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Sampdoria v Cesena : Serie B match betting preview, prediction and odds

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the Luigi Ferraris plays host on Friday evening, as Leonardo González's Sampdoria are visited by Michele Mignani's Cesena in the Serie B. Below there are predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting statistics including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers. All is accessible via the tabs below.

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Sampdoria's next match is v Mantova at 16:15 on Saturday 25th January
Cesena's next match is v Bari 1908 at 14:00 on Saturday 25th January
The last Italian Serie B meeting between Sampdoria and Cesena was on Friday 17th January 2025
Italian Serie B
January 17th 2025
Sampdoria 1
2 Cesena
 
A. Riccio 8'31' M. Antonucci
62' D. Donnarumma
 
SAM
CES
Shots On
2
8
Shots Off
3
5
Corners
1
4
Possession
60%
40%
Fouls
12
13
Yellow/red cards
2/0
3/0
 
SampdoriaCesena
 
S. Ghidotti
D. Veroli
P. Beruatto (N. Ioannou 56')
L. Venuti
A. Ricciofootball icon
E. Akinsanmiro
M. Meulensteen
G. Yepes Laut (M. Niang 68')
A. Bellemo
E. Pedrola Fortuny (G. Tutino 56')
M. Coda (S. Leonardi 79')
J. Klinsmann
A. Ciofi
M. Mangraviti
G. Prestia
(R. Celia 74') football iconD. Donnarumma
E. Adamo
S. Bastoni
G. Calò
(M. Francesconi 85') E. Tavsan
(S. Pieraccini 90') football iconM. Antonucci
(A. La Gumina 85') C. Shpendi

Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

It may be an over exaggeration to say that we expect Andrea Sottil and Michele Mignani to got all-out defensive here, but we do not expect a deluge of goals as Sampdoria and Cesena go head-to-head. The stats belowpoint towards there being under 2.5 goals (i.e. 2 goals of fewer in total), and we're saying that's a good shout here. With best odds of 1.67 available on under 2.5 goals and no obvious match winner in sight, that's the bet we're recommending.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Sampdoria are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 41% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.40.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sampdoria
41%
7/5
2%
13/10
Draw
30%
2/1
3%
7/4
8%
Cesena
29%
23/10
6%
21/10
8%
Sampdoria 1-0
14%
11/2
13%
11/2
Draw 1-1
13%
9/2
8%
9/2
8%
Draw 0-0
12%
6/1
13%
5/1
20%
Cesena 1-0
12%
7/1
11%
13/2
Sampdoria 2-0
8%
10/117/2
Sampdoria 2-1
8%
9/18/1
6%
Cesena 2-1
6%
11/19/1
5%
Cesena 2-0
5%
14/112/1
8%
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1
13%
12/1
Sampdoria 3-0
3%
22/116/1
Sampdoria 3-1
3%
20/116/1
13%
Cesena 3-1
2%
28/1
12%
20/1
11%
Cesena 3-0
2%
33/125/1
13%
Sampdoria 3-2
1%
33/122/1
Cesena 3-2
1%
40/1
21%
25/1
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
35%
7/5
12%
5/4
10%
Under 2.5 Goals
65%
8/15
8%
8/15
6%
Home 1st Goal
49%
4/510/11
Away 1st Goal
43%
7/5
7%
6/5
No 1st Goal
9%
6/1
13%
13/2
BTTS - Yes
42%
1/1
5%
19/20
2%
BTTS - No
58%
3/4
8%
3/4
4%
BTTS - Home Win
14%
5/1
9%
4/1
4%
BTTS - Draw
17%
10/316/5
5%
BTTS - Away Win
10%
13/2
15%
11/2
13%
Home/draw
71%
1/3
2%
1/3
2%
Away/draw
59%
8/1511/20
Home/away
70%
4/112/5
5%
Over 1.5 Goals
62%
4/9
6%
2/5
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
38%
13/8
13%
8/5
5%
Over 3.5 Goals
16%
7/2
20%
29/10
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
84%
2/11
6%
2/11
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
10/1
22%
13/2
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
1/20
2%
1/20
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
22/1
21%
14/1
15%
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/80
1%
1/500
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
1/10
2%
1/12
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
6/1
13%
19/4
18%
Home DNB
62%
8/13
3%
3/5
4%
Away DNB
50%
6/5
5%
6/5
5%
Sampdoria win to nil
27%
11/4
6%
-
Cesena win to nil
19%
4/1-
Sampdoria / Sampdoria
20%
3/114/5
1%
Sampdoria / Cesena
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
13%
Sampdoria / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Sampdoria
15%
9/217/4
Draw / Cesena
12%
11/211/2
Draw / Draw
19%
10/3
9%
29/10
11%
Cesena / Sampdoria
3%
28/122/1
10%
Cesena / Cesena
16%
4/117/4
9%
Cesena / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Serie B table

