On Saturday Feb 18th, in week 23, Sampdoria and Bologna will play a match in Genova in a clash of these two mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Sampdoria sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Inter. Sampdoria had 7 on net, and Inter had 25, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while 11th placed Bologna is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Monza. Giulio Donati scored the first goal for Monza in the 25th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Bologna was frustrated by Monza’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Monza ended the match with the shutout victory. Bologna is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
Bologna and Sampdoria last played eachother at the Stadio Renato Dall’ara on Saturday Oct 8th. Bologna and Sampdoria battled to a 1-1 draw. Nicolás Domínguez struck first for Bologna in the 32nd minute, then Filip Đuričić tied it up for Sampdoria in the 72nd minute earning Sampdoria a comeback draw.
Both Stefan Posch and Riccardo Orsolini have been the hottest scorers for Bologna in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.