Player of the matchGabriele GuarinoEMP · 90′ · 15 final-3rd passes · 8 duels won · 9 clearances
7.7- Possession
- 44%56%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 13 (3)10 (0)
- Corners
- 74
- Table · 37 v 36 pts
- 14th → 13th13th → 14th
Serie BMatchday 33Stadio Comunale Luigi FerrarisRef I. Pezzuto
This meeting
Events
SAM 1–0 EMP · 2–2 yellow- Full time 1–0
- Fabio Depaolifor Nicholas Pierini
- Edoardo SoleriYellow card
- Nicolas HaasYellow card
- Daniel Filafor Antonio Candela
- Edoardo Solerifor Massimo Coda
- Matteo Palmafor Alessandro Di Pardo
- Manuel Cicconifor Tjas Begic
- Brando MoruzziYellow card
- Tjas BegicYellow card
- Nicolas Haasfor Andrea Ghion
- Flavio Bianchifor Luca Magnino
- Luigi Cherubinifor Antonín Barák
- Bogdan Popovfor Marco Nasti
- Joseph Ceesayfor Edoardo Saporiti
- Nicholas Pierini1–0Goal · left foot
- Half-time 0–0
Top ratings
XI avg 7.03 v 6.66
Gabriele GuarinoEMP7.7
Nicholas PieriniSAM7.5
Alessandro Di PardoSAM7.3
Salvatore EspositoSAM7.2
Oliver AbildgaardSAM7.1
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Massimo CodaSAM3
- Nicholas PieriniSAM2 (1)
- Francesco ContiSAM2 (1)
Passes
- Gabriele GuarinoEMP99/106
- Matteo LovatoEMP82/87
- Gerard YepesEMP52/59
Progressive passes
- Gabriele GuarinoEMP100 (94%)
- Matteo LovatoEMP83 (95%)
- Gerard YepesEMP51 (86%)
Final-third passes
- Gabriele GuarinoEMP15
- Gerard YepesEMP13
- Brando MoruzziEMP8
Key passes
- Gabriele GuarinoEMP2
- Antonio CandelaEMP2
- Stiven ShpendiEMP2
Ball recoveries
Duels won
- Salvatore EspositoSAM9/11
- Gabriele GuarinoEMP8/10
- Alessandro Di PardoSAM7/9
Dribbles
- Alessandro Di PardoSAM2/2
- Nicholas PieriniSAM1/1
- Massimo CodaSAM1/2
Tackles
Clearances
- Gabriele GuarinoEMP9
- Oliver AbildgaardSAM9
- Gerard YepesEMP7
Saves
- Andrea FulignatiEMP2
Referee
I. Pezzuto- Cards / match
- 5.22this match 4 (-1.22)
- Yellows / match
- 4.91this match 4
- Reds / match
- 0.31
- Penalties / match
- 0.2823% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 31this match 31
2.21Home 2.21 vs Away 2.71 yellows/match · +0.50 away · 12–12 red · 4 coach cards2.71
52%Results in 81 matches · draw 28%20%
home winsaway wins- With Sampdoria
- 0-0-3 in 3 · 1.33 yellows/game
- With Empoli
- 1-2-1 in 4 · 2.25 yellows/game
78 of 81 matches on record carry card data.
Matchday 33
Serie B · the other 9 games- Frosinone
2–0
Calcio Padova - Avellino
1–1
Palermo - Südtirol
1–1
Cesena - Reggiana
1–3
Pescara - Venezia
3–1
Juve Stabia - Monza
0–2
Catanzaro - Bari 1908
3–1
Modena - Virtus Entella
0–1
Mantova - Carrarese
3–1
Spezia
What stands out
- 13thfrom 14th
Sampdoria moved from 14th to 13th in the Serie B table with this result.34 → 37 points after 33 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.
- 14thfrom 13th
Empoli moved from 13th to 14th in the Serie B table with this result.36 → 36 points after 33 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.
