Sampdoria hosts Napoli in round 22 of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Monday, February 3rd at Stadio Luigi Ferraris (Genoa)
The hosts are in a desperate struggle for survival, but they do not look worse than SPAL, Genoa, and Brescia in terms of the game. The problem of the Genoese lies in poor performance on foreign pitches, but they are a fully combat-ready team at home. There is progress with Ranieri, but it is very slow so far. The main thing is that he managed to pull the team from the last place. And the team scores consistently. With such Napoli, there will definitely be chances for at least a draw.
Napoli beat Juventus in the last round, but does this give reason to consider the visitors as clear favorites of the match with Sampdoria? After one good meeting? Yes, the visitors began to gain victories, but if look at the statistics... The Neapolitans won convincingly, with a difference of more than a goal, in the middle of October (they beat Verona). The new head coach still has many injured players, but he has not shown anything new yet. And his team already managed to lose to Fiorentina and Inter at home. But the whole point lies not only in the results. It lies in psychology.
The upcoming meeting will be difficult for Napoli. The visitors can believe in advance that they will recover after beating Juventus. It seems that the hosts should play a goal because the champion and Inter conceded at Luigi Ferraris. And only a match with Lazio was failed in recent times. There can be no talk about a confident victory of the visitors. I think that Doria won’t lose with a big score.
Prediction for the match: Sampdoria to win with +1.0 handicap
