On Monday night, Sampdoria and Empoli clash at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in Serie A as the visitors look to continue their recent league form.
The home team have already been consigned to Serie B after a nightmare league campaign. A 2-0 defeat at Udinese last time out in Serie A means that the Blucerchiati are winless in seven games in the Italian top flight.
The defeat also means that Samp has suffered five losses in their seven-match winless run.
The main reason for Sampdoria’s poor recent league form has been conceding too many goals, as the home team has conceded at least two goals in five of the seven winless games.
Sampdoria has a poor recent home record in Serie A, winning just one of their last 17 home matches in the Italian top flight. They are also winless in their previous three home games in Serie A.
The visitors head to Genoa after two straight victories over Bologna and Salernitana, scoring at least two goals in each of the victories.
The wins have all but ended Empoli’s relegation nerves, as they are now 11 points clear of the league’s bottom three. The two straight league wins ended a three-game losing streak for Paolo Zanetti’s team.
The Azzurri’s recent matches in the Italian top flight have been high-scoring, as their last four league games have produced over 2.5 goals.
Empoli have a poor recent away record in Serie A, as they are winless in seven league games on their travels, having lost four of their last five away games in the Italian top flight.
Their recent away games in Serie A have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their last eight league matches on their travels.
Forebet predicts that Empoli will add to Sampdoria’s woes by recording a victory in a low-scoring match.