Match Report
Sampdoria, 20th on 19 points, faced a 27-point deficit to Udinese (12th, 46). Recent form told a different story for Udinese: only 18th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 12th. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Udinese ran at 1.24 scored and 1.26 conceded, Sampdoria at 0.63 and 1.87.
Sampdoria were winless in 6.
26 meetings are on record — 8 won by Udinese, 11 by Sampdoria, 7 drawn, at 2.96 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 62% of the meetings.
Dacia Arena in Udine staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,132. On the scoreboard, Udinese led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.