Italy - Serie BStadio Renzo BarberaData current as of September 05, 2026

Palermo vs Sampdoria: match statistics

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Palermo vs Sampdoria: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Palermo plays Sampdoria in Serie B (Italy). The game is scheduled for September 7, 2026. Venue: Stadio Renzo Barbera.

Recent form

Palermo has 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 3.00 points per game. Sampdoria has 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 0.50 points per game.

Scoring records

Palermo scores 2.00 goals per game and allows 1.00. Sampdoria scores 1.00 and allows 1.50. Games in this league average 2.65 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Palermo's games and 100% of Sampdoria's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 50%, compared with league averages of 70% for BTTS and 60% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Sampdoria has the higher season xG average, 2.29 to 1.89 per game. Palermo takes 16.5 shots per game, while Sampdoria takes 19.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Palermo leads at halftime in 100% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Sampdoria leads at halftime in 50% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Palermo's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (1 goals). For Sampdoria, it is minutes 31-45+ (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie B games average 2.65 goals. Both teams score in 70% of games, and 60% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.86)
(3.45)
(3.95)

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.

2Goals scored / game1
PalermoSampdoria
1Goals allowed / game1.5
PalermoSampdoria
52%Average possession55%
PalermoSampdoria
6Shots on target / game7.5
PalermoSampdoria

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

16.5Shots per game19
PalermoSampdoria
6Shots on target7.5
PalermoSampdoria
12.1%Shot conversion5.3%
PalermoSampdoria
52%Possession55%
PalermoSampdoria
1.89xG for2.29
PalermoSampdoria
1.54xG against1.23
PalermoSampdoria

Shooting quality

Palermo: AttackingSampdoria: Dominant
PalermoSampdoria
Accuracy (shots on target)36%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.13

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 500% better for: last-5 form.

3 pts / game - Palermo · 0.5 pts / game - Sampdoria

Palermo
WW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-0
3.00 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.89Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%
Sampdoria
DL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W50% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.5xG: 2.29Opponent xG: 1.23BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 50%

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 100% better for: goals scored per game.

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

Palermo is 50% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Palermo · 1.5 goals / game - Sampdoria

Palermo scoring profile: very strong

Palermo scores in 100% of games (2 of 2 meczów), while Sampdoria keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 meczów).

Sampdoria scoring profile: very strong

Sampdoria scores in 100% of games (2 of 2 meczów), while Palermo keeps a clean sheet in 50% (1 of 2 meczów).

4Goals scored (season)2
PalermoSampdoria
2Goals conceded (season)3
PalermoSampdoria
3Average goals per game2.5
PalermoSampdoria
4Goals scored (last 5)2
PalermoSampdoria
2Goals conceded (last 5)3
PalermoSampdoria

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
PalermoSampdoria
50%2 goals0%
PalermoSampdoria
50%3 goals0%
PalermoSampdoria
0%4 goals0%
PalermoSampdoria

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal100%
PalermoSampdoria
50%2 goals50%
PalermoSampdoria
0%3 goals0%
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-time0%
PalermoSampdoria
0%BTTS in both halves0%
PalermoSampdoria
50%Scored in both halves0%
PalermoSampdoria

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
PalermoSampdoria
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
PalermoSampdoria
50%BTTS - last 5100%
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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
PalermoSampdoria
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
PalermoSampdoria
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
PalermoSampdoria

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
PalermoSampdoria
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
PalermoSampdoria
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
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 100% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

3 pts / game - Palermo · 1.5 pts / game - Sampdoria

Palermo - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing
Sampdoria - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

3Points per game (1st half)1.5
PalermoSampdoria
1Goals scored (1st half)0.5
PalermoSampdoria
0Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
PalermoSampdoria
1Average goals (1st half)1
PalermoSampdoria
100%Clean sheet before half-time50%
PalermoSampdoria
0%No goal before half-time50%
PalermoSampdoria

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1.5
PalermoSampdoria
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
PalermoSampdoria
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1
PalermoSampdoria
2Average goals (2nd half)1.5
PalermoSampdoria
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
PalermoSampdoria
50%No goal after half-time50%
PalermoSampdoria

Palermo - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
6
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 100% of games and wins 100%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+1.0

Allows 1.0 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sampdoria - second-half results

50% W0% R50% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 0%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Palermo - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game3.001.00
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.01.0
Average goals per game1.02.0
1 goal100%50%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet100%50%
No goal0%50%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Sampdoria - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.501.50
Goals scored / game0.50.5
Goals allowed / game0.51.0
Average goals per game1.01.5
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 50% leading - 0% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 0% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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
1
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 46-60 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Sampdoria
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
1
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.8 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
104%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
75%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
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.
+0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.65
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.54
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
154%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Sampdoria

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.56
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.29
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.
74%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

* 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 3.002.65 2.50
Both teams scored 50%70% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%60% 50%
Clean sheets 50%15% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%75% 100%
Goal after half-time 50%80% 100%

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

2.65
Average goals per game
70%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
15%
Clean sheets
1.30
Home goals / game
1.35
Away goals / game
+-4%
Home attack advantage
+-4%
Home defensive advantage
+-10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Palermo's perspective: 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses against Sampdoria. Games average 3.50 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

FAQ

When do Palermo and Sampdoria play?

Palermo face Sampdoria on September 7, 2026 in Serie B at Stadio Renzo Barbera. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Palermo and Sampdoria?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Palermo won 1, Sampdoria won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Palermo vs Sampdoria?

Palermo score 2.00 goals per game on average and Sampdoria 1.00. The Serie B average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Palermo's matches and 100% of Sampdoria's.

What form are Palermo and Sampdoria in?

Over the last 5 games Palermo have a 2-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Sampdoria 0-1-1 (0.50 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.