Palermo vs Sampdoria
Italian Serie A.
Date: Sunday, 26 February 2017
Kick-Off: 11:30 UK,
Venue: Stadio Renzo Barbera (Palermo).
Exciting Sunday afternoon in Palermo and yet another good match to put our bets and earn money. Palermo hosted Sampdoria many times so far and in their last six matches they collected three wins. Other three matches ended without winner. Last time they played Palermo won 2:0. Average number of goals is less than three. Host scored in every match at least once.
Palermo is in relegation zone after twenty-five rounds. Last match they played against Juventus and they suffered heavy defeat. Juventus took the lead after thirteen minutes 1:0. Five minutes before half time Juve scored for 2:0. They increased advantage in sixty-third minute 3:0. One minute before final whistle it is 4:0. In extra time Ivaylo Chochev scored consolation goal 4:1. Palermo has one win, one draw and ten losses. The Eagles scored six goals whiles their opponents twenty-two. They are the least efficient team in Serie A. Now they are playing against Sampdoria and tradition is on their side so they can hope to achieve respectable result.
Sampdoria recorded nine wins, seven draws and nine lost matches in the league. Team from Genoa hosted Cagliari in twenty-fifth round of elite Italian football championship and it ended without winner. Cagliari surprised Sampdoria’s sleepy defenders in sixth minute 0:1. Twenty-second minute was on when Fabio Quagliarella equalized 1:1. In last minute of the match Cagliari is denied goal. Sampdoria has two away victory, three draws and seven losses so far. They scored eleven times while their opponents scored nineteen times. Sampdoria have won their last three matches and they are more than ready to play against Palermo which plays awful football at home.
Enjoy in Saturday’s football match Palermo vs Sampdoria and earn some money with our predictions and betting tips.
Missing players
Palermo have three missing players for the match against Sampdoria. Slobodan Rajkovic and Giuseppe Pezzella are injured and they will not play for sure. Edoardo Goldaniga is suspended and he is another one player who will not play here. All other players are fully fit and ready to play.
On the other side Sampdoria also do not have many missing players for the match. Lucas Torreira is suspended and he is only one player who cannot play here. All other players are fully fit and available for the match.
Possible starting lineups
Palermo: Posavec; Aleesami, Gonzalez, Cionek, Rispoli; Chochev, Jajalo, Henrique; Trajkovski, Nestorovski, Embalo
Sampdoria: Viviano; Bereszynski, Skriniar, Silvestre, Pavlovic; Praet, Barreto, Linetty; Fernandes; Quagliarella, Muriel
Palermo vs Sampdoria: Head-to-head statistics
Palermo have a record of W1-D2-L17 in their last 20 home games against teams ranked above them in the table.
Sampdoria have a record of W7-D6-L7 in their last 20 away games against teams ranked below them in the table.
The Rosanero are undefeated in 12 of their last 13 matches against Sampdoria in all competitions.
However, Palermo have lost 10 of their last 12 home matches.
Palermo are unbeaten at home against Samp in six Serie A games (W3, D3), conceding just once over the most recent four encounters.
The Blucerchiati have picked up 10 points in the last four matchdays, as many as they had taken from the previous 10 games.
Palermo vs Sampdoria: Predictions
Despite their struggles away from home, Sampdoria have no problems scoring. The Blucerchiati have managed to score in eight out of their last nine away fixtures, and Palermo have only managed to keep a clean sheet in just one of their home games this season (1-0 against Crotone).
However, Sampdoria have conceded in 11 out of their last 12 away games, and the Rosanero have managed to score in all of their games since Diego Lopez took over. This could be a good chance for Palermo to pick up at least a point and earn a much needed result.
Palermo vs Sampdoria: Betting tips
Double chance – Palermo to WIN or DRAW at 4/7 (1.57)
BTTS – YES at 4/5 (1.80).
