Match Report
29 points separated the sides: Sampdoria 9th on 52, Crotone 19th on 23. Crotone's recent output outran their position: 13th on form over five rounds, 19th in the table. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Crotone ran at 1.18 scored and 2.42 conceded, Sampdoria at 1.37 and 1.42.
Crotone had been beaten in five straight games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Crotone against 7/15 for Sampdoria.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 3 Crotone wins, 4 for Sampdoria, 1 draw, at 3.25 goals per meeting. 63% of these meetings ended in a home win. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 63%. The last five meetings averaged 4.2 goals, well above the all-time 3.25.
D. Paterna took charge of the match — our records show 21 games refereed with an average of 1.8 yellow cards per game. The venue was Stadio Ezio Scida in Crotone, with room for 16,108 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.