Team stats
40 figures- 44%Possession56%
- 13Shots10
- 3Shots on target0
- 1Big chances0
- 7Corners4
- 366Passes488
- 10Fouls21
- 2Yellow cards2
All 40 stats
- Attack
- 4Accurate crosses6
- 69Attacks99
- 32Crosses19
- 40Dangerous attacks42
- 6Dribble attempts10
- 0Hit woodwork1
- 3Offsides1
- 23%Shot accuracy0%
- 3Shots blocked3
- 8Shots inside box8
- 7Shots off target7
- 5Shots outside box2
- 4Successful dribbles5
- Passing
- 14Accurate long passes25
- 307Accurate passes424
- 84%Forward passes %87%
- 5Key passes8
- 33%Long pass accuracy47%
- 42Long passes53
- 84%Pass accuracy87%
- 39Passes in final third58
- Defence
- 33Ball recoveries37
- 64Ball safe67
- 49Duels won37
- 7Goal kicks9
- 7Interceptions4
- 0Saves2
- 16Tackles7
- Discipline
- 21Free kicks10
- Other
- 115Possession lost111
- 5Substitutions5
- 19Throw-ins15
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 506.9Tommaso Martinelli
- 297.3Alessandro Di Pardo↓83′
- 287.1Oliver Abildgaard
- 27.0Mattia Viti
- 217.1Simone Giordano
- 336.8Francesco Conti
- 947.2Salvatore Esposito
- 777.5Nicholas PieriniG ↓90+3′
- 116.6Tjas BegicYC ↓82′
- 726.9Antonín Barák↓66′
- 97.0Massimo Coda↓83′
- 216.7Andrea Fulignati
- 276.3Brando MoruzziYC
- 347.7Gabriele Guarino
- 206.7Matteo Lovato
- 266.6Antonio Candela↓86′
- 147.1Gerard Yepes
- 186.5Andrea Ghion↓74′
- 706.8Edoardo Saporiti↓60′
- 116.3Stiven Shpendi
- 85.9Luca Magnino↓74′
- 196.6Marco Nasti↓60′
- 7Manuel CicconiMF · ↑82′6.6
- 10Luigi CherubiniFW · ↑66′6.6
- 13Matteo PalmaDF · ↑83′6.5
- 23Fabio DepaoliDF · ↑90+3′
- 92Edoardo SoleriFW · YC ↑83′6.5
- 1Simone GhidottiGK
- 4Jordan FerriMF
- 5Alessandro Pio RiccioDF
- 8Matteo RicciMF
- 25Alex FerrariDF
- 34Tommaso CasalinoMF
- 98Gaëtan CouckeGK
SubstitutesCoaches: A. Lombardo · Fabio Caserta (1.42 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 15Joseph CeesayDF · ↑60′6.2
- 17Daniel FilaFW · ↑86′
- 32Nicolas HaasMF · YC ↑74′6.4
- 77Bogdan PopovFW · ↑60′6.7
- 99Flavio BianchiFW · ↑74′6.4
- 1Samuele PerisanGK
- 2Marco CurtoDF
- 5Nosa Edward ObaretinDF
- 10Rareș IlieMF
- 24Tyronne EbuehiDF
- 25Lorenzo IgnacchitiMF
- 28Gabriele IndragoliDF
Table after full time
Serie B 2025/2026| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 21-8-4 | 67:28 | +39 | 71 | 1st | |
| 11 | 33 | 10-9-14 | 37:53 | -16 | 39 | 11th | |
| 12 | 33 | 10-7-16 | 37:48 | -11 | 37 | 12th | |
| 13 | 33 | 9-10-14 | 32:43 | -11 | 37 | 14th ▲1 | |
| 14 | 33 | 8-12-13 | 43:48 | -5 | 36 | 13th ▼1 | |
| 15 | 33 | 8-10-15 | 32:45 | -13 | 34 | 15th | |
| 16 | 33 | 8-10-15 | 31:46 | -15 | 34 | 16th | |
| 20 | 33 | 7-9-17 | 31:52 | -21 | 30 | 20th |
- Sampdoria
- 14th → 13th34 → 37 pts
- Empoli
- 13th → 14th36 → 36 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 2-1W7 Feb
- 3-3D10 Feb
- 1-0W14 Feb
- 1-2L21 Feb
- 0-2L27 Feb
- 1-1D4 Mar
- 0-3L8 Mar
- 0-0D14 Mar
- 0-2L18 Mar
- 2-1W22 Mar
3-3-4goals 10:151.20pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 2-3L7 Feb
- 1-2L11 Feb
- 1-1D15 Feb
- 2-2D20 Feb
- 1-1D28 Feb
- 1-2L4 Mar
- 2-3L8 Mar
- 2-2D14 Mar
- 1-1D17 Mar
- 4-2W22 Mar
1-5-4goals 17:190.80pts/game
latest 5
Match info
- Competition
- Serie B
- Season
- 2025/2026 · Matchday 33 of 38
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Genova
- Capacity
- 33,205 · grass
- Weather
- 16 °C · few clouds · humidity 63%
- Referee
- I. Pezzuto
- SAM coach
- A. Lombardo
- EMP coach
- Fabio Caserta (1.42 PPG)
Match summary
Sampdoria beat Empoli 1-0 in the Serie B.
