In a mid week match in week 16, on Wed Jan 4th, Sassuolo and Sampdoria will play a match in Reggio nell’Emilia in a meeting of these two closely matched Serie A teams. In their last match, Sassuolo recorded a 0-3 loss against Bologna. Michel Aebischer struck first for Bologna in the 30th minute on a feed from Jhon Lucumi, then Marko Arnautović added another in the 50th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sassuolo couldn’t manage to score, and Bologna took the shutout win. Sassuolo looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while sampdoria sits at 19th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Lecce. Lorenzo Colombo struck first for Lecce in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Lameck Banda added another in the 83rd minute on a feed from Lorenzo Colombo In the end, Sampdoria was frustrated by Lecce’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lecce ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Sampdoria won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Manolo Gabbiadini has been the most effective weapon for Sampdoria lately. The Italian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Sassuolo hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Andrea Pinamonti and Kristian Thorstvedt, and they each have 1 goal.