Italy - Serie BStadio Comunale Luigi FerrarisData current as of September 18, 2026

Sampdoria vs Catanzaro: match statistics

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Sampdoria vs Catanzaro: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Sampdoria plays Catanzaro in Serie B (Italy). The game is scheduled for September 19, 2026. Venue: Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.

Recent form

Sampdoria has 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.25 points per game. Catanzaro has 1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses, with 0.75 points per game.

Scoring records

Sampdoria scores 0.75 goals per game and allows 2.00. Catanzaro scores 1.00 and allows 1.75. Games in this league average 2.60 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 75% of Sampdoria's games and 50% of Catanzaro's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 50%, compared with league averages of 60% for BTTS and 50% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Sampdoria has the higher season xG average, 1.88 to 1.59 per game. Sampdoria takes 16.3 shots per game, while Catanzaro takes 14.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Sampdoria leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Catanzaro leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Sampdoria's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (1 goals). For Catanzaro, it is minutes 16-30 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie B games average 2.60 goals. Both teams score in 60% of games, and 50% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 2 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 0.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.07)
(3.34)
(3.50)

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.

SampdoriaCatanzaro
0.75Goals scored / game1
SampdoriaCatanzaro
2Goals allowed / game1.75
SampdoriaCatanzaro
53%Average possession58%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
5.5Shots on target / game4.25
SampdoriaCatanzaro

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

16.25Shots per game14.75
SampdoriaCatanzaro
5.5Shots on target4.25
SampdoriaCatanzaro
4.6%Shot conversion6.8%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
53%Possession58%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
1.88xG for1.59
SampdoriaCatanzaro
1.32xG against1.68
SampdoriaCatanzaro

Shooting quality

Sampdoria: AttackingCatanzaro: Dominant
SampdoriaCatanzaro
Accuracy (shots on target)34%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.140.24

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.

Catanzaro is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.25 pts / game - Sampdoria · 0.75 pts / game - Catanzaro

Sampdoria
DLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W25% D75% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-3
0.25 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-3
0.25 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.88Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 75%Over 2.5: 50%
Catanzaro
LLLW
Season result split
25% W0% D75% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-3
0.75 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-3
0.75 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-3
Last 5 away
0-0-3
LLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.59Opponent xG: 1.68BTTS: 50%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.

Catanzaro is 33% better for: goals scored per game.

0.75 goals / game - Sampdoria · 1 goals / game - Catanzaro

Catanzaro is 14% better for: goals allowed per game.

2 goals / game - Sampdoria · 1.75 goals / game - Catanzaro

Sampdoria scoring profile: very strong

Sampdoria scores in 75% of games (3 of 4 games), while Catanzaro keeps a clean sheet in 25% (1 of 4 games).

Catanzaro scoring profile: very strong

Catanzaro scores in 75% of games (3 of 4 games), while Sampdoria keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 games).

3Goals scored (season)4
SampdoriaCatanzaro
8Goals conceded (season)7
SampdoriaCatanzaro
2.75Average goals per game2.75
SampdoriaCatanzaro
3Goals scored (last 5)4
SampdoriaCatanzaro
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
SampdoriaCatanzaro

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal75%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
0%2 goals25%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
0%3 goals0%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
0%4 goals0%
SampdoriaCatanzaro

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal75%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
75%2 goals75%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
25%3 goals25%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
0%4 goals0%
SampdoriaCatanzaro

* 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-time50%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
0%BTTS in both halves25%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
0%Scored in both halves25%
SampdoriaCatanzaro

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
75%BTTS - last 550%
SampdoriaCatanzaro

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

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
SampdoriaCatanzaro

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
75%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
SampdoriaCatanzaro

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.

Sampdoria is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Sampdoria · 0.75 pts / game - Catanzaro

Sampdoria - half-time state
25% leading25% draw50% trailing
Catanzaro - half-time state
0% leading75% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)0.75
SampdoriaCatanzaro
0.25Goals scored (1st half)0.5
SampdoriaCatanzaro
0.75Goals conceded (1st half)0.75
SampdoriaCatanzaro
1Average goals (1st half)1.25
SampdoriaCatanzaro
50%Clean sheet before half-time50%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
75%No goal before half-time50%
SampdoriaCatanzaro

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)1
SampdoriaCatanzaro
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
SampdoriaCatanzaro
1.25Goals conceded (2nd half)1
SampdoriaCatanzaro
1.75Average goals (2nd half)1.5
SampdoriaCatanzaro
25%Clean sheet after half-time50%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
50%No goal after half-time50%
SampdoriaCatanzaro

Sampdoria - second-half results

25% W25% D50% L
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at halftime in 25% 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.

Catanzaro - second-half results

25% W25% D50% L
3
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.75
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sampdoria - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.30.5
Goals allowed / game0.81.3
Average goals per game1.01.8
1 goal75%100%
2 goals25%75%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet50%25%
No goal75%50%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 25% leading - 25% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 25% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Catanzaro - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.751.00
Goals scored / game0.50.5
Goals allowed / game0.81.0
Average goals per game1.31.5
1 goal50%75%
2 goals50%50%
3 goals25%25%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 75% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 25% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 50% - 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.

Sampdoria
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
0
1
16-30
1
1
31-45
0
1
46-60
1
2
61-75
1
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Catanzaro
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
2
2
16-30
0
1
31-45
1
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
106%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Sampdoria

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.56
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.81
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.68
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
54%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
167%
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.
+0.3
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Catanzaro

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.66
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.59
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
125%
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, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

SampdoriaLigaCatanzaro
Average goals per game 2.752.60 2.75
Both teams scored 75%60% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%50% 50%
Clean sheets 0%20% 25%
Goal before half-time 75%63% 50%
Goal after half-time 100%88% 75%

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

2.60
Average goals per game
60%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / game
1.20
Away goals / game
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defensive advantage
+5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
88%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Sampdoria's perspective: 0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses against Catanzaro. Games average 0.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Catanzaro
0 : 0
Sampdoria
Sampdoria
0 : 0
Catanzaro

FAQ

When do Sampdoria and Catanzaro play?

Sampdoria face Catanzaro on September 19, 2026 in Serie B at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris. 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 Sampdoria and Catanzaro?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Sampdoria won 0, Catanzaro won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 0.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Sampdoria vs Catanzaro?

Sampdoria score 0.75 goals per game on average and Catanzaro 1.00. The Serie B average is 2.60 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 75% of Sampdoria's matches and 50% of Catanzaro's.

What form are Sampdoria and Catanzaro in?

Over the last 5 games Sampdoria have a 0-1-3 record (0.25 points per game) and Catanzaro 1-0-3 (0.75 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Sampdoria vs Catanzaro — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.