Carrarese are going up against the visiting Sampdoria at Stadio dei Marmi in this Serie B fixture on Friday.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Carrarese v Sampdoria are shown below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
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Carrarese
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Carrarese prepare for this match coming off the back of a 2-2 Serie B tied result vs Catanzaro.
For Carrarese, the scorers were Luigi Cherubini (43') and Stiven Shpendi (81'). Mattia Compagnon (54') and Filippo Pittarello (65') scored for Catanzaro.
It has not been often in recent games where Carrarese have shown defensive steel. The facts show that Carrarese have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 8 goals in the process. Let’s see whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.
Sampdoria
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Sampdoria will go into the game following on from a 1-0 Serie B win to defeat Cittadella in their previous fixture.
In that game, Sampdoria had 57% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Sampdoria was Giuseppe Sibilli (64'). Cittadella had 5 attempts on goal with 0 on target.
Looking at their form, and Sampdoria have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 9 goals in all. Defensively, Sampdoria have clearly had some problems.
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Head to head
The last league game featuring these clubs was Serie B match day 19 on 26/12/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Sampdoria 1-1 Carrarese.
In that game, Sampdoria managed 71% possession and 31 attempts at goal with 9 on target. The scorer was Davide Veroli (67').
On the other side, Carrarese had 5 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Mattia Finotto (4') scored.
The match was refereed by Alessandro Prontera.
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Team News: Carrarese
Stefano Mazzini (Shoulder injury) and Marco Bleve (Muscle injury) won’t be able to feature for Carrarese boss Antonio Calabro.
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Team News: Sampdoria
Sampdoria manager Alberico Evani has not got a full squad to pick from. Gennaro Tutino (Broken ankle), Davide Veroli (Broken jaw), Samuele Perisan (muscular problems), Nikolas Ioannou (Calf muscle tear), Alessandro Bellemo (Ankle problems) and Simone Romagnoli (Achilles tendon surgery) are not able to play.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Sampdoria and Carrarese should play out a closely-fought contest here.
It could well end in a draw. With that in mind, we reckon that it will be a tight encounter with a 1-1 draw at the end of the 90 minutes.
Lucas Pereira,
11:01 21/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Carrarese
Formed: 1908
Stadium: Stadio dei Marmi (3,520)
Captain: Marco Imperiale
Chairman: Fabio Oppicelli
Manager: Antonio Calabro
Competitions: Serie B position 11
🔑 Star Man: Mattia Finotto
Regularly played in the Striker position, Mattia Finotto was born in Valdobbiadene, Italy. Having played his first senior match for SPAL in the 2016 - 2017 season, the goalscoring Forward has netted 5 league goals in this Serie B 2024 - 2025 season so far coming from a total of 33 appearances.