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Serie A | Gameweek 21
Jan 9, 2022 at 3.30pm UK
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
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Napoli
1 - 0
Sampdoria

Petagna (43')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Chabot (45+1'), Murru (90+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Serie A clash between Napoli and Sampdoria, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Napoli 2-0 Sampdoria

After a blistering start to the campaign, Napoli have tailed off in trademark fashion, with a title challenge slipping out of their grasp. If they wish to lift the Scudetto come the end of the season, it is victories against mid-table outfits like Sampdoria that they need to win, with Napoli likely to get the job done on Sunday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Napoli win with a probability of 68.18%. A draw had a probability of 18.3% and a win for Sampdoria had a probability of 13.53%.

The most likely scoreline for a Napoli win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.74%) and 1-0 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.56%), while for a Sampdoria win it was 1-2 (3.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Napoli would win this match.

Result
NapoliDrawSampdoria
68.18%18.28%13.53%
Both teams to score 53.55%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
61.68%38.31%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
39.4%60.6%
Napoli Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.73%10.27%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
66.36%33.64%
Sampdoria Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.68%40.31%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.06%76.94%
Score Analysis
    Napoli 68.17%
    Sampdoria 13.53%
    Draw 18.28%
NapoliDrawSampdoria
2-0 @ 10.72%
2-1 @ 9.74%
1-0 @ 9.42%
3-0 @ 8.14%
3-1 @ 7.39%
4-0 @ 4.63%
4-1 @ 4.21%
3-2 @ 3.36%
5-0 @ 2.11%
5-1 @ 1.92%
4-2 @ 1.91%
Other @ 4.63%
Total : 68.17%
1-1 @ 8.56%
2-2 @ 4.43%
0-0 @ 4.14%
3-3 @ 1.02%
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 18.28%
1-2 @ 3.89%
0-1 @ 3.76%
0-2 @ 1.71%
2-3 @ 1.34%
1-3 @ 1.18%
Other @ 1.66%
Total : 13.53%

How you voted: Napoli vs Sampdoria

Napoli
90.7%
Draw
3.5%
Sampdoria
5.8%
86
Head to Head
Sep 23, 2021 5.30pm
Gameweek 5
Sampdoria
0-4
Napoli

Damsgaard (28'), Depaoli (77')
Osimhen (10', 50'), Fabian (39'), Zielinski (59')
Manolas (87')
Apr 11, 2021 2pm
Gameweek 30
Sampdoria
0-2
Napoli
Fabian (35'), Osimhen (87')
Manolas (24'), Koulibaly (46'), Lozano (78')
Dec 13, 2020 2pm
Gameweek 11
Napoli
2-1
Sampdoria
Lozano (53'), Petagna (68')
Di Lorenzo (84'), Insigne (90+2'), Rui (90+2')
Jankto (20')
Thorsby (38'), Ekdal (52'), Colley (82'), Ramirez (90+2')
Feb 3, 2020 7.45pm
Gameweek 22
Sampdoria
2-4
Napoli
Quagliarella (26'), Gabbiadini (73' pen.)
Jankto (43'), Ekdal (47'), Ramirez (58'), Linetty (87')
Milik (3'), Elmas (16'), Demme (83'), Mertens (90')
Elmas (43'), Demme (90'), Politano (90')
Sep 14, 2019 5pm
Gameweek 3
Napoli
2-0
Sampdoria
Mertens (13', 67')
Maksimovic (7'), Fabian (37')

Ferrari (26'), Caprari (41')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Napoli21162335142150
2Inter Milan20145151183347
3Atalanta BCAtalanta21134446242243
4Lazio2112363728939
5Juventus21813034171737
6Fiorentina2096533211233
7Bologna208933226633
8AC Milan208752921831
9Roma217683127427
10Udinese217592432-826
11Torino215882126-523
12Genoa215881830-1223
13Como215792634-822
14CagliariCagliari2156102334-1121
15Empoli214892028-820
16Parma214892636-1020
17Lecce2155111536-2120
18Hellas VeronaHellas Verona2161142447-2319
19VeneziaVenezia2136121934-1515
20Monza2127122031-1113


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