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

Sampdoria vs Catanzaro: match statistics

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Sampdoria vs Catanzaro: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Sampdoria play Catanzaro in Serie B (Italy). The match date is 19 September 2026. Venue: Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.

Current form

Sampdoria: 0-1-3, 0.25 points/match. Catanzaro: 1-0-3, 0.75 points/match.

Goal statistics

Sampdoria scores 0.75 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Catanzaro scores 1.00 and concedes 1.75. League average: 2.60 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Sampdoria 75%, Catanzaro 50%. Over 2.5: Sampdoria 50%, Catanzaro 50%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

Sampdoria has higher xG: 1.88 vs 1.59. Sampdoria: 16.3 shots per match, Catanzaro: 14.8.

Match halves

Sampdoria: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.50. Catanzaro: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Sampdoria: 31-45+ (1 goals). Catanzaro: 16-30 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.60 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.07)
(3.34)
(3.50)

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.

SampdoriaCatanzaro
0.75Goals scored / match1
SampdoriaCatanzaro
2Goals conceded / match1.75
SampdoriaCatanzaro
53%Average possession58%
SampdoriaCatanzaro
5.5Shots on target / match4.25
SampdoriaCatanzaro

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

16.25Shots per match14.75
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Sampdoria
DLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W25% D75% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-3
0.25 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-3
0.25 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-3
0.75 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-3
Last 5 away
0-0-3
LLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Catanzaro is 14% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Sampdoria scoring profile: very strong

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

Catanzaro scoring profile: very strong

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

3Goals scored (season)4
SampdoriaCatanzaro
8Goals conceded (season)7
SampdoriaCatanzaro
2.75Average goals in match2.75
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 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-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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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.

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

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

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

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (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 match (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 half-time in 25% 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.

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
Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sampdoria - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.30.5
Goals conceded / match0.81.3
Average goals in match1.01.8
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.751.00
Goals scored / match0.50.5
Goals conceded / match0.81.0
Average goals in match1.31.5
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

* 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.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.75
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.68
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
54%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
167%
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.
+0.3
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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
125%
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, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

SampdoriaLigaCatanzaro
Average goals in match 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 match
60%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / match
1.20
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): Sampdoria 0 - 2 - 0 Catanzaro. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Catanzaro
0 : 0
Sampdoria
Sampdoria
0 : 0
Catanzaro

FAQ

When do Sampdoria and Catanzaro play?

Sampdoria face Catanzaro on 19 September 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.