Sampdoria vs Empoli

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🕒 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:15 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris 🧑‍⚖️ Ivano Pezzuto 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 33
Regular Season Table
Sampdoria 13 · Empoli 15
Referee Stats
16 matches · 3.63 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.63
Reds avg 0.19
Penalties avg 0.19
Over 4.5 cards 31%
Home wins 63%
Draws 31%
Away wins 6%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-10).
  • Empoli controlled possession (56%).
  • Sampdoria had the sharper finishing (3-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sampdoria (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-5-5

Goals For / Against

22 / 20
Avg: 1.16 / 1.05

Points

32
Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

6
Empoli (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-3-12

Goals For / Against

19 / 33
Avg: 1.00 / 1.74

Points

15
Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie B fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.68
PPG
0.79
1.16
GF
1.00
1.05
GA
1.74
37%
O2.5
58%
42%
BTTS
47%
42%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Sampdoria rank13th
Empoli rank15th
Sampdoria points44
Empoli points41
Sampdoria: #13 · 44 pts · GD -13
37 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Empoli: #15 · 41 pts · GD -7
40 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sampdoria last 5 home

W L W W D
Points10/15
Weighted index69
Goals4-4
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Empoli last 5 away

D L L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals3-7
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sampdoria trend breakdown

Over 2.537%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 0%

Empoli trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 32%

Scoring reliability

Sampdoria score at home68%
Sampdoria clean sheet at home37%
Empoli score away63%
Empoli clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Sampdoria score first42%
Sampdoria win after scoring first88%
Empoli score first53%
Empoli win after scoring first30%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sampdoria 44% · Empoli 22%
Avg first goal minute: Sampdoria 49.5' · Empoli 21.2'

Vs league average

Sampdoria score at home1.16 vs 1.49
Sampdoria concede at home1.05 vs 1.07
Empoli score away1.00 vs 1.07
Empoli concede away1.74 vs 1.49
Sampdoria score 22% below league average, while Empoli score 7% below league average.
Defensive side: Sampdoria are 2% below league average at home, and Empoli are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals1.50
BTTS50%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Sampdoria goal timing (home)

1H scored: 29% 2H scored: 71% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
61-75 5
16-30 2
0-15 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
0-15 4
31-45 4
16-30 2
61-75 2
46-60 1

Empoli goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 5
76-90+ 5
46-60 3
61-75 3
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 10
76-90+ 9
46-60 8
31-45 5
16-30 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
0
Total Shots
13
10
Shots off Goal
7
7
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
8
8
Shots Outside Box
5
2
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
7
4
Fouls
10
21
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
2
Total Passes
365
486
Passes Accurate
306
425
Passes %
84%
87%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
58' ⚽
⚽
58' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
N. Pierini
Normal Goal
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ M. Nasti
1st substitution · For: B. Popov
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ E. Saporiti
2nd substitution · For: J. Ceesay
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ A. Barák
1st substitution · For: L. Cherubini
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ L. Magnino
3rd substitution · For: F. Bianchi
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ A. Ghion
4th substitution · For: N. Haas
76'
76' T. Begić
80'
80' B. Moruzzi
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ T. Begić
2nd substitution · For: M. Cicconi
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ M. Coda
3rd substitution · For: E. Soleri
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ A. Di Pardo
4th substitution · For: M. Palma
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ A. Candela
5th substitution · For: D. Fila
87'
87' N. Haas
90'
90' E. Soleri
90+3' ↑↓
↑↓
90+3' ⇄ N. Pierini
5th substitution · For: F. Depaoli

Sampdoria vs Empoli 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sampdoria beat Empoli 1-0 on Monday, 06 April 2026 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Ivano Pezzuto. It was played at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Sampdoria took the lead at 58' when N. Pierini scored, making the score 1-0. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 60', with M. Nasti replacing B. Popov. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 60', with E. Saporiti replacing J. Ceesay. Sampdoria made their 1st substitution at 66', with A. Barák replacing L. Cherubini. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 74', with L. Magnino replacing F. Bianchi. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 74', with A. Ghion replacing N. Haas. T. Begić received a yellow card for Sampdoria at 76'. B. Moruzzi received a yellow card for Empoli at 80'. Sampdoria made their 2nd substitution at 82', with T. Begić replacing M. Cicconi. Sampdoria made their 3rd substitution at 83', with M. Coda replacing E. Soleri. Sampdoria made their 4th substitution at 83', with A. Di Pardo replacing M. Palma. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 86', with A. Candela replacing D. Fila. N. Haas received a yellow card for Empoli at 87'. E. Soleri received a yellow card for Sampdoria at 90'. Sampdoria made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with N. Pierini replacing F. Depaoli.

Sampdoria used 5 substitutions while Empoli used 5 substitutions. Sampdoria got 2 yellow cards, while Empoli got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-10).
  • Empoli controlled possession (56%).
  • Sampdoria had the sharper finishing (3-0 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Sampdoria vs Empoli Head-to-Head History by Season