Match Report
Sassuolo, 1st with 82 points, sat 41 points above Sampdoria (18th, 41). Sassuolo's recent output lagged their position: 8th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Sampdoria 1 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Sassuolo 2.05 and 1, with the league averaging 1.23.
Sassuolo had won three straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
25 meetings are on record — 6 won by Sampdoria, 9 by Sassuolo, 10 drawn, at 2.76 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 32% of the wins in this fixture.
Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in Genova staged the fixture, a ground that holds 36,599. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.




