Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Sampdoria and Spezia square off against each other at Stadio Luigi Ferraris in what is expected to be a close Serie B encounter. La Samp failed to win the previous six league matches and they must be low on spirits following a massive 5-1 loss to Sassuolo. Croatia defender Stipe Vulikic is pushing for a start, while defender Simone Romagnoli has yet to overcome his injury.
The Bianconeri, on the other hand, aim to build on a thrilling 5-0 win over Cittadella. As Sampdoria suffered a dip in form in the Italian second tier, we predict that the visitors are going to pick up all three points from the match. Both Kouda and Sarr are rated doubtful for the visitors and the duo will be assessed ahead of the kick-off. There are no fresh injury worries in the visiting team ahead of the trip to Genoa.
Highlighted Team (Sampdoria):
Sampdoria is an Italian football club from Genoa which is currently playing in the highest Italian football division: the Serie A. The club colours of Sampdoria are blue and white and is known under the nickname Blucerchiati. Sampdoria host it’s home games in the Stadio Luigi Ferraris which is located in Genua. Interesting detail is that their biggest city rival Genoa is playing their home games in Stadio Luigi Ferraris as well.
In the past Sampdoria was playing in the Serie B and Serie A on and off. After the big successes in the end of the eighties the club became a stable team in the Serie A. Sampdoria managed to win the Scudetto once in 1991, the Coppa Italia 4 times in 1985, 1988, 1989 and 1994 and the Europe Cup II in 1990.
There are a lot of important players in football history that played for Sampdoria such as: Seedorf, Gullit, Mancini, Poli, Vieri, Zenga, Falcone, Karembeu, Vialli, Klinsmann and Veron.