January 23rd features a match where Spezia will play host to Sampdoria in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 14th placed Spezia, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Genoa. Bastoni struck first for Spezia in the 14th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Genoa was frustrated by Spezia’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Spezia ended the match with the shutout victory. Spezia is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while sampdoria sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-4 loss against Juventus. Juan Cuadrado scored the first goal for Juventus in the 25th minute, then Daniele Rugani added another in the 52nd minute. Sampdoria looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
On Oct 22nd, Sampdoria hosted Spezia at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in their last match together. Sampdoria was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Emanuel Quartsin Gyasi struck first for Sampdoria on an own goal in the 15th minute, then Antonio Candreva added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Manolo Gabbiadini.
Sampdoria’s most prolific scorer has been Manolo Gabbiadini. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Spezia hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Riccardo Marchizza and Juan Jesus, and they each have 1 goal.