Sampdoria welcome the visitors Chievo in the Italian Serie A – Round 18. The match will be held on Wednesday, December 26th, at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris (Janov).
Sampdoria’s effective streak counts 6 matches yet – the team have beaten Bologna, 4:1, SPAL, 2:1, Parma, 2:0, and Empoli, 4:2, and drawed only once against Lazio, 2:2, in Rome. The team produce an abundance of goals – 14 goals in 5 matches. This record enabled them to reach the 6th line in the standings, and now they will compete for the European Cups tiers.
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Chievo are a clear outsider, they struggle to get positive results, gaining the points mostly from draws which are quite numerous in their latest record. Surprisingly, the visiting side rack up points in the clashes against the Serie A toppers but lose to the same-class opponents. It is worth a lot for a bottom-paced Chievo to take points from Napoli, Internazionale, and Lazio; but these points do not help the Verona team much, unfortunately – their total point haul is 5, they are 10 points behind the safe zone, and yet 3 points more were deducted as per the Federation’s resolution.
Sampdoria are blistering in front of their own fans, and not many visitors succeed to withstand them on their turf. Chievo saw no losses in their last 3 travels to Janov. This year head-to-head encounter in Verona featured Chievo’s win, 2:1, but Sampdoria were not in their best form those days. The coming Wednesday match will most likely be held as dictated by the hosts, they will possess much, and the guests will shut out and look for a draw as usual. Despite the fact that Chievo very often take points away from home, we prefer to bet on the hosts’ victory, they play effective football and are likely to win. Chievo are down, and there is not much they can count on.
Prediction for the match: Sampdoria to win home.
