Palermo vs Sampdoria: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Palermo played against Sampdoria in Serie B (Italy). The game was played on December 12, 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Palermo has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Sampdoria has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Palermo scores 1.60 goals per game and allows 0.73. Sampdoria scores 1.00 and allows 1.47. Games in this league average 2.51 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 40% of Palermo's games and 60% of Sampdoria's. The Over 2.5 rates are 40% and 40%, compared with league averages of 55% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Palermo has the higher season xG average, 1.58 to 1.47 per game. Palermo takes 14.5 shots per game, while Sampdoria takes 13.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Palermo leads at halftime in 47% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Sampdoria leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.80 after halftime.

When the teams score

Palermo's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (6 goals). For Sampdoria, it is minutes 76-90+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie B games average 2.51 goals. Both teams score in 55% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

43Possession (%)57
PalermoSampdoria
15Shots7
PalermoSampdoria
5Shots on target1
PalermoSampdoria
1.49xG0.81
PalermoSampdoria
5Corners1
PalermoSampdoria
26Dangerous attacks39
PalermoSampdoria
12Fouls18
PalermoSampdoria
0Cards0
PalermoSampdoria

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1.6Goals scored / game1
PalermoSampdoria
0.73Goals allowed / game1.47
PalermoSampdoria
50%Average possession51%
PalermoSampdoria
4.6Shots on target / game3.73
PalermoSampdoria

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.47Shots per game13.87
PalermoSampdoria
4.6Shots on target3.73
PalermoSampdoria
11.1%Shot conversion7.2%
PalermoSampdoria
50%Possession51%
PalermoSampdoria
1.58xG for1.47
PalermoSampdoria
1.32xG against1.2
PalermoSampdoria

Shooting quality

Palermo: AttackingSampdoria: Balanced
PalermoSampdoria
Accuracy (shots on target)32%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.27

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Palermo is 67% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Palermo · 1.2 pts / game - Sampdoria

Palermo
WLDWW
Season result split
47% W33% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-5-3
1.73 pts / game · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DDLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.67Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Sampdoria
LLWLW
Season result split
20% W27% D53% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-4-8
0.87 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-5
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Palermo is 60% better for: goals scored per game.

1.6 goals / game - Palermo · 1 goals / game - Sampdoria

Palermo is 101% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.73 goals / game - Palermo · 1.47 goals / game - Sampdoria

Palermo scoring profile: very strong

Palermo scores in 67% of games (10 of 15 meczów), while Sampdoria keeps a clean sheet in 13% (2 of 15 meczów).

Sampdoria scoring profile: strong

Sampdoria scores in 67% of games (10 of 15 meczów), while Palermo keeps a clean sheet in 40% (6 of 15 meczów).

24Goals scored (season)15
PalermoSampdoria
11Goals conceded (season)22
PalermoSampdoria
2.33Average goals per game2.47
PalermoSampdoria
14Goals scored (last 5)5
PalermoSampdoria
3Goals conceded (last 5)7
PalermoSampdoria

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal67%
PalermoSampdoria
47%2 goals13%
PalermoSampdoria
20%3 goals13%
PalermoSampdoria
13%4 goals7%
PalermoSampdoria

How often they concede at least...

60%1 goal87%
PalermoSampdoria
7%2 goals40%
PalermoSampdoria
7%3 goals20%
PalermoSampdoria
0%4 goals0%
PalermoSampdoria

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time13%
PalermoSampdoria
0%BTTS in both halves0%
PalermoSampdoria
40%Scored in both halves7%
PalermoSampdoria

BTTS and goal count

20%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
PalermoSampdoria
20%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
PalermoSampdoria
40%BTTS - last 540%
PalermoSampdoria

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time53%
PalermoSampdoria
13%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
PalermoSampdoria
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
PalermoSampdoria

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time87%
PalermoSampdoria
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
PalermoSampdoria
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time7%
PalermoSampdoria

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Palermo is 167% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.6 pts / game - Palermo · 0.6 pts / game - Sampdoria

Palermo - half-time state
47% leading20% draw33% trailing
Sampdoria - half-time state
0% leading60% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.6Points per game (1st half)0.6
PalermoSampdoria
0.6Goals scored (1st half)0.2
PalermoSampdoria
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.87
PalermoSampdoria
0.93Average goals (1st half)1.07
PalermoSampdoria
67%Clean sheet before half-time47%
PalermoSampdoria
53%No goal before half-time87%
PalermoSampdoria

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per game (2nd half)1.4
PalermoSampdoria
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.8
PalermoSampdoria
0.4Goals conceded (2nd half)0.6
PalermoSampdoria
1.4Average goals (2nd half)1.4
PalermoSampdoria
67%Clean sheet after half-time47%
PalermoSampdoria
40%No goal after half-time40%
PalermoSampdoria

Palermo - second-half results

40% W47% D13% L
24
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.60
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 47% of games and wins 47%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Sampdoria - second-half results

33% W40% D27% L
9
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.60
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Palermo - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.802.20
Goals scored / game1.01.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game1.42.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+3+8
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5
Sampdoria - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.40
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.21.2
1 goal40%100%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Palermo
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
3
0
16-30
4
5
31-45
6
1
46-60
3
2
61-75
6
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Sampdoria
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
2
3
16-30
1
8
31-45
2
3
46-60
4
1
61-75
6
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.40
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Palermo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.61
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.59
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
69%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Sampdoria

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.74
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie B).

Teams vs league

PalermoLigaSampdoria
Average goals per game 2.332.51 2.47
Both teams scored 40%55% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 40%47% 40%
Clean sheets 40%27% 13%
Goal before half-time 80%68% 53%
Goal after half-time 73%75% 87%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.51
Average goals per game
55%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / game
1.06
Away goals / game
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defensive advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. PalermoSubstitutionOn: Salim DiakiteOff: Niccolò Pierozzi
  2. PalermoSubstitutionOn: Claudio Amarildo GomesOff: Antonio Palumbo
  3. PalermoSubstitutionOn: Samuel GiovaneOff: Jacopo Segre
  4. SampdoriaSubstitutionOn: Simone GiordanoOff: Lorenzo Venuti

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Ivano PezzutoMatches officiated: 16
3.81Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 263%Home wins31%Draws6%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Palermo vs Sampdoria?

The Serie B match finished Palermo 1:0 Sampdoria. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Palermo vs Sampdoria?

Palermo score 1.60 goals per game on average and Sampdoria 1.00. The Serie B average is 2.51 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 40% of Palermo's matches and 60% of Sampdoria's.

What form are Palermo and Sampdoria in?

Over the last 5 games Palermo have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Sampdoria 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Palermo vs Sampdoria?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Palermo vs Sampdoria: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.