In this week 19 match, on Sunday Jan 22nd, Sampdoria hosts Udinese in a clash of the Serie A. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Sampdoria recorded a 0-1 loss against Empoli. Tyronne Ebuehi struck first for Empoli in the 55th minute on a feed from Răzvan Marin, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Sampdoria was frustrated by Empoli’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Empoli ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, Udinese recorded a 1-2 loss against Bologna. Beto struck first for Udinese in the 10th minute on a feed from Isaac Success, then Nicola Sansone tied it up for Bologna in the 59th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 80th minute on a goal by Stefan Posch. Udinese looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Udinese won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Beto has been the most prolific scorer on Udinese in the last five matches with three goals. Sampdoria hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Jeison Murillo and Francesco Caputo, and they each have 1 goal.