Serie A is shaping up to be one – if not the – most exciting leagues in Europe down the stretch. The title race is close as Napoli and AC Milan are locked on 57 points at the top of the table. Meanwhile, 10 points separate 20th-place Salernitana and 17th-place Cagliari.
Sampdoria go into the weekend just four points above the relegation zone. On Saturday, they will visit the Stadio Friuli to play 14th-place Udinese. This is a six-point Serie A affair with a massive three points up for grabs. The two clubs drew their previous match 3-3 in Serie A.
Udinese have an abysmal head-to-head record against Sampdoria. The Zebrette posted a record of 0W-1D-5L across the last six games versus Sampdoria. Udinese are winless in three straight games, but their last two both finished as draws.
Sampdoria picked up six points from the last 18 points available in the division. Their away form has been poor as each of Sampdoria’s last four road matches ended as losses.
Lazio are coming off of a 2-1 home loss to Napoli. They are now seven points behind fourth-place Juventus in the race for Champions League qualification. Cagliari are battling the drop. Three points separate the Islanders from 18th-place Venezia.
Cagliari are in good form heading into the match with Lazio. Walter Mazzarri’s team is unbeaten in five straight Serie A matches. Cagliari picked up nine points from the last 18 possible while scoring seven goals and conceding six times.
Lazio took 11 points from the last 18 possible. Their defeat at the hands of Napoli ended a five-match unbeaten streak under Maurizio Sarri. The Biancocelesti are unbeaten in three straight away matches. The road hasn’t been kind to Lazio, however. They have a record of 5W-3D-6L away from Rome.
Genoa are eight points off of Serie A survival. Stranger things have occurred in football, but right now, the eight points is a massive gap when Genoa cannot win games. Visitors Empoli are coming off of a 3-2 loss to Juventus. They failed to win each of their last six games.
The Grifone have drawn five straight games. Since the arrival of coach Alexander Blessin, Genoa have become difficult to defeat. However, they aren’t winning games. If Genoa could win a game, survival could occur. No team has won fewer games in Serie A than Genoa with one victory.
Empoli are the bottom team in the current Serie A form table. They took three points from the last 18 points available in the division. Empoli’s last two Serie A games ended in defeat. Genoa are unbeaten in six straight games versus Empoli and early this season, the teams drew 2-2.
Torino are unbeaten in five of their last six games against Bologna. On Sunday, Il Toro will aim for a sixth straight match without a loss against the Rossoblu. Bologna are 12th in the Serie A table. Like Torino, they are in no danger of relegation or qualifying for Europe.
Bologna are unbeaten in their last two Serie A matches. They took five points from the last 18 points available ahead of this weekend’s fixture. Bologna have picked up 20 points from 39 points available in the league at home in 2021-22.
Torino took just five points from the last 18 available. They are on a five-match winless run in Serie A heading into the weekend. Torino have Serie A’s second worst away points total in 2021-22 with nine from 36 points possible.