Empoli will be looking to return the winning ways in the Serie A when travel to Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (Genova) for a clash with Sampdoria in the 26th match week. Match day is scheduled for 19th February 2022 at 17:00 EAT.
Sampdoria is in a much more delicate position, sitting only two points above the red zone (16th) with 23 points in the Serie A standings. The hosts are struggling and may sense an opportunity when they face a team without a win in nine matches themselves. In their last five matches they have put a run of three loses and one win and both teams scored in two of those games.
I Blucerchiati gets into this fixture on the back of 1-0 Serie A losing effort in their last game versus AC Milan. In that match, Sampdoria managed 50% possession, and four shots with only of them on target. AC Milan got 15 shots with seven on target and a goal by Rafael Leão (8′).
On the other hand, Empoli is in the 11th place with 31 points nine points above Sampdoria. However, they are winless in the last five matches recording three draws and two loses. Empoli has an excellent away record, only losing two of their 12 away league games this campaign, at Verona and Roma.
Gli Azzurri held each other to to 1-1 stalemate in the Serie with Cagliari in their last encounter. In that game, Empoli had 45% possession, 13 shots with four of them on target and a goal scored by Andrea Pinamonti (38′). Cagliari got 17 shots with five of them on target and a goal by Leonardo Pavoletti (84′).
Sampdoria vs Empoli head to head
31 direct encounters have been recorded between these two teams since 1997. Out of the 31 meeting Sampdoria has won 14 times, Empoli 10 times and stalemates have been recorded seven times.
- Empoli 0-3 Sampdoria 19/09/21
- Sampdoria 1-2 Empoli 12/05/19
- Empoli 2-4 Sampdoria 22/12/18
- Sampdoria 0-0 Empoli 15/01/17
- Empoli 0-1 Sampdoria 21/08/16
Home
- Milan 1-0 Sampdoria
- Sampdoria 4-0 Sassuolo
- Spezia 1-0 Sampdoria
- Juventus 4-1 Sampdoria
- Sampdoria 1-2 Torino
Away
- Empoli 1-1 Cagliari
- Bologna 0-0 Empoli
- Empoli 2-4 Roma
- Inter 3-2 Empoli
- Venezia 1-1 Empoli
Sampdoria team news
Marco Giampaolo will be without Mikkel Damsgaard, Maya Yoshida, Kristoffer Askildsen and Manolo Gabbiadini who have been ruled out through injuries.
Empoli team news
As for the visitors Riccardo Marchizza and Sebastiano Luperto will be unavailable through injuries while is still a doubt for this fixture.
Prediction and odds
We predict low-scoring draw as both teams seem not to be on their best forms, the hosts have just one win in their last eight league games, while the visiting side are winless in their last eight outings.
- Draw
- Goals under 2.5
- Both teams to score
