Sampdoria will be the visitors at Stadio Nicola Ceravolo on Sunday for the Serie B showdown with home side Catanzaro.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Catanzaro v Sampdoria are shown on this page - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
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Catanzaro
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Catanzaro will be hoping for a better result following the 2-0 Serie B defeat in their last game at the hands of Juve Stabia.
In that game, Catanzaro managed 50% possession and 11 shots at goal with 5 on target. For their opponents, Juve Stabia got 14 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Nicola Mosti (25') and Leonardo Candellone (41') scored for Juve Stabia.
Three or more goals per game have been seen in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Catanzaro have taken part. Opposition teams scored 12 times in these games whereas Catanzaro bagged a total of 11.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Catanzaro:
- haven't won against Sampdoria in their previous 2 matches in the league.
- have not won at home in their last 2 matches in the league.
Sampdoria
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In the game prior to this, Sampdoria drew 0-0 in the Serie B tie with Cremonese.
In that game, Sampdoria managed 27% possession and 9 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Cremonese had 8 shots at goal with 2 on target.
The trend of at least one side getting a clean sheet in games involving Sampdoria has been fairly consistent of late. Checking on their last 6 meetings shows that it has occurred 5 times. In these clashes, their opponents have hit a goal total of 8 and Sampdoria have scored 3. We will have to find out if that trend will be continued on into this next match.
Going into this contest, Sampdoria are without an away win for the past 12 league matches. Very poor, indeed.
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Head to head
The previous league encounter featuring the two was Serie B match day 15 on 30/11/2024 which ended up with the score at Sampdoria 3-3 Catanzaro.
On that day, Sampdoria managed 46% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. The goals were scored by Nikola Sekulov (42'), Gennaro Tutino (58') and Simone Leonardi (90').
Catanzaro had 5 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Pietro Iemmello (53', 67', 70') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Paride Tremolada.
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Team News: Sampdoria
Sampdoria boss Alberico Evani has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Davide Veroli (Broken jaw), Samuele Perisan (muscular problems), Nikolas Ioannou (Calf muscle tear), Gennaro Tutino (Broken ankle) and Simone Romagnoli (Achilles tendon surgery) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
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Prediction
We’re envisaging that Sampdoria will need to apply a lot of pressure to break down this Catanzaro team who we think will score at least once to put them ahead.
Therefore, we predict a very competitive encounter with a 1-0 victory for Catanzaro at the end of this one.
Let’s see how it plays out.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking the betting prices for this game on the 90 min. result market, backing Catanzaro is available for 2, backing a drawn result is 3.5 and putting your money on victory for Sampdoria gets 3.5. They are the best market prices on offer at this very moment.
Andre Moura,
00:04 03/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Catanzaro
Formed: 1927
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo (14,650)
Captain: Pietro Iemmello
Chairman: Floriano Noto
Manager: Fabio Caserta
Competitions: Serie B position 7
⭐ Star Man: Pietro Iemmello
Normally deployed in the Striker position, Pietro Iemmello was born in Catanzaro, Italy. Having played his first senior match for Pro Vercelli in the 2012 - 2013 season, the dangerous Forward has struck 16 league goals in this Serie B 2024 - 2025 season so far in a total of 32 appearances.