Match Report
Sampdoria went into the game 13th in the table on 44 points; Calcio Padova sat 9th on 46 — a 2-point gap. Calcio Padova's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Sampdoria 0.92 scored and 1.26 conceded per game, Calcio Padova 1.03 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.28.
Defeat had not touched Sampdoria in 5 games.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sampdoria 2, draws 2, Calcio Padova 0, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. In 75% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in Genova, capacity 33,205, hosted the game.
Goal scorers
Sampdoria: Matteo Luigi Brunori (34')
Key stats
Possession: Sampdoria 51% · Calcio Padova 49% · Total shots: 12-4 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 5-1