Sampdoria have played 21 matches so far this season and are in 16th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 8 and won 3. Sampdoria have conceded 24 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 7 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Sampdoria have played 10 games at home, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 7 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Cesena lay in 10th place on 26 points in the Serie B league table having played 21 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored 20 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cesena have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Cesena have played 10 away games, winning 1, drawing 2 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sampdoria
Cesena
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sassuolo2316432652 
Feb 21
l
 
5-1A
Apr 25
l
 
2-1A
2
Pisa2214531947 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
Feb 16
l
 
3-1A
3
Spezia2312922145 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
Mar 15
l
 
2-1F
4
Cremonese2210661036 
May 1
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-1A
Feb 22
5
Palermo22868430 
Mar 8
d
 
1-1F
May 4
d
 
0-00-0
6
Juve Stabia22796-230 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 21
Mar 29
l
 
1-0A
7
Catanzaro225143429 
d
 
3-3F
May 4
w
 
2-0F
Feb 1
8
Bari 1908226115429 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 2
Jan 25
l
 
1-0A
9
Cesena Away22859029 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
3-5A
-
-
10
Mantova22697-327 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 25
w
 
4-2F
May 1
11
Carrarese22769-727 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-0A
12
Modena225116-126 
Feb 8
w
 
1-3F
d
 
2-2A
Apr 21
13
Brescia225107-325 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
14
Reggiana22679-325 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
Feb 9
15
Cittadella226610-1624 
Apr 12
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
16
Sampdoria Home22499-821 
-
-
l
 
3-5F
w
 
1-2A
17
Salernitana225611-1021 
May 9
l
 
3-2A
Mar 1
d
 
1-1A
18
Frosinone22499-1321 
Mar 29
d
 
2-2A
Apr 12
l
 
3-2A
19
Sudtirol225413-1619 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 15
w
 
1-0F
Apr 5
20
Cosenza224108-618 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-1F
May 9
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Sampdoria 16TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
8
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sampdoria0 - 1Pisa
Sampdoria1 - 1Carrarese
Sampdoria0 - 0Spezia
Sampdoria3 - 3Catanzaro
Sampdoria0 - 1Brescia
Sampdoria1 - 0Mantova
Sampdoria1 - 2Juve Stabia
Sampdoria1 - 0Sudtirol
Sampdoria0 - 0Bari 1908
Sampdoria0 - 1Reggiana
Sampdoria1 - 0Reggiana
Sampdoria1 - 1Como 1907
Sampdoria0 - 1Sudtirol
Sampdoria4 - 1Ternana
Sampdoria2 - 1Ascoli
Sampdoria1 - 2Cremonese
Sampdoria1 - 1Brescia
Sampdoria2 - 2Modena
Sampdoria0 - 3Parma
Sampdoria1 - 1Bari 1908
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASampdoria1 - 1Brescia
HSampdoria0 - 1Pisa
HSampdoria1 - 1Carrarese
ASampdoria1 - 1Cremonese
HSampdoria0 - 0Spezia
ASampdoria1 - 5Sassuolo
HSampdoria3 - 3Catanzaro
ASampdoria1 - 1Palermo
ASampdoria0 - 3Pisa
HSampdoria0 - 1Brescia
ASampdoria0 - 0Cittadella
HSampdoria1 - 0Mantova
ASampdoria5 - 3Cesena
HSampdoria1 - 2Juve Stabia
ASampdoria3 - 1Modena
HSampdoria1 - 0Sudtirol
ASampdoria1 - 2Cosenza
HSampdoria0 - 0Bari 1908
ASampdoria2 - 3Salernitana
HSampdoria0 - 1Reggiana
Cesena 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
2
Draw
7
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Carrarese2 - 0Cesena
Juve Stabia1 - 0Cesena
Bari 19081 - 0Cesena
Frosinone3 - 2Cesena
Cittadella0 - 2Cesena
Salernitana1 - 1Cesena
Pisa3 - 1Cesena
Palermo0 - 0Cesena
Spezia2 - 1Cesena
Sassuolo2 - 1Cesena
Palermo0 - 0Cesena
Pescara0 - 0Cesena
Brescia0 - 0Cesena
Salernitana1 - 1Cesena
Novara Calcio1 - 0Cesena
Foggia2 - 1Cesena
Spezia1 - 2Cesena
Ascoli2 - 1Cesena
US Avellino 19121 - 1Cesena
Venezia1 - 0Cesena
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCesena0 - 0Cittadella
ACesena0 - 2Carrarese
HCesena0 - 1Cremonese
ACesena0 - 1Juve Stabia
HCesena2 - 1Cosenza
ACesena0 - 1Bari 1908
ACesena2 - 3Frosinone
HCesena1 - 1Reggiana
ACesena2 - 0Cittadella
HCesena1 - 0Sudtirol
ACesena1 - 1Salernitana
HCesena2 - 0Brescia
HCesena3 - 5Sampdoria
ACesena1 - 3Pisa
HCesena4 - 2Mantova
ACesena0 - 0Palermo
HCesena2 - 2Modena
ACesena1 - 2Spezia
HCesena2 - 0Catanzaro
ACesena1 - 2Sassuolo
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Sampdoria of late. It has been 6 Serie B matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Friday evening against Cesena.

