Napoli vs Sampdoria Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie A

Prediction published on 07/01/2022, 00:50  by Indran | Modified on 07/01/2022 at 01:50 in Serie A Predictions

Sampdoria travels to the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona to face Napoli in this matchday 21 encounter in the Italian Serie A. The hosts are in third position with 40 points while the visitors are in 15th position with 20 points. Napoli started the New Year with a very creditable 1-1 draw away to Juventus. They were top of the table last year but then had an alarming slump in form during December. During December they had played five league matches winning just one, losing three and drawing one. They returned a points tally of four points from a possible 15 points. Napoli now find themselves six points behind leaders Inter Milan and have played an extra match. Most worrying for Napoli has been that they were undefeated after their first seven home matches this season but have lost all three since then.

Sampdoria have not won in their last three games which includes a 2-1 home defeat to Cagliari in their last match. They have just one win in their last six league matches. Their recent away record is fairly good having only lost once in the last four away matches. Sampdoria have a strange record this season of having picked up more points on the road than at home. They have 11 points in their away matches compared to nine for the home matches. One of the main reasons for Sampdoria’s poor season has been their porous defence that has seen them fail to keep a clean sheet in their last eight matches.