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Napoli and Sampdoria meet at Stadio San Paolo in a match of the 19th round of Serie A TIM. The history of direct matches played at this stadium favors the home team, who in the last 4 games won 2 and drew 2. However, in the last match in this stadium, for Serie A TIM on 08-30-2015, the game ended in a draw By (2-2). The goals of the match were scored by G. Higuain (9 ‘and 39’) for Napoli and Eder (57 ‘and 59′) for Sampdoria. In this match the house factor can play a decisive role, as Sampdoria has shown differences in performance in their games at home and as a visitor.
Napoli
After 10 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, the home team is in 3rd place, having won 35 points. In the last match, they drew with Fiorentina away by (3-3), after having won at home in a game against Torino, (5-3). This is a team that is slightly affected by the home factor, that is, it has similar results at home and abroad, since in the last 30 matches it has recorded 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats as a visitor, with 29 goals scored and 16 conceded, against 10 victories , 3 draws and 2 defeats at home, with 41 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last 9 home games for the league, Napoli have 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, having won 20 points out of 27.
In this competition, you have not lost any of the last 5 games in your stadium. The team have conceded goals to their opponents in 7 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has been marked with great regularity since they have always scored at least one goal in the last 10 games in this competition. In his home games there is a tendency towards goals, since 9 of his last 9 games by the competition finished with More of 1.5 goals. In 18 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 4 times and never managed to turn the score. In the last 13 home matches in all competitions there are 2 highlights: 6 of his 16 goals between the minutes (46’-60 ‘) and 6 of his 16 between (76′-90’).
The Napoli team come to this game with a 3-3 draw at Fiorentina, adding to their seventh consecutive game without losing in this competition: the goals were scored by Insigne, Mertens and Gabbiadini. In the home game, coach Maurizio Sarri should keep the 4-3-3 with Mertens being the most offensive reference of the home team: this player is the great highlight of Napoli with 11 goals and 3 assists. For this game the coach can not count on suspended Raul Albiol, as well as Koulibaly, Chiriches, Milik and Pavoletti, players who recover from injury.
Sampdoria
After 6 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, the visiting team is in 13th place, having won 23 points. In the last match, they drew with Udinese at home (0-0), after their previous match had lost out in a game against Chievo (2-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, stronger when playing with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games has recorded 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with a total of 12 goals scored and 24 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, with a total of 22 goals scored and 13 conceded. In the championship, Sampdoria had 6 points in 27 chances, after 1 win, 3 draws and 5 losses in the last 9 games they played as a visitor.
For this competition, does not win as a visitor does 8 games. In his league games as a visitor the most frequent result at the break was 1-0 (4 out of 9 matches). Defensive solidity has not been his strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games, but his attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away games there is a tendency to have goals, since 8 of their last 9 games by the competition finished with More of 1.5 goals. In 18 games in this competition, only managed 2 turns on the scoreboard in the 12 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Sampdoria team come to this game with a goalless draw against Udinese, adding in this way the third consecutive match without winning in the competition. In this away game, coach Marco Giampaolo should maintain the usual 4-4-2 with the most advanced positions being occupied by Quagliarella and Muriel: the second player is the team’s top scorer with 6 goals scored. It seems that the visiting coach can not count on Viviano, Cassano, Sala and Carbonero, players that are injured.
Prediction: Napoli Win @ 1.33