Empoli take on the visitors Sampdoria in the round 18 match of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Monday, January 16th at Stadio Carlo Castellani (Empoli).
Empoli is a club with a rather long history, but there are frankly few bright pages in it. As a rule, having got out in Serie A, he immediately went back. And only last season managed to gain a foothold in the “tower”. This is despite the fact that Andreazzoli held a coaching post only in the summer of 2021, on the eve of the start - nothing, he was able to finish with his wards in 14th place. That's just the management "thanked" Aurelio by resigning him. He was replaced by Zanetti, and for a long time this seemed like a fatal mistake. But closer to the end of the autumn segment, it turned out to add, and in November there were 2 wins in 3 recent rounds. After a pause, in January, the team was able to take 2 away draws. First they missed the lead in Friuli, finishing 1-1 with Udinese. But then, due to a powerful comeback in Rome, they pulled out 2-2 with Lazio.
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Sampdoria, the ambitious club from Genoa, failed first part of the season. However, the problem is not only in the coach, which was also shown by poor results under the successor of the Italian - Stankovic. But, perhaps, in order to stop the fall, Dejan needed to work calmly. And the Serb had this chance since November, when the season was paused for almost 2 months. After the long-awaited resumption of Calcio, the outsider immediately took the victory, only the 2nd of the season - Sampdoria won 2-1 on the Sassuolo field. Yes, then followed by “home” 0-2, but who thought that the underdog would be able to catch at least a draw against the leader of the draw, Napoli.
For 12 recent fights, Empoli had only 1 head-to-head victory. Moreover, Sampdoria was able to win both matches of the last national championship. Empoli is considered the favorite in this confrontation, which is understandable - it plays on its own field. But at the same time, Sampa is simply forced to fight for points in any match, including in Genoa. We recommend choosing a more neutral option with betting on “total over 2.0 goals scored”.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.0 scored goals.
