📏 Form Guide

Lecco

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Lecco will be looking for an improved result here after the 4-0 Serie B defeat last time out to Parma.

In that match, Lecco had 38% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Parma got 24 shots at goal with 10 of them on target. Adriá Bernabé (15', 31'), Valentin Mihăilă (23') and Drissa Camara (88') scored for Parma.

It has been seldom in recent games that Lecco haven’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that Lecco have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, letting in 12 goals during that time.

Sampdoria

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In their previous fixture, Sampdoria drew 1-1 in the Serie B match with Como.

In that match, Sampdoria managed 39% possession and 5 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Sampdoria was Fabio Borini (66'). Como got 17 shots on goal with 10 on target. Patrick Cutrone (82') scored for Como.

Andrea Pirlo's Sampdoria have had reason to celebrate scoring 8 times in the course of their latest 6 matches. The total of goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes equals 5.

Pre-game facts show that Sampdoria:

• have not been beaten in their last 5 league matches away from home.
• are without a win away from home in their last 2 league matches.

👥 Head to head

The last league fixture between these clubs was Serie B match day 16 on 09/12/2023 when the final score was Sampdoria 2-0 Lecco.

In that game, Sampdoria had 52% possession and 20 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Sebastiano Esposito (39', 71').

Lecco got 13 shots on goal with 5 on target.

The referee was Daniele Perenzoni.

ℹ️ Team News: Lecco

There’s just a single fitness concern for the Lecco gaffer Andrea Malgrati to be concerned with from a near full-strength group. Eugenio Lamanna (Patellar tendon rupture) is sidelined.

We are thinking that Lecco could make use of the 4-3-3 system in the match with Riccardo Melgrati, Mats Lemmens, Elio Capradossi, Alessandro Bianconi, Alessandro Caporale, Alessandro Sersanti, D. Degli Innocenti, Artur Ionita, Giovanni Crociata, Andrija Novakovich and Nicolò Buso.

ℹ️ Team News: Sampdoria

Sampdoria manager Andrea Pirlo has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Kristoffer Askildsen (Hamstring muscle injury), Alex Ferrari (Cruciate ligament surgery), Antonio Barreca (Thigh problems) and Ronaldo Vieira (Adductor injury) are those who can’t be considered. The players who will not be able to play in this game through being suspended are Fabio Borini, Fabio Depaoli and Sebastiano Esposito.

We are inclined to think that i Blucerchiati appear most likely to play in a 3-5-2 lineup, giving starts to Filip Stankovic, Cristiano Piccini, Daniele Ghilardi, Facundo González, Petar Stojanovic, Francesco Conti, Gerard Yepes, Pajtim Kasami, Nicola Murru, Agustín Álvarez and Estanis Pedrola.

💭 Prediction

Our thinking is that Lecco will have their work cut out to put one past this Sampdoria side who we reckon should be able to get on the scoresheet themselves in a winning performance.

We’re therefore anticipating a narrow 0-1 win for Sampdoria when all is said and done.

Looking forward to watching this one unfold.

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Renata Leite, 15:08 01/05/2024