Before kickoff, Sampdoria sat 14th on 34 points, while Empoli were 13th on 36 points. Across 24 previous meetings on record, Sampdoria won 12 and Empoli won 6, with 6 draws (2.29 goals per game).
Nicholas Pierini (58') scored for Sampdoria.
Sampdoria — live results and scheduleEmpoli — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this
Head-to-head
24 meetings on record since 200512-6-6Sampdoria W-D-L · goals 35:20
12 SAM6 draws6 EMP- With Sampdoria at home
- 6-3-2 (15:7)
- Goals per meeting
- 2.29
- Over 2.5 goals
- 38%
- Both teams scored
- 50%
- Won by the host
- 42%
- Last 5 (Sampdoria)
- 2W 2D 1L · 1.8 goals/game
- Empoli1–1SampdoriaSerie B
- Empoli0–2SampdoriaClub Friendlies 3
- Sampdoria1–1EmpoliSerie A
- Empoli1–0SampdoriaSerie A
- Sampdoria2–0EmpoliSerie A
Show all 24 meetings
- Empoli0–3SampdoriaSerie A
- Sampdoria1–2EmpoliSerie A
- Empoli2–4SampdoriaSerie A
- Sampdoria0–0EmpoliSerie A
- Empoli0–1SampdoriaSerie A
- Empoli1–1SampdoriaSerie A
- Sampdoria1–1EmpoliSerie A
- Empoli1–1SampdoriaSerie A
- Sampdoria1–0EmpoliSerie A
- Sampdoria1–0EmpoliSerie B
- Empoli1–3SampdoriaSerie B
- Empoli2–1SampdoriaCoppa Italia
- Sampdoria2–1EmpoliCoppa Italia
- Empoli0–2SampdoriaSerie A
- Sampdoria3–0EmpoliSerie A
- Empoli2–0SampdoriaSerie A
- Sampdoria1–2EmpoliSerie A
- Empoli2–1SampdoriaSerie A
- Sampdoria2–0EmpoliSerie A
- EmpolinextSampdoriaSerie B
- SampdorianextEmpoliSerie B
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 2.27Goals per game (both sides)2.87
- 73%Over 1.580%
- 47%Over 2.553%
- 7%Over 3.533%
- 53%Both teams scored73%
- 27%Clean sheets13%
- 33%Failed to score20%
- Sampdoria at home v Empoli away
- 8Played7
- 4Won1
- 3Drawn2
- 1Lost4
- 10-8Goals (for-against)9-14
- 1.88Points per game0.71
- 38%Over 2.571%
- 38%Clean sheets14%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 games each
- 3-51st-half goals (for-against)9-10
- 11-142nd-half goals (for-against)9-13
- 79%Goals after half-time50%
- 50%Goal before half-time79%
- 2-8-4Half-time W-D-L3-7-4
Expected vs happened
as of kick-off37%Model · draw 27%36%
- Projected goals
- 1.26 – 1.26total 2.52 · from goals per game before kick-off
- Most likely scores
- 1–1 12.8%1–0 10.2%0–1 10.1%
| Outcome | Model | Happened |
|---|---|---|
| Sampdoria win | 37% | Yes |
| Draw | 27% | No |
| Empoli win | 36% | No |
| Over 1.5 goals | 72% | No |
| Over 2.5 goals | 46% | No |
| Over 3.5 goals | 25% | No |
| Both teams to score | 51% | No |
| Sampdoria clean sheet | 28% | Yes |
| Empoli clean sheet | 28% | No |
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this
Updated