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Monday night football in the Serie A, as Sampdoria and Napoli square off in the last match of the round.
Doria (6th place) was not too impressive in a 1-1 draw at Cesena last week and has won just one of the last six games (over Fiorentina), but on the other hand they only lost once in this timespan – a pretty impressive feat if we consider the fact that they faced Inter, Roma, AC Milan or Fiorentina. Finishing off games has been the problem for Sampdoria lately and they really need to start getting some wins if they want to stand any chance for an European spot, but tonight against such a strong opponent they might be satisfied to book another draw. Surely they will be confident of getting at least 1 point with the way they played this season. Note that Doria is undefeated in 6 games at home so far (4 wins, 2 draws).
Napoli (4th place) are coming after two draws themselves against Cagliari and Sparta Prague, they did not play great football, but on the bright side they were coming after three consecutive wins to nil, so that`s a pretty good run of form if you ask me. The visitors are not particularly a strong team on the road and they will need to be at their best to defeat Doria today.
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Team news & lineups:
Sampdoria is healthy ahead of this game, shot stopper Viviano being the only absentee. Napoli is having some problems up front with Michu, Mertens and Insigne highly doubtful, Zuniga will also not play.
Sampdoria: Romero – Silvestri, Gastaldello, Silvestre Regini – Obiang, Soriano, Gabbiadini, Palombo, Okaka – Eder
Napoli: Rafael – Maggio, Koulibaly, Albiol, Ghoulam – Inler, Lopez – Guzman, Hamsik, Callejon – Higuain
I expect a low scoring game here with under 2,5 goals to show for, the match looks dead even on paper and it will be hard for either side to create chances. Coach Mihaijlovic stated that Sampdoria will adopt a more cautious approach with such a strong opponent coming to town, while Napoli misses some players in offense and is not exactly scoring at will on the road (7 goals in 6 games in Serie A). The draw looks to be a solid choice, but I`m choosing security over value today and my tip is under 2,5 goals. The odds for the under should not be almost even with the ones on the over, but lower. Prediction: Sampdoria – Napoli 0-0.
Pick: under 2,5
Odds: 1.88 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 7.04
Event date: 1 December
I think it’s a very good pick.
Sampdoria are a very disciplined team. Numbers speak for themselves.
Just 9 goals conceeded in 12 games.
0-0 with Roma. 0-1 at Inter(goal in last minutes).
7 goals scored from set-piecers(corners or free kicks).
Mihajlovic has warrios at his disposal, and the team is dreaming of an European spot.