Scoring more than 1 goal looks unlikely for Cesena, with Michele Mignani's men having not found the back of the net in 4 consecutive Serie B matches.

Sampdoria 16th Cesena 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
4+
There is a 67% probability that Sampdoria will score no more than 1 goal
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Cesena scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-25
Sampdoria have scored 25% fewer goals at home than predicted
-29
Cesena have scored 29% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie B - 2024/2025 season
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Sampdoria
PG (predicted goals)
Cesena
1.2
0.9
Attack rating
SAM
CES
8%
better
view stats
Games scored14
15
Failed to score7
6
Scored first8
9
Goals scored24
27
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for13
13
Avg. XG for1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
SAM
CES
6%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
15
Clean sheets5
6
Conceded first10
10
Goals conceded31
28
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded11
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
15%
Avg. XG against1.4
1
KickOff rating
+6%

Sampdoria v Cesena Serie B lLine ups will show here when available.

Sampdoria Serie B squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20647
G TutinoM CodaG TutinoA Riccio
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Ghidotti GLK8
-
A Riccio DEF161
6
1
M Meulensteen DEF162
1
-
D Veroli DEF71
-
L Venuti MID2121
4
-
A Bellemo MID1711
5
-
G Yepes MID13
2
-
E Akinsanmiro MID221
3
-
P Beruatto MID2
-
M Coda FWD2062
1
-
Estanis FWD9
-
Subs
P. Vismara GLK8
-
N. Scardigno GLK
-
F Depaoli DEF202
4
-
S Vulikic DEF10
3
1
N Ioannou DEF1821
5
1
R Vieira MID9
2
-
M Ricci MID3
-
G Tutino FWD2154
4
-
M Niang FWD1
-
S. Leonardi FWD41
1
-
N Sekulov FWD141
1
-
Cesena Serie B squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
211049
M MangravitiC. ShpendiG CalòG Calò
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Klinsmann GLK12
2
-
A. Ciofi DEF202
4
-
G Prestia DEF193
2
-
M Mangraviti DEF21
3
-
E Adamo MID202
4
-
G Calò MID214
9
-
S Bastoni  MID212
6
-
D Donnarumma MID1813
1
-
C. Shpendi FWD18101
2
-
E Tavsan FWD173
2
-
M Antonucci FWD2011
2
-
Subs
N. Fontana GLK
-
M Pisseri GLK10
2
-
J Ceesay DEF193
2
1
R Celia DEF131
3
-
M Piacentini DEF1
-
S. Pieraccini DEF5
-
M Curto DEF122
4
-
T. Berti MID1922
1
-
M. Francesconi MID15
5
-
L Mendicino MID8
2
-
A Gumina FWD2
1
-
A Kargbo FWD1732
4
1