Italy - Serie BStadio Renzo BarberaData current as of 04 September 2026

Palermo vs Sampdoria: match statistics

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Palermo vs Sampdoria: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Palermo play Sampdoria in Serie B (Italy). The match date is 7 September 2026. Venue: Stadio Renzo Barbera.

Current form

Palermo: 2-0-0, 3.00 points/match. Sampdoria: 0-1-1, 0.50 points/match.

Goal statistics

Palermo scores 2.00 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Sampdoria scores 1.00 and concedes 1.50. League average: 2.65 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Palermo 50%, Sampdoria 100%. Over 2.5: Palermo 50%, Sampdoria 50%. League level: BTTS 70%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Sampdoria has higher xG: 2.29 vs 1.89. Palermo: 16.5 shots per match, Sampdoria: 19.0.

Match halves

Palermo: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 1.00. Sampdoria: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Palermo: 0-15 (1 goals). Sampdoria: 31-45+ (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.65 goals per match, BTTS 70%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-1-0. Average goals 3.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.86)
(3.45)
(3.95)

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.

2Goals scored / match1
PalermoSampdoria
1Goals conceded / match1.5
PalermoSampdoria
52%Average possession55%
PalermoSampdoria
6Shots on target / match7.5
PalermoSampdoria

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

16.5Shots per match19
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Palermo is 500% better for: last-5 form.

3 pts / match - Palermo · 0.5 pts / match - 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 / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
0% W50% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Palermo is 50% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Palermo scoring profile: very strong

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

Sampdoria scoring profile: very strong

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

4Goals scored (season)2
PalermoSampdoria
2Goals conceded (season)3
PalermoSampdoria
3Average goals in match2.5
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 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-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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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 100% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

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

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

Before half-time (1st half)

3Points per match (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 match (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 half-time in 100% of matches and wins 100%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 50% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Palermo - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.001.00
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match1.02.0
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.501.50
Goals scored / match0.50.5
Goals conceded / match0.51.0
Average goals in match1.01.5
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.54
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
154%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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.
74%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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 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 match
70%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
15%
Clean sheets
1.30
Home goals / match
1.35
Away goals / match
+-4%
Home attack advantage
+-4%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): Palermo 1 - 1 - 0 Sampdoria. Average goals 3.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Palermo and Sampdoria play?

Palermo face Sampdoria on 7 September 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.