In this week 16 match, on Sun Dec 5th, Sampdoria will play host to Lazio in a clash of these two mismatched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 15th placed Sampdoria is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Fiorentina. Manolo Gabbiadini struck first for Sampdoria in the 15th minute, then José Callejón tied it up for Fiorentina in the 23rd minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 32nd minute on a goal by Dušan Vlahović. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while lazio sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-4 loss against Napoli. Piotr Zieliński scored the first goal for Napoli in the 7th minute, then Dries Mertens added another in the 10th minute on a feed from Lorenzo Insigne In the end, Lazio was frustrated by Napoli’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Napoli ended the match with the shutout victory. Lazio is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Ciro Immobile has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Lazio. Sampdoria’s top weapon lately has been Antonio Candreva, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.