Sampdoria VS Napoli Match Prediction

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Sampdoria
VS
Napoli

Our Prediction Tip

Napoli will win this match.

Sampdoria have won just one of their last 17 matches against Napoli – a 3-0 home win in September 2018. Napoli have won both matches since – both at home. They won 3-0 last season and, in September this season, they bagged a 2-0 victory. Dries Mertens scored both goals in that match.

Here are the results of their last five competitive meetings:

Sep 14, 2019: Napoli 2-0 Sampdoria
Feb 02, 2019: Napoli 3-0 Sampdoria
Sep 02, 2018: Sampdoria 3-0 Napoli
May 13, 2018: Sampdoria 0-2 Napoli
Dec 23, 2017: Napoli 3-2 Sampdoria

Sampdoria vs Napoli Betting Tips

Napoli are in resurgent form, beating Lazio and Juventus in their last two matches with Lorenzo Insigne scoring key goals in both.

After a frustrating season, they look to be back to their best and will bid to start climbing the table now – but one good week will not define a season.

It is nevertheless a good platform to build from, a chance to restore some confidence and a game against out-of-form Sampdoria is a big chance to back it up with another win too.

They won 2-0 when they met earlier in the season, though their most recent meeting away to Sampdoria was their only defeat in 17 previous matches between the two.

Sampdoria, for their part, kept a clean sheet last time out to offer some recovery from their heavy defeat to Lazio.

That they beat Brescia 5-1 the previous week shows their problems with consistency so far, and Claudio Ranieri’s side are yet to prove capable of stringing a good set of results together.

Napoli need to prove they can do just that, however, and this match is a key moment in their season now.

Napoli vs Sampdoria Recommended bets with odds

Napoli are odds-on favourites to beat Sampdoria at 5/6 with Betfair.

Recent matches between these two teams have only seen one team scoring. Betting against both teams to score again will return 19/20 with Bet365, Ladbrokes, Betfair, Paddy Power and 888sport.

Napoli to win to nil, meanwhile, is 2/1 with Bet365 and Ladbrokes.

Lorenzo Insigne has scored in Napoli’s last two matches and he is 2/1 with Ladbrokes to score at any time.

Sampdoria vs Napoli Prediction

Napoli have got themselves back on track with two eye-catching results in a row and this is a chance to maintain that momentum.

Correct Score Prediction: Sampdoria 0-2 Napoli

Sampdoria Team News

After the heavy defeat at Lazio in the previous game, Sampdoria changed things around against Sassuolo last time out. The clean sheet was an improvement of sorts and changes could be kept to a minimum this time. Bartosz Bereszynski is suspended, however. Vasco Regini could start.

Sampdoria Key Players

Fabio Quagliarella – The striker’s two goals against Brescia means he has now scored six times in 18 appearances this season.
Karol Linetty – In the goals recently, while the Polish midfielder also has three assists to his name so far this season.
Emil Audero – A rare clean sheet last time out and he is sure to be far busier this time. He could be key to Sampdoria’s hopes of a surprise result.

Sampdoria Team Form

Sampdoria have won just one of their last five matches – a 5-1 home win against Brescia in which Karol Linetty, Jakub Jankto, Gianluca Caprari and Fabio Quagliarella (twice) scored. Linetty scored again in the next match, away to Lazio, but not before Lazio had hit five and Sampdoria’s day got worse when Julian Chabot was sent off three minutes later. Last time out, they drew 0-0 with Sassuolo.

Sampdoria Predicted Starting Line up

Napoli Team News

Kevin Malcuit, Faouzi Ghoulam and Allan are all injured but Napoli could start with the same XI that beat Juventus last time out.

Napoli Key Players

Lorenzo Insigne – Scored four of Napoli’s last five goals, including what proved to be the match-winning strike against Juventus last time out.
Arkadiusz Milik – Seven goals in 12 league appearances so far this season shows how valuable the Polish striker is.
Jose Callejon – Set up six goals so far this season – more than any other Napoli player has managed this season. 

Napoli Team Form

Napoli are back to winning ways after two eye-catching wins in their last two matches. Lorenzo Insigne scored the only goal of the game against Lazio in the Coppa Italia – a match in which Elseid Hysaj was dismissed after 19 minutes but Lazio were also reduced to ten men just minutes later. Last time out, meanwhile, Piotr Zielinski and Insigne scored in a 2-1 defeat of Juventus.

Napoli Predicted Starting Line up

Expected Line up: 4-3-3

Napoli's win against Juventus last time out could be a turning point in a frustrating season, particularly as it followed victory in the Coppa Italia against Lazio. They need to keep this momentum going, and the trip to Sampdoria is another chance to do that.
Despite their poor form, Napoli have only lost three of their 13 away matches in all competitions this season.