The 2022/23 Serie A season continues this weekend as the defending champions travel to the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris to play Sampdoria. The game will be played on the 10th of September and the hosts begin the weekend in 18th place on 2 points while the visitors are in 3rd place on 11 points.
Sampdoria come into the match having lost 2-1 at Hellas Verona last weekend in Serie A. It was Sampdoria who took the lead 5 minutes before the interval but the joy did not last long and Hellas Verona scored 2 goals in the time remaining to lead at half time. There were no further goals in the second half.
Rest, recover, reboot: straight back to work as Samp awaits 💪Recupero e ripartenza: la Samp è già nel mirino 💪#SempreMilan Brought to you by @play_eFootball pic.twitter.com/Ua6gL9sujD— AC Milan (@acmilan) September 7, 2022
Rest, recover, reboot: straight back to work as Samp awaits 💪Recupero e ripartenza: la Samp è già nel mirino 💪#SempreMilan Brought to you by @play_eFootball pic.twitter.com/Ua6gL9sujD
That result means Sampdoria are still searching for their first league win of the season. They started their Serie A campaign at home against Atalanta, a game Sampdoria lost 2-0 before picking up a point in a 0-0 draw with Juventus.
Then came a hugely disappointing 4-0 loss at Salernitana before another home draw, this time with Lazio.
Home form in Serie A shows Sampdoria are undefeated in 4 of their last 5 Serie A fixtures at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris. However, they have recorded only 2 victories from their last 8 home league matches.
Trends show in Sampdoria's last 3 home Serie A games, there have been under 2.5 goals scored and Sampdoria have failed to score in 2 of their last 3 league matches on home soil.
Milan travel to Genoa on the back of a 1-1 draw at Salzburg in the Champions League on Tuesday night. It was the hosts who opened the scoring after 28 minutes but Milan equalised shortly before half time.
That result means Milan are undefeated in all competition this season having played 6 games. In Serie A, Milan have won 3 and drawn 2 of their 5 matches. There have been wins over Udinese, Bologna, and Inter Milan at home plus draws at Atalanta and Sassuolo.
Away form in Serie A shows Milan have been difficult to beat and they are undefeated in their last 14 away league fixtures. They have won 9 of those 14 games and have seen under 2.5 goals in each of their last 2 league matches on the road.
Looking ahead to the team news and Sampdoria continue without the injured duo of Manuel De Luca and Simone Trimboli.
Milan also have two players on the treatment table, with Alessandro Florenzi and Rade Krunic both set to miss out. The away team may make some changes from the eleven that started on Tuesday night.
Sampdoria have made a slow start to the season but have picked up points at home against Lazio and Juventus. That suggests this could be a tough game for Milan but their away record shows they should have enough to narrowly win this game. One goal could be enough to take maximum points for the visitors.