Laura Rozo
Empoli vs Sampdoria will be an interesting matchup for next Monday in the Serie A. The local team has gone through a tough season, but still has several chances to keep on escalating and position itself well in the tournament standings. On the other hand, Sampdoria has struggled in most of its matches and the possibility of relegation is latent.
Without further ado, at JefeBet we present our analysis, predictions and other information on the clash between these two European teams, Empoli vs Sampdoria.
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Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Empoli vs Sampdoria Serie A Matchday 18 Game on January 16, 2023
- Where: Carlo Castellani Stadium, Empoli, Italy
- When: Monday, January 16, 2023, 2:45 PM E.T.
- BetMGM Moneyline: Empoli (+120) / Tie (+210) / Sampdoria (+240)
- Unibet Asian Handicap: Empoli (AH -0.25, -110) / Sampdoria (AH +0.25, -108)
- BetMGM Over/Under (2.5): Over (+110), Under (-155)
- Both teams score from BetMGM: Yes (-115) / No (-120)
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Empoli FC Preview
The team coached by Paolo Zanetti has had a poor performance in this edition of Serie A. With the result of the last match against Lazio by a score of 2-2, the Azzurri register two wins in their last five matches and occupy the 14th position in the Italian standings. Empoli vs Sampdoria is a duel that could be crucial for both teams to change their current moment.
Serie A is very evenly matched, and a win could mean escalating more than one position. So far, Empoli registers 4 wins and 7 draws, thus accumulating 19 points in the Serie A standings.
Possible lineup (4-3-2-1): Guglielmo Vicario, Petar Stojanović, Ardian Ismajli, Sebastiano Luperto, Fabiano Parisi, Răzvan Marin, Alberto Grassi, Jacopo Fazzini, Tommaso Baldanzi, Francesco Caputo, Martin Satriano.
UC Sampdoria Preview
The team coached by Dejan Stankovic has had a terrible performance and has not been able to get out of the last places of the league. After last matchday’s 1-0 away loss to Fiorentina, Sampdoria reached their fourth defeat in five Serie A matches and occupy 18th place in the Italian first division, with the menace of relegation following in their footsteps.
This Empoli vs Sampdoria is, as every engagement from here on, a decisive duel for this team to secure their permanence in the first division. Sampdoria currently has a total of 2 wins, 3 draws and 12 defeats in 17 matches in the competition, thus accumulating only 9 points.
Possible Sampdoria lineup (4-2-3-1): Contini Baranovsky, Alessandro Zanoli, Bruno Amione, Omar Colley, Bruno Amione, Flavio Paoletti, Tomas Rincon, Filip Đuričić, Valerio Verre, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Daniele Montevago.
JefeBet Prediction
For this Serie A match between Empoli vs Sampdoria we believe Empoli will win this game. Zanetti’s team has had the best results in this edition of Serie A, and they are still hoping to earn a good position before the end of the league. If they improve their effectiveness on the attacking front, they are likely to take all three points.
Prediction: Empoli wins 1-0.
