The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Serie A clash between Sampdoria and Cagliari, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
We said: Sampdoria 2-1 Cagliari
The Christmas break undoubtedly came at the right time for Cagliari and wrong time for Sampdoria. Nevertheless, we do not feel that it will have any baring on the end result on Thursday, with Sampdoria likely to claim another hard-earned victory. Read more.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 Sampdoria win with a probability of 57.79%. A draw had a probability of 23.8% and a win for Cagliari had a probability of 18.45%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sampdoria win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.3%) and 2-1 (9.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.23%), while for a Cagliari win it was 0-1 (6.57%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Sampdoria | Draw | Cagliari |
| 57.79% | 23.76% | 18.45% |
| Both teams to score 46.91% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
