Sampdoria vs Spezia betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on December 14th, 2024

Sampdoria and Spezia will be playing against each other on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, at 16:15h (UTC), in a Serie B football game in Italy, check the Sampdoria vs Spezia betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sampdoria vs Spezia will occur

The game will be played in the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris stadium, in the city of Genova, with a capacity for 36599 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Sampdoria vs Spezia betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Serie B has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.45 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.53 goals per game of the last championship.

Sampdoria last match

Sampdoria is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Sassuolo in a match valid for Serie B, and the match ended 5-1. The eleven coached by A. Sottil played in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for them to win, of 5.00 were a sign of it.

The defense certainly did not have an easy time in this match. The worst in the department is perhaps Nicholas Ioannou, who was missing in the most important moments of the match. One of the worst on the field.

Spezia last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie B, Spezia, who used a 3-5-2 formation, faced the Cittadella team with a final score of 5-0.

The positive result confirmed that the team's favoritism before the start of the match was certain, making the odds 1.60.

Sampdoria vs Spezia h2h

The last time Sampdoria faced Spezia it was in Serie B. Sampdoria, then in 8th place opened with a play using the 3-5-2 formation, while Spezia, who was in 17th place, played using a 3-4-2-1 tactic.

The last time these teams met was for a Serie B match, on 20-04-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, in a competitive game that ended with a 0-0 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The Spezia team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 4 wins, compared to the Sampdoria team, which has no wins recently.

Teams each aiming for their goals using their strengths.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While Spezia thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Cittadella, Sampdoria lost in a match against Sassuolo. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

Sampdoria

Serie B leaderboard now

Sampdoria enters into this match occupying 15th place in the Serie B with a negative balance. The team has scored 17 points, winning only 4 games, losing 7, and scoring 5 draws.

In the 17th round, the team is having the same score that the Salernitana team, which is placed just below in 16th place. It also has the same points that the Modena team that is in the 14th place.

Sampdoria analysis

Sampdoria at the end of round 16 in Serie B had 21 goals scored and 27 conceded.

Sampdoria is going through a rough patch in their form, having lost their last 3 matches and drawing the other 2. They need to regroup and find a way to get back to winning ways if they want to stay competitive in the league.

The average ball possession of Sampdoria in this league is 49.06%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against Spezia they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.

Best goalscorer from Sampdoria

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Gennaro Tutino. With 5 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Sampdoria team achieving several victories this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Spezia

Serie B leaderboard now

The Spezia team with 33 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 9 wins, 6 draws, and 1 loss.

With a small disadvantage of 1 point against Pisa who occupies position 2, the team starts the 17th round.

Spezia analysis

We have reached matchday 16 in Serie B and at the moment Spezia has made 27 goals and conceded 10.

As we approach the Regular Season, Spezia is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.69 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

This is a top 5 team in the Serie B that wants to keep up with the good performances!

With Spezia having a balance of 2 wins, 1 loss, and 5 draws when playing away in the Serie B, they usually allows little chances for opponents to win.

Spezia is a more offensive team than Sampdoria, having 1568 attacks vs. 1455 from Sampdoria, having scored 27 times, in comparison, Sampdoria converted into goal 21 times.

Best goalscorer from Spezia

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Francesco Pio Esposito. The Attacker scored 8 goals in the current season, helping Spezia to achieve victory in several disputes.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Sampdoria is Gennaro Tutino, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Spezia is Francesco Pio Esposito, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

Spezia has conceded 6 away goals in 8 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Spezia will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 0-0, something to take into consideration.

For those following the live game, it has been known that between 75-90 minutes is a period where most goals are scored making this a good time to bet.

Under 2.5 goals are a valid alternative, considering that often Spezia does not concede goals playing away from home. Besides, Spezia has an average of 1.13 goals per game when playing as a visitor.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.62.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 4.88 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Sampdoria has an average of 2.2 yellow cards per game over the 16 rounds, while Spezia has an average of 2.5. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.06 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

On the Sampdoria side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Spezia who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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