mid-season break and will be looking to rekindle their January form which saw them unbeaten in four matches.

With the win-drawl-lose record of 6-7-10, Fiorentina are fourteenth on the Serie A ladder, nine points off of Europa League spot occupants, Hellas Verona.

La Viola have posted three wins, three draws and five defeats on their travels, averaging 1.27 goals scored per game and conceding 1.64 in return. They have lost four of their last six away fixtures.

Sampdoria vs Fiorentina: Team News & Probable Lineups

A. Ferrari is out with torn ACL; Albin Ekdal (22 games – 0 goals) is banned on yellow card accumulation.

Sampdoria (4-4-2): Audero – Bereszynski, Colley, Tonelli, Augello – Linetty, Thorsby, Bertolacci, Ramirez – Gabbiadini, Quagliarella

Kouame (11/5 for Genoa) is out for the season; Franck Ribery (11/2) is few weeks away from return.

Fiorentina (3-5-2): Dragowski – Milenkovic, Pezzella, Igor – Lirola, Benassi, Pulgar, Castrovilli, Dalbert – Chiesa, Cutrone

Sampdoria vs Fiorentina: Head-to-head (h2h)

• Overall Stats (40 games): Sampdoria 11 Wins, Fiorentina 12 Wins, 17 Draws.
• Sampdoria have 9-7-3 home record against La Viola.
• Both teams have found the back of the net in their last nine head-to-head meetings.
• Three goals or more have been scored in six of the last seven H2H encounters.
• Samp were beaten 1-2 in the reverse fixture.

Sampdoria vs Fiorentina: Prediction

I can see a very balanced game, but not a goalless one. I reckon both sides will get on the scoresheet and share the spoils in the end. And, to be fair, given the current situation, they would be OK with that. I’ll take the Draw here.

Both teams have scored in four of the last five Sampdoria’s games and the same bet landed in seven of the eleven Fiorentina’s road matches. Let’s hope for a 1-1 stalemate here. Good luck!

Sampdoria vs Fiorentina: Betting Tips

• Draw @ 3.30

• Both Teams To Score – Yes @ 1.86