Sampdoria vs Bologna Prediction & Betting Tips

Sampdoria vs Bologna Intro

Trouble could lie ahead for both of these teams if they don’t start picking up points quickly. Sampdoria welcome Bologna to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris hoping for the points that could lift them from the bottom places. A win for the home side would see them make up ground on their opponents, with Bologna looking for the points to further enhance their claims on a midtable finish. Kick off for this Serie A fixture is on Saturday February 18, 2023 at 2:00 PM. Up until matchweek 23, Dejan Stankovic’s home team have taken 11 points and are 19th place. Thiago Motta has done a far worse job, as his team is in the last place in the Serie A table on 29 points. We’re deep inside the second half of the season, and there’s a difference in fortunes between Sampdoria and Bologna in the Serie A table. The sides are separated by 18 points and 8 places.

Sampdoria vs Bologna Form

The draw with Inter was a slight improvement for Sampdoria, who are still without a win in five games. In the meantime, Bologna have really started to look very good. Even though the loss to Monza in the previous round kept it at 10 points from the last five games. Sampdoria really needs to improve their home form after taking just 1 points in last 5 home games. During the most recent 5 away matches, Bologna has collected solid nine points.

Sampdoria vs Bologna H2H

Throughout the years, the two clubs have played against each other 30 times, 8 of which were drawn matches. What’s particularly interesting is that, to this day, both clubs have won the exact same number of times – 11 wins for the hosts, Sampdoria, and 11 for the visitors, Bologna. Bologna have clearly been the better team in the six most recent meetings with Sampdoria earning 5 more victories than their opponent.

Sampdoria vs Bologna Analysis

Sampdoria drew their last game. Dejan Stankovic’s squad faced Inter. Th match ended with a score of 0-0. Now Dejan Stankovic’s men focus on their next opponents, Bologna. Stats against Inter, shows that Sampdoria had 35% of ball possession. Taking a look at their previous game, Sampdoria has those following stats: 7 shots in attack and 25 shots conceded. Meanwhile, Bologna lost its last game. In their last matchup, Thiago Motta’s men were facing Monza. That match ended with a 0-1 scoreline. In their match against Monza, Bologna had the following ball possession : 63%. In front of goal, Bologna delivered 12 shots on goal while down back giving up a total of 5 shots to their opponents Monza.

Sampdoria vs Bologna Odds

Taking a look at the bookmakers’ odds, the favourite for this match between Sampdoria and Bologna is Bologna.