Amid a sense of disarray at the club - with successive Serie A defeats, several suspensions and Jose Mourinho's future all clouding their European exploits - Roma could stumble again.
Samp have little left to lose and can see Sunday's game as a 'free hit' before a series of crucial contests against sides just above them in the table, so a point may be possible.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Roma win with a probability of 69.78%. A draw had a probability of 19.5% and a win for Sampdoria had a probability of 10.75%.
The most likely scoreline for a Roma win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (14.16%) and 3-0 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.06%), while for a Sampdoria win it was 0-1 (4.5%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Roma would win this match.
