Salernitana vs Sampdoria – Going into the Matchday No. 3 match at Stadio Arechi, neither Salernitana nor Sampdoria had scored a goal in the Serie A season of 2022–23.
Due to their respective goalless draws last weekend against Udinese and Juventus, the teams have a point each after the first two rounds. When Nehuen Perez was dismissed for Udinese shortly before halftime eight days ago at Dacia Arena, Salernitana had a fantastic opportunity to win the match.
However, on this particular occasion, the Stadio Arechi club did little to generate clear-cut openings in the final third. Despite boasting an attractive offensive tandem in the form of Erik Botheim and Federico Bonazzoli, Davide Nicola’s team clearly struggles with a lack of attacking flair.
On the other hand, Sampdoria kept Juventus scoreless on Monday night at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris. Juve’s offensive talents were effectively neutralised by head coach Marco Giampaolo, as Le Samp restricted players like Dusan Vlahovic to a meagre handful of touches throughout the course of the six-day encounter.
At the start of the season, Samdoria clearly focused on playing football with a defensive mindset. Since none of their previous four summer friendly included three or more goals scored, they have also proven to be exceptionally difficult to break down in preseason exhibitions.
Salernitana vs Sampdoria – Betting Analysis
Additionally, the recent head-to-head trend in this game suggests a low-scoring outcome on Sunday at Stadio Arechi. Three or more goals have only been scored in one of the last six head-to-head games between these two teams.
In their previous six meetings with Salernitana, Sampdoria had won five and lost one. Salernitana’s previous five games, including the final two preseason matches and the Coppa Italia loss to Parma, have not included three or more goals (0-2).
Everything points to a low-scoring outcome in this situation, so we must simply choose the Under 2.5 goals FT wager at the odds of 1.80. We favour Le Samp to maintain a clean sheet here at the odds of 3.75 because they held Juventus and other top teams to a scoreless draw last time.
Salernitana vs Sampdoria – Head -to- Head
Our Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals
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