Fiorentina welcome the visitors Sampdoria in the Italian Serie A – Round 20. The match will be held on Sunday, January 20th, at the Stadio Artemio Franchi (Florence).
Fiorentina continue their inconsistent run. Featuring wins over Empoli and Milan, the Sunday hosts attained only 1 points in the following 2 rounds, failing to score there. In fact, the issues with creating opportunities and converting those is the main concern for the team’s management. Thus, in the clash with Genoa, Fiorentina possessed a lot, but they fashioned only 2 opportunities in 90 minutes. The welcoming side count just 25 goals made in this campaign, ¼ of these were netted in the first-round encounter with Chievo. There are defensive problems as well – Fiorentina allowed in 4 of 6 latest Serie A fixtures.
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Sampdoria are blistering lately. They tasted only 1 loss in 8 previous matches, the one coming against Juventus out, by a minimum goal margin. The team’s successes are mostly attributed to their outstanding attacking play. In December, for example, Sampdoria shipped 17 goals in 7 games. In the recent cup meeting with Milan, they fashioned a number of opportunities near the opponent’s goal. Despite their tough calendar, Sampdoria failed to net in only 1 match of 10 in this season. Their total goal haul away is 17, which is 3rd best record in the Serie A.
Considering the home match factor, Fiorentina are seen as favorites in the coming clash. Sampdoria, however, are capable of gaining 1 point at least on Sunday. It’s been 4 consecutive head-to-heads so far that Sampdoria suffer no away loss to Fiorentina (they registered 1 win and 3 draws). In this Serie A run, the hosts gained 6 wins, just 2 of these were over the top-ten teams. Sampdoria featured 6 losses, of which only 2 were with a lopsided score. Therefore, the guests’ win seems more promising. Furthermore, Fiorentina were not highly scoring in the latest rounds, while Sampdoria were good in their attacks. Above this, the visitors’ defense failed throughout the end of October to the mid of November only.
Prediction for the match: Sampdoria to win with a +1.0 handicap.
