Palermo vs Sampdoria: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Palermo: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Sampdoria: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Palermo scores 1.60 and concedes 0.73 goals per match. Sampdoria scores 1.00 and concedes 1.47. League average: 2.51 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Palermo 40%, Sampdoria 60%. Over 2.5: Palermo 40%, Sampdoria 40%. League level: BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Palermo has higher xG: 1.58 vs 1.47. Palermo: 14.5 shots per match, Sampdoria: 13.9.

Match halves

Palermo: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 1.00. Sampdoria: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.80.

Goals by minute

Palermo: 46-60 (6 goals). Sampdoria: 76-90+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.51 goals per match, BTTS 55%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

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

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.6Goals scored / match1
PalermoSampdoria
0.73Goals conceded / match1.47
PalermoSampdoria
50%Average possession51%
PalermoSampdoria
4.6Shots on target / match3.73
PalermoSampdoria

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.47Shots per match13.87
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Palermo
WLDWW
Season result split
47% W33% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-5-3
1.73 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DDLWW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-5
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DLDLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Palermo is 101% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Palermo scoring profile: very strong

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

Sampdoria scoring profile: strong

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

24Goals scored (season)15
PalermoSampdoria
11Goals conceded (season)22
PalermoSampdoria
2.33Average goals in match2.47
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Palermo · 0.6 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 47% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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
Defence after half-time-0.3

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Palermo - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.802.20
Goals scored / match1.01.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match1.42.0
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.40
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.21.2
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.40
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.59
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
69%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
55%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / match
1.06
Away goals / match
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defence 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.